My, ah-hem, "friend" SarahK had the to claim that her dog Rowdi is cuter than my dog Sunny. I wish you could hear the scoffing half-laugh/half-disdainful dismissal I'm doing right now.
Sure, Rowdi is EVIL TO THE CORE because of her partial pit bull lineage, but she's an attractive animal, I give her that: fine of form and a delightful creamy hue to her coat. But she's no Sunny. NOBODY IS NO SUNNY. So I emailed that cuhh-rrraaaaaazy girl SarahK, challenging her to a flamewar over this issue so we can settle this like men. She accepted my challenge and even taunted me a little bit.
So I started drinking early in the evening to prepare for my first attack (I wrote this last night). I knew it would require a lot of capitalizing to show JUST HOW INDIGNANT I AM AT THIS AFFRONT and also to distract you all from the fact that ALL I EVER POST ABOUT IS MY DOGS. I told you this would happen if people didn't start throwing money at me! You were warned! But admit it, true or false: Sunny makes you smile. If you answer "false", you need serious professional help or possibly some whiskey. They're pretty much interchangeable and the booze is much cheaper so that's what I'll have to recommend in all good conscience.
So let's get to the nuts of the issue at hand. Who's the cutest dog in the world? SUNNY! THAT'S WHO!
Nobody said our proof of Doggie Adorability Factor had to be recent. And by the way, there are PLENTY MORE where that came from.
P.S. Just in case anyone's not picking up on my VERY SUBTLE SARCASTIC TONE, I love SarahK and her dog, and I am the ONLY ONE allowed to say snotty things about them so don't even try. I will kill you.
UPDATE: . Sure, Sunny was unable to steal Digger's Frisbee when she was TEN MONTHS OLD but that was six years ago, toots. She could steal Fred Thompson's MOJO right off him if she deigned to do so. She MIGHT steal Rowdi's tennis ball if they played together, but I'm guessing the only reason she wouldn't is because she'd know it was tainted with slobbery pit bull DNA.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Okay, am I smoking pot or is today really the first time I noticed how much Sunny's fur color patterns have changed? I just toggled back and forth between those two pics and it took me a full three minutes to figure out why she looked so different from one to the other: the black on her face used to go well under her eyes and down on her cheeks! WTF???? I noticed the pencilings on her toes disappearing as it happened, over the first year of her life, but I never before noticed the face change. Is that normal for a dog? Is it because she's a "rare" black variant of Ridgeback? Am I just dumb?
Comments (31)
Oh, that's all you got? This is gonna be easy breasy. Cuz Rowdi's a beautiful Cover Girl. What's that I hear? Oh... I think it's a boo... followed by a YAH!
Posted by | June 26, 2007 9:50 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 09:50
You know what's sad is that I was twice a spelling bee champ, twice a runner up, went all the way to regionals one year (21st out of 42 there), just spelled connoisseur for Frank off the top of my head, AND I thought I was spelling "breasy" correctly just now. And I hit "Post" and watched it brew while the little status bar said "waiting for rachellucas.com" and all I could do was laugh at myself for my misspell of "breezy". That's breeeeeezy, y'all. Breezy. Breezy. I can spell.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 9:54 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 09:54
*grabs six pack & tub of popcorn*
Posted by J.C._Corbett | June 26, 2007 10:22 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 10:22
Meanwhile, (Your eyes will bleed -- bleed, I tell you! -- with her beauty!) looks on, wondering what all the fuss is about. Oh, and curious about why she has no fresh rawhide to gnaw upon.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 10:46 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 10:46
er... isn't that easy peasy?
Not that I want to step into the middle of anything, here... Just askin'
Posted by | June 26, 2007 10:57 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 10:57
That's a dog? I thought it was a pile up crap with fur on it.
Ain't no dog cuter than Rowdi!
Posted by | June 26, 2007 11:09 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 11:09
My says Sunny is kinda cute.
Posted by carin | June 26, 2007 11:55 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 11:55
WhatEVER! NO ONE, not even Fred Thompson HIMSELF, could steal Fred Thompson's mojo! Take it back! Rowdi will get you for this.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 11:59 AM
Posted on June 26, 2007 11:59
It's the doggy "pin-up" wars....and since I've got no dog in this fight....(snicker)I will keep my opinion to myself.
Posted by jackie | June 26, 2007 12:00 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 12:00
This will probably get me banned...but I speak only the truth.
Sunny is a cutie pie in that baby pic...yes, I admit.
But I've met Rowdi. And Rowdi is cuter than Sunny because she knows ridiculous tricks, she's an actress on YouTube and she'll get her owners to stop for 5 minutes in the shade when the owner wants to trek across the state on a "walk". And Rowdi licked me...so she wins.
(Sarah, you may send my payment now.)
Posted by | June 26, 2007 1:55 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 13:55
Not only will she get her owners to stop, she gets her owners' friends to say, "She really needs to stop. Just look at how tired she is... Shouldn't we stop?"
Plus there's that thing where she gets her owners to give her water from a bottle while out on the walk. And the owner does it without shame because Rowdi is just that cute. "Look at me giving my dog Aquafina!" (It's not really Aquafina, it's tap, but the driversby don't know that.)
And Serenity, I am in your debt. Can the payment wait until after we sell the house?
Posted by | June 26, 2007 2:48 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 14:48
Let me preface this comment with: "I HATE DOGS."
I heart Rowdi. She on me or my husband in the car. And I've even been known to , and I am NOT a dog hugger.
No offense to Sunny, but she doesn't look quite as huggable.
:)
Now, , on the other hand... there's a couple huggable bunnies.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 3:23 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 15:23
Rachel, I can explain what happened to Sunny's markings. But you're not going to like it.
At some point in the past, your dog was replaced by a shapeshifting alien. The real Sunny is on another planet by now, jealously guarding a Frisbee of her own while a six-legged puppy with three eyes barks in her face. Meanwhile, the alien impostor has been observing you for years, taking notes on human behavior and transmitting them back to the mothership while you were asleep.
The pit bull that jumped over the fence and landed on Sunny? It was trying to save you from the alien. Like all real dogs, it can sense an extraterrestrial creature in disguise. But Sunny used her telepathic abilities to project overwhelming fear into the mind of the pit bull and make it flee in terror. The other pit bulls you wrote about were trying to warn you about the alien, but they failed.
The only thing I haven't figured out is Digger's role in all this. Is he an alien too? Or has Sunny used her hypnotic powers to enslave him and use him as a pawn in her plot to take over the world? I'll need more evidence before I can figure that out.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 4:35 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 16:35
Well, I can't vote for EITHER of you. :)
I have to vote for my own fluffy little puppy Trooper.
And Yes, Rachel, their colors do change as they age. Trooper was nearly white with a little black as a puppy and now is almost all black with a little white. It's been incredible to watch.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 4:58 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 16:58
Lemon squeezy? Japanesey?
Posted by | June 26, 2007 5:15 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 17:15
There just might be another reason for the change in Sunny's coloring. I don't mean to quibble with the shapeshifting aliens theory, after all, if there *are* shapeshifting aliens, I don't want to anger them.
Anyway, many species have different color and color patterns for juveniles. It tends to go along with the other 'cute' signals youngun's send off to trigger the parenting response. By the time they reach adulthood, the switch is on to look like an adult, the better to attract mates.
Maybe some genes for this sort of thing got expressed in Sunny, even if it's not common for the breed. Totally extrapolating of course, I have no knowledge of how this may work for Ridgebacks or any dog breeds. But this does happen in the wild for many species, so stranger things have happened.
Like shapeshifting aliens.
Posted by Rickbert | June 26, 2007 5:58 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 17:58
"Am I just dumb?"
No comment! But if forced to make a comment, and well not making one would kind of defeat the purpose of posting to a comment section, I would say lay off the ganga lil lady! It's clear both you and the affable Miss Sarahk have both been hitting the bongwater a bit too hard as of late, as it is clearly clear that Hunter, my former Lab Nemesis was the ultimate cute dog. It is high time you ladies decided to either "fish or cut bait".
Have fun ;)!
PS: I don't eat fish.
Posted by | June 26, 2007 7:07 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 19:07
Just wanted to add we here in New Jers also have the now internationally known and widely acclaimed Elwood.
So bring it on Sunny and Rowdi no way either of your dogs can match Elwood's "tude".
Have fun ;)!
Posted by | June 26, 2007 7:14 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 19:14
One thing's certain - all these dogs look better than cats.
Posted by Kurt | June 26, 2007 8:06 PM
Posted on June 26, 2007 20:06
Now I know why I come here, to get away from seriousness of Politics. LOL...
Posted by | June 27, 2007 12:07 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 00:07
Rachel: I don't have any dogs of my own, so I don't mind your dog-blogging at all. It's the only chance I get to see them and read of their exploits.
As for Sunny's color change, my cat Kira has done the same thing. When she was young she was all black. Now at age 7 the only black parts are her head, legs, and tail. The top of her body is chocolate brown, and she's gray underneath.
Oh, and Kurt:
Posted by rickl | June 27, 2007 1:30 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 01:30
ricki-
Thanks so much - I rest my case!
-Kurt
Posted by Kurt | June 27, 2007 3:34 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 03:34
Dammit, Pat! Now we'll have to replace Rachel, and you know darn well the replacement don't rite too good.
Rachel, hon, when the nice, ah, man in the big dark hat and coat knocks on the door, do let him in. "Sunny" will approve.
Colorfast, I -told- them colorfast, but do they listen? It's hard even to make good help these days.
Posted by JohnS | June 27, 2007 3:36 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 03:36
Pat, I think you may be on to something. I, for one, welcome our new dog alien overlords. HAHAAHA
Posted by Rachel Lucas | June 27, 2007 7:09 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 07:09
So Serenity, Rowdi is cuter just cuz you've met her? I call shenanigans! NO FAIR!!
Posted by Rachel Lucas | June 27, 2007 7:25 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 07:25
There are no shenanigans! If I posted a video of Rowdi doing all of her tricks (I'm gonna, so watch out, missy), everyone would be nodding along and saying, yep, Serenity's right, Rowdi's teh awesome.
Posted by | June 27, 2007 7:35 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 07:35
All this dog stuff is very Freudian. Real meaning: you wish you had a cat!
Posted by DL From Heidelberg | June 27, 2007 11:21 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 11:21
I have 2 cats. Like them even better than my dog.
Posted by | June 27, 2007 11:51 AM
Posted on June 27, 2007 11:51
Sunny is way FUCKING cuter! Has Rowdi taken on a pit bull? I think not! (not that I'd really want that to happen again or to any dog)
Sunny is the WINNER! BOOYAH!
Posted by | June 29, 2007 10:48 PM
Posted on June 29, 2007 22:48
Rowdi doesn't need to take on a pit bull. She are one.
Posted by | June 30, 2007 9:10 PM
Posted on June 30, 2007 21:10
sarahK -
Sunny could kick Rowdi's butt, just like she did that other pit bull. ;)
Posted by | July 1, 2007 4:15 PM
Posted on July 1, 2007 16:15