Sweet, Dark and Crazy

Friday, August 21, 2009

Joey

I needed to come up with an anonymous name for my dog and it’s actually been pretty hard to do as I wanted to find something that suited his character as much as his real name does. I came up with one … Joey. Joey, as in short for Joe Pesci, the short Italian-American actor known for gangster roles in films like Good Fellas, Casino and A Bronx Tale.

Joey is a toy poodle. We live directly behind and next door to Rottweilers. Joey, weighing in at a completely unimpressive 10 pounds, wouldn’t even make a decent snack for either one of those dogs, yet he has no fear. He’s the Joe Pesci of the neighborhood.

The dog behind us is fenced in but if Joey is ever off-leash when that dog is out, he’ll run up to that gate and bark and get that damn dog all riled up. He likes to do this, apparently, as he’s wagging his tail the entire time. The dog next door however is scarier to me. He’s not behind a fence and Joey will step to him too. The only think that stops him from going toe-to-toe with that dog is me shouting his name at the top of my lungs (which usually stops him dead in his tracks).

But what makes Joey a real tough guy is his signature move – a well-placed, in-your-face, ‘fuck you’ of a move: a leg lift.

Joey lures the dog behind the fence all the way up to the fence and when he can’t get any closer, he lifts up his leg and pees. There are a couple of dogs in crates on the street behind us; they love to bark as we walk by. Joey, goes up their driveway, as far as his leash allows, turns around, so his butt is facing them, lifts up his leg and pees.

Heaven help us if any of these dogs are ever able to get out of their confines and come after us.

He’s a Good Fella alright. A real tough guy … at least in his own mind.

Labels: Dog

posted by SDC @ 11:23 AM

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