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Guest Blog Post: Battle of the “Human Managers”

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This is Mike, the Miniature Schnauzer that lives with Tierney and John and provides management of their lives. I am guest blogging since Tierney has fallen off the blogging-wagon again busy with summer visitors and trying to finish up projects (that she will eventually blog about…)

I want to share with you an irritating issue I’ve been dealing with for a while: a battle between my “cousin” (or “uncle”) Goose and I over who gets to manage the humans.

First you might be confused if you’ve never lived with Miniature Schnauzers. Miniature Schnauzers are natural “Human Managers” and can help guide humans in their daily lives. My late sister Sassy the Highly Opinionated Miniature Schnauzer had her own blog Schnauzer Snips and she addressed this in a Special Service Announcement she made on her blog:

I already had John and Tierney “under my paw”; and John’s Dad Chuck was very amenable to Human Management by a Miniature Schnauzer – whenever I stayed over my “grandpa’s” house I was able to keep him easily in line.

Then everything changed…

John’s sister decided to get a Miniature Schnauzer puppy (Goose) and share custody with her father Chuck. At first I was okay with this as I know I am a role model of dog fabulousness and I figured they were just trying (and would not succeed) to find their own “Mike wannabe” that they could have regularly in their life.

Little did I know Goose had his own plans and would become my nemesis in a battle for control of the Humans!

Here are some recent photos from when John and I stopped by for a visit with Chuck and Goose (I much prefer when we visit Chuck and irritating Goose is at his other home!)

Goose is whispering in my ear: “Chuck is mine and soon John will be too, I’m going to be in charge of managing the humans!”

Here we are at a stand-off, each one of us wanting to get on John’s lap.

Here I am pleading to John to just ignore Goose, I am his one and only manager!

Goose succeeds in getting on John’s lap and his now mocking me.

Here I am whispering to Goose: “You might have won this one but watch your furry back. There can only be one human manager in this family!”

Hopefully Tierney will return to blogging in the future, until then I am happy to let you know about my struggles to be the primary Human Manager of John and my grandpa!

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20 thoughts on “Guest Blog Post: Battle of the “Human Managers””

  1. Oh, that naughty Goose! You can’t let him get away with moving in and trying to scoot you out. You were there first. He can have a lap … WHEN YOU SAY SO! He needs to learn his place. I bet Chuck agrees!

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  4. Hello Mike, Mouse Greyhound here. I’m glad to see you don’t subscribe to this dreadful ‘man is the master’ idea so many dogs have. They are our Staff, and need to know their places. Mum is my Social Secretary and manages my own blog for me (https://happygreyssocialclub.wordpress.com), takes dictation, deals with my correspondence, etc. She also maintains my directory of dog-friendly places to stay, eat and purchase fetching accessories, tasty snacks and personal care items. I’m glad you’re maintaining standards over there, make sure you stay on top of interlopers and keep you Staff in line. Unauthorised petting, snack handouts and schmoozing should be strongly discouraged. We are the Superior Beings, and must be respected and adored. Stay strong, old chap, and my compliments on those outstanding eyebrows! Mouse 🐾

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  9. Obviously Hoodad needs more training in which of you is actually more superior Mike! I have my parentals very well trained now but then along comes this Gwynny pup and all the training goes out the window! I mean, paws over eyes, it’s like they think she’s cute or something. I make sure Remi does most of the pup entertaining now so I get some peace and I play up the old lady poorly leggy thing so I have some 1-2-1 time training mum on treat giving and just exactly where I need a massage. Retraining with Pupsters is a long haul job and we just have to keep nibbling away!

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