Puppy Motel
posted in About Sally |Well, this past week has been another busy one, but this time - it wasn’t all about either Jim or I. When we came back from Columbia on Sunday, we had 1 additional traveller with us. Jack, much to his chagrin, had to share the back seat with my sister’s Corgi puppy - Max.
Even though they live in the same town, we hadn’t had a chance to get the 2 boys together. They met for the first time in Columbia, and seem to get along fine. Max, knows how cute he is, and thinks that everyone (including all other dogs) thinks he’s adorable as well. Jack, on the other hand, is his normal “nothing exists around me except for my football and my tennis ball” self. Max runs around him in circles, while Jack just runs after the balls.
What a cutie he is!!!!
It’s been 12 years since we had a puppy. Boy, had I forgotten what that entails. Today, for example, I woke up to hear rain coming down pretty good.
- Jack’s version of this morning: Stay in bed until absolutely necessary. Get up once Sally begins moving around. Sally opens door. Jack goes out by himself, does his business, and hightails it back to the kitchen. Sally grabs nice and soft towel for a wonderful massaging drying off session. Jack makes sure food and water are in appropriate containers, then crawls up onto the sofa to continue the interrupted nap. Snore…..
- Max’s version of this morning: As soon as the dining room starts getting light, begin a low whine, gradually getting louder as room gets lighter. If Sally doesn’t appear, turn volume up again, and continue whining session. After Sally has finally gotten dressed, shoes, umbrella, leash, and has lassoed Max in his kennel, they BOTH go outside. Now, time to play!!!!! “Rain is sooooooooooo much fun. And, it’s nice and cool outside, so I could stay out here forever….” After much prodding, coaxing, and patience, Max finally does his business, but decides it’s time to do a full tour of the backyard. Finally, Sally gets Max inside and feeds him. After Sally finds a little time to get ready for work, it’s another trip outside. This time, we’re doing speed test loops around the back yard. Run-run-run - as fast as the wind… At the end of each loop, Max stops for just a moment right in front of Sally, pretending that he’s ready to go inside. As soon as Sally reaches down for him, let’s go again….. After 30 minutes of chasing a wet puppy, Sally finally gets hold of him. Then, instead of being dried with a towel, let’s play with said towel, making it impossible for Sally to get a good dry in. Once Sally gets Max back into his kennel-castle, then begin the low whine again, making sure to enstill as much guilt into Sally as possible, as she walks out the door for work. As soon as she’s out of ear shot, immediately begin to play with all the fun toys around, and think about when the first nap of the day will be.
MMMMMMMM, I had thought I was ready for another puppy, but I think I’m rethinking that one….
Happy Friday everyone!
