Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

Get Out of the Car – Slowly

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As with most events of late, I’m not there with my camera when they do something funny. I mean, let’s face it, most of our walks are in the dark.

Nothing to see there.

Except for Friday night. Friday night I was walking Sampson, and relishing in the fact the leaves had all been picked up and I no longer had to worry about a dog suddenly dive into the leaves.

As we came down the hill, I made note of the car parked in front of a neighbor’s house. Sampson was diddly bopping along when suddenly he spotted the car as well.

He walked right up to the front, then lifted his head, and craned his neck so he could check out the inside. Not seeing anything, he moved along to the driver’s door, then finally to the rear panel, checking each window out as he passed. All the while I was telling him there was no-one in the car.

At the rear of the car, he stopped and barked at it, as if to say, “Hey, get out of the car, I need some loving.”

That’s when I lost it. I laughed so hard at my sweet, social guy.

What did your pet do that made you laugh or smile this week?

You make me laugh (or smile), the sweet, funny, loving things my dogs do that make me laugh or smile.

The Mayor’s in the ‘Hood

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Well my little ‘Mayor’ of the neighborhood has been at it again.

By far, his favorite stop on his route is the Whinnem’s house. Here Karen gives him lots of loving and Ray gives him Beggin’ Strips.

For quite a while, Liz and her husband, (Thibeault) lived with them, and we visited with them on most days. In September they moved into their own place, so we see them very infrequently.

Fall in CT has been weird. Typically, we have warm days, and cool nights, but the sultry heat of summer broke and cold days and colder nights moved in.

This means people stay inside and we rarely get a chance to visit with anyone on our walks.

A couple Saturdays ago, on our chilly Saturday afternoon walk, we turned the corner onto Karen’s street and I saw that Liz’s car was there.

Sampson always stops and stares, as if he can will people out the door.

I can usually get him up and moving in a short time, but he will stop none-the-less.

On our return trip, he stopped in the front of the house and I was trying to coax him up. I happened to look at the front window, and saw four arms waving wildly at us. I waved in return and then I noticed they all stood up and were putting coats on!

Yes, those sweet, wonderful people stopped their visit to come outside and greet the ‘Mayor’ of the hood.

And yes, he got Beggin’ Strips.

His joy at seeing the people he loves, always makes me smile.

You make me laugh, (or smile,) the sweet, funny, loving things dogs do that make us laugh or smile.

What did your pet do to make you laugh or smile this week?

Next!

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Sampson and Delilah get walks twice per day, at almost exactly 12 hours apart. Typically around 5:00 am and 5:00 pm.

Because most of our neighbors aren’t outside at 5:00 am [some people are actually sensible and sleep in 😉 ] we visit our neighbors in the evening.

Sampson is drawn to people more so than Delilah, and he’s made a few friends on the street that loops around behind our house. Because of this, we tend to head that way in the evenings.

He’s made friends with the families in three houses, right in a row. His favorite (don’t tell the others) is by far, is the Whinnems, and they live in the middle of these three houses. Mrs. Whinnem in particular is typically his target. I know when I see the garage door open that Mrs. Whinnem is probably outside working in the yard. When the garage door is closed, she’s usually in the house, but sometimes she sees us through the window, and will come outside to love on her favorite dog.

As soon as we turn the corner onto her road, Sampson heads right for her house. Usually he stops as soon as he hits her property line, and I have to coax him up a bit to sit in front of the window, so she can see us.

That’s what he’s doing here. He’s staring at Mrs. Whinnem’s house, hoping he can will her outside.

This particular day, Mrs. Whinnem did not come out, so I got him up and moving again, and he went up to the next house, and tried to will Mrs. James out.

Failing that, he went back to the Whinnem’s and I coaxed him past. Then he noticed that Mrs. Swanson’s garage door was up, so he roo’d to her, but she didn’t come out either, so I finally convinced him to head home.

Honestly, his persistence in trying to see his friends, really made me smile.

What did your pet do that made you smile this week?

You make me smile, or laugh. The sweet, funny, loving things our pets do that make us smile or laugh.

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