FRAP

"FRAP attack" is a phrase commonly heard in our house since the arrival of Hobbes. Mom found it one day while searching the internet for jokes about Corgis. It stands for:

Frantic
Random
Acts
(of)
Play

Hobbes has this habit of "FRAP-ing" out for no reason whatsoever. The house will be quiet, then you hear what sounds like a herd of angry rhinos charging through the house. It's actually a 4-month old puppy who has turned the house into a race track. He'll loop around the living room, behind chairs and under tables, go through the hallway, do a circle in the washroom, head to the kitchen, then repeat. Usually he skids out of control and almost slams into the wall a couple times.

There's a new variation on the race track. Dad has decided that he'll give Hobbes a little push each time he runs past his chair. A small push, at the 100+ mph that Hobbes is running causes him to spin around in circles, after which he continues with his lap.

The most frightening part is when he charges straight at you while you're sitting on the sofa. In your head, you know that he can't jump up on the couch without a footstool, yet it really seems like there isn't any stopping him. Until he crashes into the couch and falls over.