Ornery Maizie

My puppy, Maizie, is such a people dog. She is ornery, inquisitive, smart, and adorable. 

This morning, I was trying to set up my meds into these daily compartment boxes. I have two seven-day boxes that hold my morning and evening pills. I usually confine Maizie to the back porch while I'm doing this, because she has an incurable curiosity, and is constantly trying to snatch one of my pill bottles.

So, when she poked her nose into my pill bottle box, I swatted at her nose with my fingers with a firm "NO!"  She jumped back and looked at me with an expression that read "What?!" Then she sat back and watched me for a few seconds before attempting to snatch a small bottle again.

This gained her another swat and a firm "NO, Maizie!" She left my side for a few moments and played with one of her toys on the floor. I went on with my pill sorting and when Maizie heard one of my bottles drop into the box, she returned to the scene of the would - be crime and poked her little snout into the box again. 

I shoved her back and shouted at her "NO, MAIZIE!!" She laid down on her front paws on the floor with her butt up in the air. Her stubby tail was wagging as fast as it could go. She was enjoying the attention, even if it was negative attention. 

"You little squirt! I think you need to go to the back porch, even if it is raining outside!" Again I got the "What?" expression and a renewed tail wagging. 

We continued this back and forth conversation with intermittent peace while she played with her toys for about twenty minutes, until I had set up all the medications for the upcoming week. Finally, I was able to return the box of medications to its usual place and sit back down in my recliner. Maizie immediately jumped up on my lap for some loving. 

l love that little dog. But she can be a real "pill" sometimes.