How does your cocker make you laugh?

[Hurtwood Dogs]

Probably right at the top of my 10 reasons as to why I will always have a cocker in my life, is the comedy and mischief they practise daily. So I wondered what particular things about your cockers make you laugh, giggle and cry?

The thing that's most making me and my son giggle a lot is Dave's current trick of living up to his 'Bandit' name. He bounds along a forest path in front of the rest of us in his very ungainly, unproductive puppy sprint then leaps into the undergrowth, hides, then keeps perfectly still and quiet. As you walk past him he either silently and intently watches you pass him  (mislead in his very confident thought that absolutely no one can see him) or he waits until we are right alongside him and pounces out like an armed robber full of surprise and cunning  Then bounds off ahead to do it all over again 

So come on.. what are your cocker funnies?

Hannah x

[Harry Blue]

Currently....

the way Harry does a lap of honour around the flower bed if he manages to catch the frisbee in mid air!!

If he picks it up from the ground, he just comes straight back, but if he catches it, it has to be proudly paraded for everyone before being brought back to us.     

[dmulally]

Every time I lay down Rommels blanket, he has to lay on it before I have finished spreading it out. No matter what he is doing, he will stop it to muck it up.

Also, if we are playing fetch and I dont grab the ball or toy off him quick enough. He will trot away with it looking over his shoulder at me.

[debrand]

As usual barney's is with his obsession for food! 
Before I leave for work we have one last run up the field each morning. Milly loves this and has to be called back when it is time to go. Barney knows that it ends with them going to bed and getting a small piece of dog treat. He watches very crefully and as soon as I turn towards the house he charges back, hops through the dog flap and into bed. One morning i had just gone through the door when i realised I had forgotten the rubbish i was going to take to the bin. barney having just come out through the door was straight through the dog flap when he saw me turn and sitting in bed waiting for his treat! 

[LesleyW]

when shes had a bath - which she absolutely hates and stands there looking as though shes been sentenced to the guillotine - and eventually scrambles out, then comes the bit she LOVES! 

I wrap her in a towel and rub her all over, whilst shes wiggling with joy and throwing herself around, trying to grab the towel and making these little squeaks of pleasure!! shes so funny, we often go on towelling her, long after shes dry! 

[JaspersMum]

With Louie AKA the cocker Hippo - if I didn't laugh I'd cry   

Come on - EVERY walk if there is mud, he's in it over his head - literally 

Jasper just for being there and being the daftest lap dog ever and for telling Louie off if he's gone too far from us on a walk!

[magicflower]

Just by her facial expressions! 

I didn't realise quite how many diferent expressions dogs have! I get happy, sad, patronsing, fed up, excited, tired and many more all within minutes!

I had a classic look last night. I was laying at one end of the sofa whilst Ruby was at the other. I nudged her to get her attention and, boy, what a look! Ruby is just so superior at times!

But it's so funny!

[Beth]

Everything really, but Jarvis is rather a vocal boy, so it's probably his talking that makes me laugh the most. He comes out with the most incredibly growl/grumble/moany noises. I must record them oneday, they're spectacular.

[skyesmum]

Skye is now nearly 8 months.

She is a solid black show type and is having bad hair days at the moment..... its growing but sticking up - especially on the top of her head.

We think she looks like Albert Einstein 

I will try to pop a photo on soon.

[jakesmum]

Jake was chasing a bird at the beach on Sunday. So intent was he on catching that bird that he didn't notice he'd run into the sea. When he realised, he stopped dead and turned round to look at me. The expression on his face was priceless, a kind of "Oooh, mum, what've I done - I'm all wet". Then, of course, he bounded back to me and shook himself so that I got a nice little shower.

Hilarious!!

[Sheryl]

Kali snaps at the flies through the patio windows

[CarolineL]

Hurley always makes me smile.

The fact that he gets so excited when playing chasing games - he quite literally cannot contain his excitement and barks with real gusto - constantly 

When I arrive home from work he always has to pick up his ball/ kong/ busy buddy and walk around me in circles, wagging his tail 

When we are out walking he likes to play catch and so will come up to me with the ball and instigate play so that I chase him

When he's had enough on a walk he runs ahead and lies down 'spatchcock' and waits for me to catch up

[*Theresa*]

Sally no matter where she starts off in the bed always manages to wriggle her way up until she is sandwiched between me and OH with a look of pure bliss on her face. Her spinning in circles while howling her head off when you get home brings a smile to any tired face.

Glen when he sulks because you are busy and not focusing all your attention on him. When he wakes you up by dropping a tennis ball on your head. The way he has to get a cuddle half way up the stairs no matter what you are carrying at the time.

They both make me smile countless times a day just by being the demanding minxes that they are 

[teapot]

Tia absolutely loves her chicken wings and as soon as we say 'chicken' time she begins to perform all the tricks she knows without being told. She will start twisting in mid air, lie down, sit up, give paw, high 5, roll over, jump in chair etc.. It is so funny to watch, if she could speak I'm sure she'd be saying "look I've done all my tricks just gimmee the chicken" !!   
She too has numerous facial expressions but the one that makes me laugh is her 'frown' or 'disgruntled' look 
I also have to giggle when she gives herself a mohican when rolling about and digging the carpet and looks at me laughing at her as if to say "what"!! 

[JenSam]

At the moment Sam loves to run through the leaves, especially very large piles that have been swept up by the parkies!! The other day I actually thought he was going to 'drown' in the leaves as the pile was huge!!  I was Peeing myself with laughter.

He also makes very long strange noises which has me in stiches!!