[Dailydrool] Alpha Dogs and Snuggling

[Swartz]

> Colt woofing in. I love watching Alpha Dogs on NatGeo!  I even practice
> being an Alpha Dog/WaYear Prinze.  Sometimes I start feeling froggie and
> momma and I will "rumble" her and I get on the floor and play, she rolls
> me around while I am on my back and takes her hand grabbing my muzzle,
> and side of my neck, play growls at me then I get up and turn into one
> of them alpha dogs like on tv and I will mouth her arm then run through
> the house and run back and grab her arm again mouthing it. It is all in
> fun and I never bite down only mouth grab her arm, play growling at her.
> Momma is the only one other than Ruger that I do this to.   
> 
> Momma here.  Colt and Ruger both like to be snuggled while sitting or
> lying in my lap.  Colt will sometimes come up and sit his butt beside
> mine and then lean back into my chest snuggling into me while I snuggle
> him and rub his chest and belly. I will also rub his legs and paws and
> whisper how much he is loved and kiss his little pointy head.  Ruger
> will do this on occasion but Colt usually does this as our Saturday and
> Sunday morning rituals. Ruger usually prefers to lie across my lap or
> beside me and have his head and ears petted.  Neither of the boyz really
> likes to be picked up but they will tolerate it.  Both are too long and
> heavy to be carried around like babies now.  We only lift them when we
> have to put them on the vet table, which isn't often because our vet has
> a hydraulic lift table in his dog room and Colt just walks right on it
> and rides it up and down like he has done it all his life...he has never
> been trained to do this.  They are also lifted into the tubs at U-scrub
> a pup for their baths.  Colt will go flat basset and then roll over into
> his dead bug position. He has to be bribed with a treat and quickly
> swooped up to get him in the tub.  What toons!
> 
> Michele Momma to the Bad A$$ Basset Brothers
> Colt "snuggle time!"
> Ruger " okay I'll let you snuggle me if it will make you happy"