When you have a dog like Storm, it often turns into a battle of wills.  Sometimes you win and sometimes Storm wins.

Case in point last Tuesday after Storm’s surgery.  We set her up in the den so that she could have a place to herself away from the other dogs.  We made it nice for her and put her bed and a bowl of water in there.  She even had a small meal in the room.

I See You Have Me Set Up In This Room
I See You Have Me Set Up In This Room

We used a board to block off the room rather than close the doors.

You Thunk I m Going To Stay Here? I Don't Think So!
You Think I Am Going To Stay Here? I Don’t Think So!

The only problem was that Storm wanted no part of spending the night in there.

Not Too Interested In Spending The Night
You Can Put My Bed In Here, But This Is Not Where I Sleep

In fact she whined and cried for a good part of the night.  We tried to ignore her.  At some point Storm quieted down and we were able to get some sleep.

It wasn’t until the next morning that we figured out why she quieted down.  She was so determined to sleep up stairs with us that she slid the board aside so she could escape.  We found her sleeping outside the bedroom door in the morning.

Resting
Resting

Score one for Storm…

Thanks to Alfie’s Blog, Snoopy’s Dog Blog and My Brown Newfies for hosting the Monday Mischief blog hop.

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28 thoughts on “Monday Mischief–Storm Has Her Own Idea”

  1. A dog’s love and devotion, just keeps going on no matter how they feel.Storm chose to be near you because he knew that was where the love was and he wanted to share it with you.

  4. Oh Storm you sweet baby!! I am so sorry I didn’t know about your surgery!! I feel awful! I returned from BarkWorld super sick and was sick all of last week, I didn’t get around to that many blogs because I felt so bad. Hoping Storm is feeling much better. That was “loving mischief” the BEST kind!

    1. Don’t feel bad. It was just her spay which we were planning to do but we weren’t sure when. The timing worked for last week and the vet fit us in so we could get her done before her next season. In the end, it was kind of last minute. 🙂

      Hope you are feeling better!

  5. She’s a strong-minded woman and will find a way to get what she wants 🙂
    Sherman does the same things when we try to block a room of the house off. I think he just likes to knock the barrier over to prove a point.

  8. Well, she tried to tell you, and when you wouldn’t listen, she fixed things herself. 🙂 LOL! Smart girl.

  9. Humans are never a match for a determined dog even when we have their best interests in mind.

  12. Where there’s a will, there’s a way! She just wanted to be with you…she didn’t feel 100% and wanted her humans for comfort. How sweet!

  14. She’s a bright pup. 🙂 Beauty, brains, skills – what more could a dog ask for?

  16. It’s not possible to be mad at them, when they are so smart and so sweet! I think that’s the most difficult part with surgeries….they just don’t understand that you are doing things differently for their own good!

  18. Hi Y’all!

    Storm, my Human says you and Candy (now an Angel) must be related…or maybe it’s a girl thing? My Human says no. So maybe it’s a Chessie thing. BOL!

    Hope you heal as quickly and easily as my Human remembers Candy healing.

    Y’all come by now,
    Hawk aka BrownDog

  26. I’m so, so far behind in getting around to my fave blogs and commenting.
    Poor Storm. You thought she might get more peace for recovery in her own space, but her peace comes from being close to her people. Sweet girl, she wrangled her way out of there to be with her family.
    Hope she’s feeling much better from her surgery!

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