When my mother told me that her Shih Tzu mix was sneaking out of the playpen no matter what she put on top, I wouldn’t say I didn’t believe her. But Jackie just looked so small. How could she escape from this tall playpen? Jokes on me cause Jackie climbed this thing like she was fresh out of bootcamp and ready for her next rank.
I squealed “Sneaky Jackie! Sneaky Jackie!” shortly after the Akon song (the video ended too soon for you to hear it), and I’ve been calling her that for three years straight. Other people mimic me, but she freezes and looks around any time she hears me sing it. I love this dog, but she is sneaky as ever. All I can do is laugh.
Shamontiel is a dog lover to her core: 632 completed walks with 101 dogs, eight dog-housesittings and six dog boardings at the time of this publication.
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