Thursday’s Special: Double
When you have two black Scottish Terriers that you, yourself have trouble telling apart at a quick glance, double is what you see. The two pups together are more obviously different. Gibbs is bigger, longer, and lower. He’s more “doggy” and Bonnie is more “bitchy” which is as it should be. Gibbs is stronger and more gracefully athletic. Bonnie is bouncy, cheerful, the happiest dog in this best of all possible worlds, the Candide of small dogs.
And then there are the swans and the geese. Both mate for life and you will rarely see one bird without the other nearby.
I have a four legged sidekick named Bonnie too. She is my heart’s delight. She hates that I sit here writing instead of taking her for long walks along the river. She watches me with one eye half open. Ready to spring for the door.
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It’s remarkable how our little furry friends can look sound asleep, yet if you move, they are up, alert, and ready to go. I swear they can detect a change in our breathing. Either that, or they actually read our minds. I wouldn’t be surprised 🙂 Glad you have a Bonnie too!
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Bonnie and Gibbs are planning the great escape and a white collar mega scam. Sykes is also involved. Interpol has been alerted.
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i did not realise that geese were the same as swans in that respect.We now have a goose pair near us, so I will have to have a closer look.
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According to “Petful” — all these creatures (and many more not on the list) mate for life:
There are plenty of examples. Just to name a few:
Gibbon apes
wolves
termites
coyotes
barn owls
beavers
bald eagles
golden eagles
condors
Canada geese
swans
brolga cranes
French angel fish
sandhill cranes
pigeons
prions
red-tailed hawks
anglerfish
ospreys
prairie voles
black vultures
I don’t know why I find the idea of termites mating for life somehow deeply disturbing.
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Somehow, a post with cute doggy pictures just turned into a tribute to the joy of termite love…
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I know. That’s seriously creepy.
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A nice thought on a day like this.
Leslie
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I’m laughing at how many people seem to not know the different between “mated for life” and “monogamous” for life. One means “no divorce.” The other means “no fooling around.” I think maybe there’s a small, but significant difference? Besides … termites mate for life? Really? Ew.
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Termites have their job cut out for them.
Leslie
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I hope they have a good PR firm. Because they have a very serious negative image among the 18-45 demographic.
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I don’t think too much of them either and I’m outside that demographic.
Leslie
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Oh, me too. Even my son is outside that demographic! I think that means I’m OLD.
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NO we aren’t old, we’re mellow.
Leslie
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Like fine wine and great cheese? Are we whiny and cheesy? 😀
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You’re a Chateauneuf du Pape and I’ m a camembert. We are both exquisite.
Leslie
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Back too many years to admit to, we lived next door to a wonderful couple who had two white terriers. Their names were JBRare and Seltzer Plain. All these years, and I’ve never forgotten their names nor been able to say them without a smile. 🙂
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They do “cute” as an art form 🙂 They really are crazy cute.
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Your little dogs are so cute. Friend of mine had a Bonnie, also. She was Wheaton and Jocko was black. Adorable little ones.
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These little dogs are big little dogs. In pairs, they do everything together. It looks like they practice when we aren’t looking. I always wanted a pair of them, though it would be nice if they didn’t look quite so much alike🙂
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I love that shot looking down the stairs! They are the cutest things!
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Thanks. That’s a really typical sight but I usually don’t have the camera in hand when I see it 🙂
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I couldn’t ask for a better entry! I love your pups 🙂 and those Canadian geese.
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Thank you! The geese are a power unto themselves. What the geese want, they usually get. They even swim in a V 🙂
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Love the first picture – so adorable!
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They practice being cute when we aren’t looking. There’s no other possible explanation for why they are so good at it 🙂
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