His nicknames included Blink, White Wonder, and Sneaky Bastard. Also Defiant Dog. He definitely liked to get his way. He was just always quite passive and apparently sweet about it. I discovered the sneaky part early on. He and Sonny didn't always get along that well and one day I had bought a box of Scooby Snax at the grocery store. Sonny didn't really care for them, but Wiska loved them (as much as he did carrots). Anyway, one day I come home and the Snax are not on the counter. A three-quarters empty box (shredded) is sitting in the back of Sonny's crate. That didn't really make any sense because Sonny didn't really care about them. So I offered both dogs a regular dog biscuit. Sonny wolfed it down, and Wiska turned up his nose as if to say "I couldn't eat another bite". Aha! And that's where the moniker Sneaky Bastard came from. Lucky for Sonny I knew his likes well enough.
Wiska loved everyone and no one. He was equally happy with each person giving him attention. The one true love of his life was Molly. She's the only one (other dog, anyway) who could snuggle up with him. And he'd even share his carrots and toys and the couch.
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