She gave her heart to the man in the long black coat

[lizblackdog]

It's been wild and windy here today, and for some reason that tends to make Spike even more batshit insane than usual. Another thing that makes him especially excitable is the walk to One Stop and back - I've no idea what set up that particular association in his mind but he's noticeably more explosive on those walks than any other. Put the two together and you get something frankly scary. Running up trees, dancing on the end of the leash like a hooked marlin, attracting attention all round... I love that dog so damn much.


I know I rave about him more than I do about Squish. I don't love Squish any less; Squish is my adorable little boy - but Spike is my equal, my alter ego, my confidant. Squish is there to be cherished and looked after. Spike and I look after each other and Squish as well - it's more like being in love than just loving.

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[jeneration-why.livejournal.com]

oh, and - Spike is unusual for a BC in that he's not in the habit of being scared of things, and even he finds things like fireworks hard to tolerate.

Awww, poor guy. Hell...I hate those things too!

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

I'm lucky. He gets pretty freaked but less so than most of the BCs I've known, and he isn't scared of thunder or traffic or strangers or anything. A lot of BCs are neurotic and a sizeable minority of them are really phobic.

[jeneration-why.livejournal.com]

Does he chase/fear invisible beings? Barney tends to do that. We usually ignore him when he goes into Joan of Arc mode...until he starts baying his head off when he's got "it" cornered, that is.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Spike doesn't but it's quite a common BC thing to do.

Squish has an imaginary friend, though. I call him Harvey.