When Rye Grows Up

Our friend Jodi over at Heart Like a Dog had a cute post a couple weeks ago about her response to the question "If your pet had a job, what would it be?" A few years ago, I sent my sister's kindergarten class a book called Calico Dorsey about a real-life border collie who helped deliver the mail. The kids wrote Barley adorable letters about what they wanted to be when they grew up--everything ranging from teachers to ninjas to hamster trainers--and then asked Barley what job she would like to have.

The obvious answer would be a model. (Although in the letter she wrote back to the kids that was the one job she said she wouldn't want.) This dog lives for being in front of the camera. In fact, a few weeks ago, we were out walking by the lake and saw a young man taking pictures of his girlfriend. The girlfriend asked if she could say hi to Barley, who immediately locked onto the man's camera, and the man started taking pictures of the woman and Barley together. 

One of the many jobs Barley said she'd like to have is a P.E. teacher since she loves to spend time at the gym. I know from personal experience that she's a good personal trainer--she doesn't put up with any excuses for not moving! 

Would you say no to something this face told you to do in gym?

When I read Jodi's post, I started wondering what job my little Rye would have. It didn't take long for me to realize that Rye wouldn't just want a specific career, she'd want to be a specific person--Chip Gaines from HGTV's Fixer Upper.

This puppy lives for DEMO DAY! And in Rye's world, every day is demo day.

She will do anything for attention, no matter how goofy she looks. (She'd probably also be willing to eat cockroaches and other bugs found while showing a house to people.)

Landscaping? No problem. She loves to help in the yard.

She also loves home improvement projects. She motivated me to finally remove the last of the wallpaper in our house by grabbing a tiny part that had been peeling off before we moved in.

She was very proud of the corner she peeled off above the vent.

She was obsessed with my painter's tape when I was preparing to paint the walls.

And she couldn't believe that I finally told her it was ok to pull the tape off the baseboards. 

All Rye has wanted to do since I started painting is to rip off the tape along the baseboards. Tonight her dreams came true. #dogs #borderbeagle #painting #fixerupper

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So, move over Chip and Jo--Rye's ready to take over the next season of Fixer Upper!