Here are the top 6 reasons that Grady is…..well, Grady:

1.  He spends an eternity searching for just the right spot of grass to pee on….

Looking for a place to pee; Still looking; STILL looking...

(15 minutes elapse….)

….then overshoots it by about 2 feet and ends up peeing all over the sidewalk, himself, and whatever else is in his way.

THIS is the spot he chooses?!?!?!

2.  Although he doesn’t bark much, when he does it is frequently directed at inanimate objects, including trees, walls, or trash cans.

3.  He is a firm believer that it is better to walk through something than around it.  He has attempted this with walls, car doors, poles, and me, among other things.  To my knowledge he has not yet succeeded.

4.  Need I say more?

Courtesy of Teena Patel/University of Doglando

5.  He often scratches his ear so violently that he makes himself yelp in pain.  And then continues doing it.

6.  He has the ability to tune everything out around him.  My favorite example?  He was sniffing around the backyard and I was calling for him to come for about five minutes with no response.  I walked out to him, calling his name the whole way, and when I touched his back I swear he jumped a foot in the air.  And I’m pretty sure he even looked in my direction as I was heading toward him. 

Sometimes I think I need to give him an IQ test.   Then I think I’m better off not knowing.

UPDATE!!!

I now have a #7 to add to the list as my Wonder Dog amazed even me last night!  Unfortunately, no photos yet although I hope to recreate the scene and add some later…

7.  As we were going for a walk yesterday, Grady had a full on meltdown at the turtle shaped boot cleaner thingy at someone’s front door.  I probably looked like a crazy person laughing hysterically at my 100 + lb dog alternately staring down and running from the inanimate object parked in the breezeway.  Hackles up, he would approach ready for battle only to spook at some imaginary movement on the “turtle’s” part, at which point he would jump a foot in the air and scurry backwards.  Like I said, he’s special……