I think Ike has ODD - Oppositional Defiance Disorder! I sometimes give it the Latin name "Ikeus Oppositeafolia"! Meaning the Ike opposite flower! My gardening friends might get that one - sorry if you arent one! But..... ODD means that everything you ask of him - he does the opposite - with attitude! Not just a little attitude - a lot of attitude! And a large dose of Sass too!
This is "Sit"! Ike weighs 170 pounds now - give or take pound - and if he doesnt want to do something, you aren't going to have it done!
This is "lets go!"
This sour look is "move over please?"
I would say that this is asking him to get his own spanking stick - remember when you were little and your mom made you do that? Never bring a tiny twig - Ike understands this assignment but I never asked him to get a stick at all and I certainly wouldnt beat him with one! I have no idea why he is getting this size of a log to try to play with! Now we have logs all over the yard and he is about the only one who can lift them! I gotta get the chainsaw and cut them in pieces when he is not home so I can clean it up! Goddess forgive if you try to limb any trees - he will grab each and every one of them and spread them out all over!
Once again - "Move please!"
This is a favorite - Ike and his friend Yodas when they have been asked to "Go Home!" Home would be in the background of the photo - in the opposite direction!
This would be "Lay Down!" Brix totally understands this assignment - Ike not so much! He is my baby who will do anything not to go to bed! Including cry - once he does lay down - he cries to keep himself awake!
This would be "Sorry Mom!" and I do think he was sincere - Brix definitely was mad with him - Brix was not the shoe eater! If you missed it - Ike ate the custom painted dragonfly clogs that you see above Brix head - ate them so hard that thay are not repairable and they are one of a kind - irreplaceable! Insert sad face emoji and read about it here!
And....... "Im not tired - you're tired!" He is half laying on the futon cushion that we all call "the nest" because when Reedo had a broken arm he mostly lived in the nest so we could keep an eye on him and make sure he had everything he needed and had help getting up and all the things! It was years ago, but we never picked up the nest and now the dogs sleep and watch tv there. Good times!
Then there is "Get Down!" Neither one of them wanted to follow this direction- Brix often thinks that is his couch and he will not get down until Ike gets down and then only reluctantly! IN reality, this is MY COUCH! With Currently aboput 270 pounds of dog on it! IM pretty sure Ike's head weighs 50 pounds by itself! Its very much a workout to get them down from there - its a dog rodeo! I have found the workout worth it though!
All in all - they are both just giant loves and even the one with ODD is lovable!
I hope that you have dogs (pets) that love you and keep you moving even if they aren't always cooperating with you!
Be Well and Blessed Be (even if you have a Naughty)!
