Over the years Skye developed quite a few nicknames. Early on Geoff started calling her Punkerdoodle Dog. That got abbreviated to Doodle. Which got altered to Noodle, Snoodle, Snoodler, and Toodles. Skunkerdoodle (after rolling in poop). There was Snoodlepus and Miss Snoodlepus. Puddles which got shortened to Pud. Snow Face and Hoover (after watching little tidbits of dog food tossed on the floor disappear as her muzzle methodically scanned the area). Skye Dog. Skye Bean. Thunder Chicken. Little Shit. Toots. Corn Dog (Geoff would leave one row of corn on a cob and Skye delicately nibbled off each kernel). Puddinhead. Pumpkinhead. Licorice Lips. Toe Toe. Button Nose. Bubbles. And finally, and very affectionately, The Nude. How she ever learned her name I'll never know. My husband and I got our first cairn terrier when my mom died. We inherited her five-year-old female named Skye, a Toto look-alike who was very sweet, easy and fearful of plastic bags and thunderstorms. When she died eight years later, we went out and got two more. Ten weeks old. Brothers. Adorable. A ton of work. Fearful of nothing. Unlike Skye who hid behind the toilet with an approaching storm, these two ran to the door and barked at the thunder. We have our hands full.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Skye's Many Names
Over the years Skye developed quite a few nicknames. Early on Geoff started calling her Punkerdoodle Dog. That got abbreviated to Doodle. Which got altered to Noodle, Snoodle, Snoodler, and Toodles. Skunkerdoodle (after rolling in poop). There was Snoodlepus and Miss Snoodlepus. Puddles which got shortened to Pud. Snow Face and Hoover (after watching little tidbits of dog food tossed on the floor disappear as her muzzle methodically scanned the area). Skye Dog. Skye Bean. Thunder Chicken. Little Shit. Toots. Corn Dog (Geoff would leave one row of corn on a cob and Skye delicately nibbled off each kernel). Puddinhead. Pumpkinhead. Licorice Lips. Toe Toe. Button Nose. Bubbles. And finally, and very affectionately, The Nude. How she ever learned her name I'll never know.
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