Heart Like a Dog

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

Christmas 2018

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My current computer has all my photos from the last five years, but photos from before that time are housed on an external hard drive and various CD’s.

There are a couple of gifts I’m working on for Christmas this year, that require photos. So I spent a good hour yesterday morning looking through CD’s and I came across this little gem.

This was taken the first year she lived with us. She absolutely hated wearing the hat and the only way we could get a photo was if Hubby held her.

Sampson on the other hand, tolerated the hat, but it was a little too big for him.

Sampson’s first Christmas…card. Or rather my poor attempt at it.

Seeing these two photos really brought a smile to my face. My dogs can make me smile whether it’s in real life or in photos.

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

The Watcher Dog

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Because Sampson and Delilah have different exercise requirements and get walked separately, one of them is always home waiting.

Most mornings Delilah gets up with me, waits while I prepare foods and once I’m done, she heads back to snuggle in my bed.

When Sampson and I get back, she’s either lying in the Dog Daddy’s lap, or she’s walking towards the door from the general area of the bedroom.

I’ve always wondered HOW she knows when we’re on our way back, and just assumed it was that she heard us somehow.

Last week I found out the truth.

My sister was down for the weekend and spent Friday night with us. Saturday morning, I walked Sampson while my sister made coffee.  When we got back, my sister spilled the beans on Delilah.

Delilah did not go back to bed, instead, she sat at the door on small deck and WATCHED for us.

Not an actual picture of her watching, but adorable none-the-less.

Is that not the cutest thing, ever?

It made me smile just hearing about it. What did your pet do to make you smile this week?

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

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