Woofles Schnufles

"Woofles Schufles" (Schuffles rhymes with Woofles, even though I spell it differently). is not a phrase I've said a lot of times in my entire life. However, it is a phrase that I have said a lot since early 2009. That's when I got my dog, Woofles.

My mom, my sister, and I all decided that his snout was just too cute to be called a snout. Since I named him Woofles, we decided that a perfect name for his snout would be a Schnuffle. We already said that the dogs "schnuffed" (which started as "snuff," but we didn't like that because it mean to "die" or to "expire" or "extinguish") at things. We'd say that they "snooted." I know that "snoot" is a real word. However, we don't use the verb like Merriam-Webster defines the verb. That is as, "to treat with disdain : look down one's nose at."

"Snoot" is also a noun for "nose," and that is where we get our meaning of "snoot" for the dogs. They "snoot" as in "nudge with the nose." I'm not sure, but this may also be a correct usage of the verb "snoot." Merriam-Webster doesn't have it, though.

"Schnuff" means to sniff or snoot around at the floor or in blankets or at anything. Basically, the dog is sniffing all over. The dog may be tracking something or just sniffing out of curiosity.

Now that I have Woofles and he has the Schnuffle, one of his nicknames has become "Woofles Schnuffles." Sometimes when he is schnuffing, I'll say that he is "Schnuffling."

Of course, his middle name is really Syrup. Sometimes he gets called "Woofles Syrup," too. More often, it is yelled when I want him to behave. After all, you have o have that middle name so he knows that when it is yelled, he is in trouble.

There are times that I also say it excitedly or sweetly. However, he usually gets called "Woofles Schnuffles" when he's being sweet and cuddling.

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