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Tilly's odd behavior with couch

NosyRosie on Activities - Thu, August 07 2008

I'm trying not to cry out in hysterics as I watch Silly Tilly go crazy on the couch. She gets into exciteable fits where she starts barking at nothing and jumps around on the couch, like she's being attacked by something invisible. Then she starts shoving her muzzle between the back of the couch and the couch cushion. All the while she continues to bark INTO the couch. Tilly stops when she hears us laughing at her. That only makes her more excited and then she shoves her muzzle between the cushions and starts to dig at the couch.

Any wild instinct going on here or is she just a crazy puppy?? It's like she's nuzzling at something. Silly dog.

Diane on Aug 07 at 09:26 PM

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Cherie does that too! She doesn't bark, but she loves to burrow into the couch cushions and roll around and start digging and then lay down. Must be some kind of kooky dog thing. :) xoxo Diane

Ojo on Aug 07 at 10:19 PM

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and for those priceless moments, that is why Mom loves us SOO much.

Lola on Aug 07 at 10:44 PM

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I dig the cushions all the time. Usually I find pretzles or something.

Madeleine on Aug 08 at 02:21 AM

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Maybe something lives in there and y'all just haven't noticed. We want video.

Debbie on Aug 08 at 02:42 AM

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Soo funny! I want to see her barking into the cushions!! Silly puppy!

Deuce on Aug 08 at 06:16 AM

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Madeleine said:
Maybe something lives in there and y'all just haven't noticed. We want video.

Yeah...we want to see Silly Tilly. What does Maggie do while all this is going on?

Beverly on Aug 08 at 07:08 AM

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I used to do that when I was a pup! Mom would crack up laughing at me! Pups are sooo funny!!

Maggie on Aug 08 at 07:41 AM

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Deuce said:
Yeah...we want to see Silly Tilly. What does Maggie do while all this is going on?

I'm usually hiding in dad's lap covered with a throw blanket when she goes crazy like that. Mom sez she'll try to capture the Monster on video.

Beauregard on Aug 08 at 08:24 AM

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Sounds like perfectly normal behavior to me! (Barks at linen chest, chases dust around room)

Mama T on Aug 08 at 08:38 AM

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T liked to "bury" things in the couch...mostly his chewies...dig a hole, put it in, cover with invisible dirt but never defended his territory. Sounds like silly puppy to me. The visual of the nose stuck in the couch while barking cracks me up.

Anne on Aug 08 at 12:14 PM

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Nigel will do that too. If he's all fired up, he'll dig his nose into the couch cushions and then use his head/nose to flip them up over his head.

Joann on Aug 08 at 02:06 PM

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Too funny....can't wait to see the video. Poor Maggie...she probably thinks Tilly has lost it.

Alvin on Aug 08 at 02:29 PM

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I MUST see the video. After mom posted the video of me with my head stuck in a kleenex box, other humiliating videos have to be posted as well!

Lucy the Goose on Aug 08 at 06:23 PM

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I do this EVERY time I get on the couch. Mom thinks it's because for the first year (pre-Linus) I was never allowed on it. Now that I am (although mom picks me up and puts me on the cushions), I am so overjoyed with the forbidden concept that I can't stand it and am forced to act like a nut.

Amanda on Aug 08 at 07:22 PM

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Awwww that's so cute! If you want it to stop you could try ignoring her if she is only doing it for the attention when you are around. Otherwise laugh it up to puppy antics.

NosyRosie on Aug 08 at 08:38 PM

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I'll have a better chance at getting video of Tilly jumping up on Brian's lap while he's sitting in the recliner napping. Poor guy screams like a choir girl when that happens...

Judi on Aug 10 at 02:02 PM

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NosyRosie said:
I'll have a better chance at getting video of Tilly jumping up on Brian's lap while he's sitting in the recliner napping. Poor guy screams like a choir girl when that happens...

Now that's a Youtube moment!!

How's Tilly doing with her Giardia? (not sure if that's how it's spelled....) Hope she's feeling better!! Can't wait to meet her!!!

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