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| I'm really trying London, ON August 2023 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
Our groomer called her “extra spicy” this time out. She smiled as she said it, but I’m sure any grey hair she eventually begins to exhibit will be entirely attributable to our dog.
We live in an in-between state with Calli when it comes to her/our relationship with our groomer. On the one hand, they haven’t fired her yet, though I won’t pretend I don’t fear this every time I head in to pick her up. Every time they offer to re-book her for her next appointment, I heave a small sigh of relief.
On the other hand, we understand why she won’t be making their Facebook page anytime soon. That spot, after all, is reserved for the good dogs.
The ones who aren’t extra spicy. Or even mildly so.
Schnauzers are, how we say, not for everyone. They are super smart, super stubborn, and super loud. Like little springs constantly on the verge of letting their energy loose on whatever or whoever is within eye- or earshot.
Ours lives on the very edge of that spectrum, a ball of fire who doesn’t have an off switch, who’s always a squirrel sighting away from going ballistic. She hates being picked up, having her paws played with, or being told no. She barks at everything and everyone, but especially loudly for specific humans and canines who she doesn’t like. She’d eat the skunks in the neighborhood if given the chance.
Yet we love her limitlessly for a heart that defies her tiny size. She is never not “there” for us. Always following, booping us with her nose, curling up in a ball waiting for a tummy rub, shadowing us especially closely when she knows we need her, crying hysterically by the front door when we return from picking up groceries.
She may be crazy, but she’s our crazy, a Levy through and through, and a perfectly sweet soul who never fails to connect with ours by simply staring into our eyes.
We’re ok with some occasional grooming drama if it means we get to have moments like these. From the looks of it, she’s ok with it, too.
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