A note to new readers: while we often delve deeply into financial topics (such as How A Year Of Extreme Frugality Changed Us and 11 Ways To Be A Frugal Weirdo And Love It), we also like to keep it irreverent and downright silly. Because hey, who doesn’t need an investigative interview series conducted by a dog?! And so, I hope you’ll enjoy Frugal Hound Sniffs! If you’d prefer a more, ahem, financial independence-related post, start here.
Greetings, Internet.
Lest you labor under the delusion that this blog is written entirely by humans, I’m here to provide you a respite from their philosophical frugal ramblings. Leave it to a dog to write posts comprised of only the best things: cute photos and treats!
In today’s installment of my world renowned Frugal Hound Sniffs column, I have the pleasure of sniffing Bodie, the dog hailing from MindfulRiot.com. Please join me in an enthusiastic sniff of Bodie!
1) Who are you? What are you? And who are your parent(s)?
My name is Bodie. I think I’m a Border Collie-German Shepherd mix, but I’m a rescue dog, so no one is certain. My mom, Jessie, writes about finance and personal development at MindfulRiot.com.
2) What frugal tips and tricks does your human use in your pet care regime?
I’m a simple dog. I love my $15 dog bed. My mother says we are minimalists, so I am only allowed a few possessions, but I love them all dearly. Whenever my parents go away, they take me to a house with another dog where I can sleep on the bed and run and play until they come back. I don’t think they pay anyone for this, because sometimes the dog comes to our house, which I don’t think is as much fun.
3) Favorite treat?
Liver bites and duck breast! I also love cheese and ice cream but my parents don’t like to share with me. One frugal and diet-friendly trick is that I LOVE eating ICE CUBES! When I go on walks in the winter I just take little bites of snow along the way. Winter is the best!
4) Favorite toy?
I love chewing on my stuffed rabbit. Sometimes I chew too hard and it has to be replaced. I also like taking my Kong to the top of the stairs, dropping it down, and then chasing after it. I’m really good at being an only-dog and entertaining myself.
5) What’s the most expensive thing you’ve destroyed?
I haven’t destroyed anything since I was a puppy. I’m a very trustworthy dog. I am told that I’m CONSTANTLY breaking hearts, however.
6) Most embarrassing moment?
Once I fell off a chair, and my mother laughed at me, which embarrassed me so I tried to push her off the chair too!
7) How often do you get a bath and would you say it’s too often?
I’ve only gotten a couple of baths and they are TERRIBLE. I don’t think I should ever be bathed. Ever.
8) What is your family’s financial plan or goals and how do you contribute?
My family recently achieved a major goal of paying off all non-mortgage debt, so now they are trying to save more money and have the freedom to leave their current jobs in 15 years. I am crucial to this plan because they still have to work for a long time and I serve as a stress-reliever. Sometimes when my mom works from home and gets overwhelmed, she sits on the floor and pets me.
9) What is your best skill?
Once I found a sandwich while on a walk. That was pretty cool.
10) Do you know what time it is?
IT’S NIGHTCAP TIME! Every night, my parents ask me if I know what time it is, and I get really excited because I know nightcap time is when I get to take a tasty treat outside, just before we all come inside to go to bed.
The End.
Thank you, Bodie! I am in complete and utter concurrence that dogs should never be bathed! It’s an abomination to wash off our houndiness. Plus, being put in a bathtub is just downright disgraceful.
Mrs. Frugalwoods here: Many thanks to Jessie from MindfulRiot.com for assisting Bodie with writing out his interview (it’s tough to type with paws, after all). Jessie is a frugal feminist, aspiring minimalist, cyclist and statistician. She writes at MindfulRiot.com and lives outside of Baltimore with her husband and, of course, their dog Bodie.
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Nice to meet you Bodie! Our Mushu loves his ice cubes too. Anytime he hears the freeze door open he comes in looking for one. Congrats to you and the family on becoming debt free!
Thanks Brian! A lot of my problems in life would be solved if I could love ice cubes as much as our dogs do!
As a dog blogger, I found this post lots of fun! Thanks!
Kristen, what is your blog? I can’t get enough of dogs in my life.
Me neither! I could so easily become a dog hoarder. It can be a bit silly at times and serious at others (like when our 20 year old cat died last week), but visit me at: http://kten-haileychronicles.blogspot.ca!
Aw nice to meet you Bodie! Although my version of a treat is probably a bit different than yours, I enjoy a good nightcap too 😉
We figured everyone deserves SOME kind of nightcap 🙂 Bodie loves the routine, too.
What a great shot of Frugalhound! Our newest greyhound rescue went outside this morning (to get the paper that I get to bring inside-a work in progress) without having to hold her collar. She is learning to stay with us when we are outside and she was so proud of herself!
Mary, we are working on that with our dog too! It is so great to watch them try so hard to do the right thing even when there are temptations all around. 🙂
I used to have a collie/shepard mix with the same adorable facial markings and fluffy coat 🙂 She sadly has passed away, but she was the best dog ever!!!
Oh that is adorable Heidi! Maybe he does have some collie in him….I hadn’t even considered that. We are tempted to get him DNA tested although that is definitely not frugal 🙂
Mutts make such great dogs.
What a cute pup!
Aw thanks! We think so too 🙂
Haha love the article, reminds me of my dog who is mostly trustworthy as well. Until she ate my wallet. Epic destruction! I actually recently wrote about that on my blog as well, it’s amazing how they can be so sweet and innocent and all of a sudden decide hmm…that looks tasty!
It’s so true. Yesterday I came home and was surprised to find that Bodie had a bone in the house. We don’t usually give him bones, but I thought DH brought one home to celebrate his internet fame. When I texted DH and asked where he got the bone from he responded…WHAT BONE?? Apparently some animal left it in our yard and Bodie snuck it inside!
Such a cutie! My dog also loves ice cubes and he is the best stress reliever. Way to go finding that sandwich on a walk, Bodie! That’s pretty awesome.
He’s proud of his accomplishments. 🙂
Bodie is such a cutie dog! I would love to send mine too!
Aw Thanks Clarisse. All dogs are cute 🙂
What a sweet face Bodie has! Pets especially dogs are really great stress relievers.
What a cutie you are, Bodie!!
Oh my!!! Your dog Bodie could be a twin to my dog Yogi. We knew he was a shepherd and something else. This dog will fetch a stick 90x if you’d play.