Who would have know that the stairs are the most happenin' place to be in our house these days? Piper started the trend 5 years ago when she decided that the lower portion of our stairs (up to about the 6th step) was the perfect vantage point to witness our chaotic household. From the stairs, Piper realized she could watch over both the kitchen and the living room so as not to miss anything. With her huge ears, I find it hard to think she'd really miss anything anyways!
Now that we've brought Echo into our home, she has discovered (from intensely watching Piper's every move) that the stairs are the place to be. Like Piper, Echo does not like to miss anything and perching on the stairs allows her to keep a watchful eye for anyone having too much for where she could join in and they are close to her most beloved item in the house thus far....the fridge.
You must be thinking, oh boy, Echo is food obsessed and has snuck food out of the fridge or something else a typical puppy would be know to do. Nope, not true. Echo does like food BUT her most prized item occurs after she hears the lovely sound of the in-door ice dispenser filling up a water glass. The sheer clinking sound of it makes her tremble in anticipation that hopefully, just maybe, a piece of ice will land on the floor where she can pounce on it. She faithfully sits right next to you as you fill up, hoping that by witnessing her sheer willpower of resisting the temptation to jump up on you to beg (like she's been told not to so many times before), that you will take pity on her and give her one of your coveted cubes.
You've just got to love a dog who like free treats! Piper doesn't seem to understand all the enthusiasm surrounding the ice, but she doesn't mind because that helps to get Echo off her favorite stair so she can claim it as the rightful Princess of the house should.
Now that we've brought Echo into our home, she has discovered (from intensely watching Piper's every move) that the stairs are the place to be. Like Piper, Echo does not like to miss anything and perching on the stairs allows her to keep a watchful eye for anyone having too much for where she could join in and they are close to her most beloved item in the house thus far....the fridge.
You must be thinking, oh boy, Echo is food obsessed and has snuck food out of the fridge or something else a typical puppy would be know to do. Nope, not true. Echo does like food BUT her most prized item occurs after she hears the lovely sound of the in-door ice dispenser filling up a water glass. The sheer clinking sound of it makes her tremble in anticipation that hopefully, just maybe, a piece of ice will land on the floor where she can pounce on it. She faithfully sits right next to you as you fill up, hoping that by witnessing her sheer willpower of resisting the temptation to jump up on you to beg (like she's been told not to so many times before), that you will take pity on her and give her one of your coveted cubes.
You've just got to love a dog who like free treats! Piper doesn't seem to understand all the enthusiasm surrounding the ice, but she doesn't mind because that helps to get Echo off her favorite stair so she can claim it as the rightful Princess of the house should.
