If You Have a Pet, You Will Never Run Out of Smiles!

Every day I am reminded of how much joy my pets bring to my life. It doesn't matter if Im lonely, sad, angry, stressed, my pets always know how to work their magic on me! So I thought I would share with you just a few of the funny, crazy, oddball things that my pets do and hopefully you will share some of your stories with me! Who couldn't use some extra smiles in their day and talking about our pets is sure to turn some frowns upside down!

My dog Buddy was adopted from our local SPCA. We think he is a Fox Terrier and he can really be a goofball! Every morning and every evening when he wants to be fed he starts wiggling so hard he can barely walk! And with the wiggle comes a deep throated moan or growl and then, and this is my FAVORITE part, he flips up his front lip and gives me the biggest goofiest smile showing me all his front pearly whites! All along, the full body wiggle keeps going. I have to admit, this is one of the things I look forward to everyday and I can't help but laugh every single time he does it! Another silly thing Buddy does is something we noticed when we first brought him home from the SPCA. When we took him into our backyard that first day home, we noticed while he was running up the hill he would only use three legs! I thought oh no he must have an injury! Well after watching him for a while we realized it was just another crazy characteristic of his! To this day, he still prefers to use only three legs sometimes while running, most of the time when he is walking up the hill and even sometimes when he is running in our house and decides to stop short, he looks like a cartoon character as he will stop, turn sideways a little and have one of his legs pulled up in the back. Oh and did I mention, sometimes it is his right back leg and other times it is left back leg!

Now for my little Gizmo. Gizmo we adopted also from a local animal shelter and we believe he is either a Jack Russell mixed with chihuahua or maybe even a rat terrier mixed with chihuahua. Well whatever he is, he is a cutie pie. He has a short stout body and a really little head. He is more of an independent type of dog, very different than our other dog Buddy. What makes me smile about Gizmo is when he gets excited and truly shows he is happy. Its such a simple thing but when we adopted Gizmo, he was extremely shy and scared. He showed signs of abuse and neglect. We worked really hard on getting him to trust us and trust his surroundings and he really came a long way. He still has a very quiet nature about him but when he knows he is getting a treat or when he plays with Buddy or when he is getting ready to eat, he gets SO excited and instead of his back end wiggling, it's his HEAD that waggles back and forth! While his head is wagging back and forth he sort of does a little prance with his front feet, from one foot to the other in tune with his head! These are the moments with him that really make me smile!

Besides our two dogs we also have two cats, Sunshine and Lucky. These two make quite a pair, both are orange and white and.. fluffy...well, most people say oh my gosh those are big cats and I say, not big, just fluffy!! That does sound better, doesn't it??!! Well, Sunshine and Lucky love to play together and they get into wrestling matches. They get into this crazy position where one is laying one way and the other is laying the other way, they both put eachother into a headlock at the same time and both will start kicking the other one under the chin while holding the headlock! It is the craziest thing and they dont hurt eachother, its just a game they play and it is hilarious!

Well these are just a few of the funny things my pets do that make me smile everyday and make me so thankful for having such wonderful companions in my life. I couldn't imagine not having pets, they truly are a joy. And since all my pets were rescues, every time I look at them and see their happiness and see how content they are, the bond we share is that much more special knowing that I have made such a difference in their lives.

Now it's your turn! I would LOVE to hear about your pets and the funny, crazy, goofy things they do that make YOU smile!