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Frap?
Here is a list of Scottie terms that are sometimes referred to:
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Arroooing - Letting the world know "Hey, here I
am!" - a partial howling.
Bubbling - When they stick their whole head into
the water bowl and blow
bubbles from their nose.
Barkuming - Cleaning the floor of anything
edible.
Bumpilating - Coming up behind you and 'bumping'
your ankle...especially if
you have a treat or other edible in your hand.
Burial Whine - When they have something in their
mouth to bury but can't
find a place to bury it.
BWAP - After a good meal and a big drink they
crawl up onto your lap, look
you square in the eye and out of their mouths
come "BBWWAAPPP!" and they
look so pleased with themselves. It is
considered a Scotty thanks for such a
good meal.
Cat Patrol - Every night before bed they must do
a thorough search of the
area to make sure there are no kitties in the
territory.
Charminize - To unroll a roll of toilet paper
and decorate the house with it.
Circumferentiating - Running multiple circles
around the yard.
Conivin' - When someone has just taken them out
and they go to another
person in the house who doesn't know this and
pitifully asks to go out again.
Dream Woofing - Where you wake up hearing this
muffled bark and see legs
swiping at thin air and teefers showing on that
sleeping face.
Draping - When you are eating something they
really, really want so they get
on the back of the couch and hang their head
over your shoulder to get
loser to the food.
Farkling - Open mouth biting.
Flopping - When a Scottie rolls on their back
and flops around like a fish
out of water.
Fluctate - Wagging their tail so fast it causes
their whole butt to shake;
in this state the tail has the potential to
knock things off tables and shelves.
Frapping - Frenetic (or Frantic) Random Activity
Period.
Frogginout - When they lay down with all four
paws out to the front and back.
Frosty Paws - Manna from Heaven for dogs only. A
doggie frozen treat.
Gawp - To stare blankly into space. When a dog
has this look it is in dire need
of a belly rub or play time.
Gettin' down and dirty - When they are really a
frappin' and a scrappin' and
they go in for the kill.
Giffing - That sneeze/snort thing they do to get
your attention.
Grubbing - Rolling, kicking, and growling at the
same time, especially after a bath.
Gundamation - To de-stuff a stuffed animal.
Head Sitting - When they have almost the whole
bed to themselves and they
choose to sit on your head.
Helicopter Jump - When they jump off furniture
and seem to hover while
tuning in the air.
Invisascot - What the Scotty hopes to become
when you are trying to catch
them to brush their hair or teeth.
Kitty Ballistic - What happens when they spot a
cat while on Cat Patrol.
LBD's - Little Black Dog's or Little Bitty Dogs
or Little Brindle Dogs or
Little Blonde Dogs, Little Bad Dogs, and what
scotties think they are
Little BIG Dog or whatever you want it to mean.
Melting a Human - When they want something and
they sit up so cute and tip
their head and then if you ignore them they put
their paw on your knee and
whine real cute.
Nose Shock (related to bumpilating) - When the
Scottie comes up behind you
and very gently touches your bare leg with her
cold, wet nose to get your attention.
Playing Horsie - When you take them for a walk
and they go at full speed
dragging you behind them like you are some sort
of wagon.
Prefrapavation - Stiff fourlegged bounce they
use with each other as an
invitation to FRAP.
Pup Squeak - That noise dogs make when they are
yawning.
Pupscicle - A very cold Scottie with a wet nose.
Putting the Lean on - When they want something
or want to do something and
you won't let them do it. They will push up
against you real hard as if to
judge you into their way of thinking.
Rippling - The act of shredding up any type of
paper product.
Scottie shuffle - That kicking motion with the
back legs after they use the facilities.
Scottie Speed Bump - An exhausted Scottie
sprawled out on the floor right
where you want to walk usually with a load of
laundry.
Sniggle Art - Dog nose prints on windows,
especially car windows.
Splunging - Rubbing their wet beards on you
after a drink. Also called a Wet Wally.
Squibbing - Stiff front legged bounce with a
bark that says "NOW,
I want it NOW!"
The Snort - The grunting noise they make when
they are really into playing
with something.
Ueydon'ts - Running at high speeds and
attempting a sharp turn only to
tumble and wipeout.
Ueydoos - Running at high speeds and executing
U-turns or other high
speed maneuvers.
Wallering - Rubbing off that nasty, clean smell
after a bath on the walls,
furniture, and carpet. You can tell if your dog
wallers by that tell-tale
sign of fur along the bottoms of all your
furniture.
Whisker Cleaning - What dogs do after a special
treat, especially Frosty
Paws - A way of saying thanks for the
treat.
Woobie - Stuffed toy which is licked and carried
around for awhile until it
turns evil and must be destroyed.
