Dog Bucket List

Whispered

I hope it's ok to post something a bit light hearted. I just read an article entitled 50 things to do before you die - if you're a dog

My two have not done even nearly all of them. They will never visit another continent, nor will they ever "bag their owner a date" considering we got them as a couple. A personalised kennel is not likely, neither are interested in the washing machine or the TV and I think both know what their reflection is. Poor Harley would loose his life in an open top car. So I think 38 out of 50 is as good as it's going to get for my boys.

Is there anything on the list you would like to do with your dog that you haven't yet? Anything you did but was a disaster, anything you'd never do?

Here is the list.

1. Flop down in front of a morning fire - done
2. Go for a swim in the sea - done
3. Go mad in the snow - done (harley has, phoe was too bald last year)
4. Dig up a flower bed - done
5. Do the 'Beethoven' shake and soak everyone around you - DONE!
6. Have your own spot on the sofa - yep
7. Accompany your owner on a run/cycle ride - done
8. Attend a family picnic - done
9. Help your owner bag a date
10. Cheer your owner up when they are down - all the time!
11. Visit a different continent
12. Roll around in a really stinky, muddy puddle - done, regularly.
13. Ruin a pair or slippers or shoes - yep
14. Sleep in your owners bed - yep
15. Wake your owner with a big wet sloppy kiss - done
16. Chase a cat during a dream - I assume so
17. Learn the word for 'sit' in another language
18. Join in a football game in the park - yep
19. Meet a famous dog
20. Try your paws at dancing - yep
21. Convince your owner you can howl English words - howl, talk, sing
22. Get filthy within 30 minutes of a bath - YES
23. Howl along with your favourite song - yep
24. Ride in an open top car
25. Learn to skateboard
26. Have a personalised Christmas stocking - of course
27. Show the postman who's boss - through the window
28. Be a ring bearer at a wedding - not ring bearer but Harley did feature in our photos
29. Try to follow a squirrel up a tree - squirrel up a tree, deer through the woods, duck down the river, chicken across the garden
30. Go to work with your owner - yep
31. Have your own social media page - yep
32. Bound through a forest - regularly
33. Have a personalised kennel
34. Go on a boat and get your sea legs - does it count if the boat was on land?
35. Play frisbee on the beach - Yep
36. Receive your own birthday card - yep
37. Steal someone's lunch when they're not looking - This is Phoes speciality.
38. Watch an entire episode of 'The Washing Machine'
39. Eat doggy ice cream - yep
40. Create a diversion and steal another dog's dinner
41. Rug a doggy marathon
42. Receive a doggy birthday cake - yep
43. Rip the stuffing out of a pillow or cushion - cushion?? Try couch!
44. Unwrap birthday presents - christmas pressies
45. Watch Lassie on TV
46. Be in a family portrait - yep
47. Have a stand off with your own reflection
48. Have a favourite local pub
49. Star in a YouTube video - yep
50. Sleep in a boutique dog hotel - does a "boutique" tent count?

mymo

One of mine (cough Oliver Cough) has attended many a family picnic, sadly not his family though. Also seen off dangerous fishermans sambo's and feral bargeman's sausage rolls!

Lucky he's cute and gets a laugh for his naughty bahaviour from his victims!
(I now put him on lead when I see anything that could be someone with food, but he has a nose like a bloodhound!)

No swimming either, my two don't like water, but have both made and destroyed many a sandcastle, and been burried in the sand.

No foreign hols either, but been to uk, no ball games, no washing machine (meerkat manor was Oliver's fav for a while), no wedding type ones, but will work on the finding a date for me

Tiffi can howl Helllloooooooooooooooo when she feels like it.
Both have been on TV (st pats day parade on the news) does that count for meeting someone famous?

borderlinemeath

Done pretty much all of what you have except gone on a boat although there's a submerged wreck on bettystown beach that they always explore when the tide is out:p

45. Watch Lassie on tv. Coco will watch ANY dog/cat programme on tv. Her favourite is one man and his dog, it involves all her favourites, dogs, sheep and whistles!

48. Have a favourite local pub. Does a favourite bistro that serves wine count? Bistro BT in Bettystown, they were there three times last week! The owner always has doggy biscuits and water bowls for the canine clients.

Whispered

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Done pretty much all of what you have except gone on a boat although there's a submerged wreck on bettystown beach that they always explore when the tide is out:p

45. Watch Lassie on tv. Coco will watch ANY dog/cat programme on tv. Her favourite is one man and his dog, it involves all her favourites, dogs, sheep and whistles!

48. Have a favourite local pub. Does a favourite bistro that serves wine count? Bistro BT in Bettystown, they were there three times last week! The owner always has doggy biscuits and water bowls for the canine clients.

Ah well the boat I counted was on the shore, so if mine counts then so does yours

Yes a bistro definitely counts!

TooManyDogs

So another continent is a major one missing for us too.

1. Flop down in front of a morning fire Yep
2. Go for a swim in the sea Kind of a cheat as we live by the sea
3. Go mad in the snow Yep, one likes to pretend she's a snow plough!
4. Dig up a flower bed Grrrrrrr
5. Do the 'Beethoven' shake and soak everyone around you Yep, esp if we're wearing nice clothes
6. Have your own spot on the sofa Nope, too many dogs and too few sofas
7. Accompany your owner on a run/cycle ride Yep
8. Attend a family picnic - done, plus ate some other family's picnic
9. Help your owner bag a date
10. Cheer your owner up when they are down Yep
11. Visit a different continent
12. Roll around in a really stinky, muddy puddle or dead rats, fox poo, whichever is handier
13. Ruin a pair or slippers or shoes Oh yes, mainly by leaving them out in the rain
14. Sleep in your owners bed Yep but it doesn't last too long!
15. Wake your owner with a big wet sloppy kiss Yep,with licks to the elbow
16. Chase a cat during a dream Chasing something anyway
17. Learn the word for 'sit' in another language Does sign language count?
18. Join in a football game in the park Yes
19. Meet a famous dog Do Irish agility champion dogs count?
20. Try your paws at dancing
21. Convince your owner you can howl English words
22. Get filthy within 30 minutes of a bath Not even 30 mins.... 30 seconds!
23. Howl along with your favourite song
24. Ride in an open top car
25. Learn to skateboard
26. Have a personalised Christmas stocking Whatelse is the mantle for?
27. Show the postman who's boss - through the gate
28. Be a ring bearer at a wedding Wedding photos
29. Try to follow a squirrel up a tree cat up a tree
30. Go to work with your owner yep, was snuck in the back window!
31. Have your own social media page Anyone remember Dogbook app for Facebook?
32. Bound through a forest Yes
33. Have a personalised kennel Have an insulated shed with bunkbeds and heating
34. Go on a boat and get your sea legs yes
35. Play frisbee on the beach - Yep
36. Receive your own birthday card - yep
37. Steal someone's lunch when they're not looking Only part of it cos it's less noticable that way
38. Watch an entire episode of 'The Washing Machine' yep
39. Eat doggy ice cream Doggy yogurt
40. Create a diversion and steal another dog's dinner yep
41. Rug a doggy marathon
42. Receive a doggy birthday cake yep
43. Rip the stuffing out of a pillow or cushion yep
44. Unwrap birthday presents - christmas pressies
45. Watch Lassie on TV
46. Be in a family portrait - yep
47. Have a stand off with your own reflection yep
48. Have a favourite local pub Had one in Limerick
49. Star in a YouTube video - yep
50. Sleep in a boutique dog hotel ha ha ha!

westies4ever

All upset now, mine have done 26 out of 50 and I thought they were spoilt! Must try harder lol!