sasvermont
08-10-2008, 01:09 PM
I house/pet sat for the past two days. The golden retriever "Chinook" is still young and very beautiful, I have to admit. He has long and puffy fur on his tail and on his chest. I don't know if that is the correct look but gee, people were stopping me and asking me about him.....while we were on our walks.
Last night he decided I was ok and that he would try to sleep on the futon with me, at his house, not mine. It was like sleeping with a polar bear. He was all over me, licking me, rolling on me, pawing at my hands..... and then would settle down but right next to me and sometimes pushing me into a corner. He wimpered every now and then (I suppose when he realized he was without his family)...... and alternated that with burping! He was a complete bed hog, he smelled like a doggie and was sooooo warm and furry. The combinations were astounding! I don't know how doggie owners do it. :eek:
Having had only small dogs around, when they are around, it is alarming to see the amount of food, poop, hair and space the bigger doggies have.......:rolleyes:
Oh, he also sneaked into one of the kids' room and stole a little plastic toy soldier and carried that around in his mouth all the time. He didn't chew it, just carried it. I did find that behavior rather sweet.:)
I brushed him this morning and within 20 minutes he had rolled in mud and got dirt all over the front of himself as well as on his back and top of head. Back to square one.:p
He was excellent on the leash. :p:)
All in all, it was fun. He will always have a special place in my heart.
Sorry, I didn't think to take my camera. Maybe next time.
Last night he decided I was ok and that he would try to sleep on the futon with me, at his house, not mine. It was like sleeping with a polar bear. He was all over me, licking me, rolling on me, pawing at my hands..... and then would settle down but right next to me and sometimes pushing me into a corner. He wimpered every now and then (I suppose when he realized he was without his family)...... and alternated that with burping! He was a complete bed hog, he smelled like a doggie and was sooooo warm and furry. The combinations were astounding! I don't know how doggie owners do it. :eek:
Having had only small dogs around, when they are around, it is alarming to see the amount of food, poop, hair and space the bigger doggies have.......:rolleyes:
Oh, he also sneaked into one of the kids' room and stole a little plastic toy soldier and carried that around in his mouth all the time. He didn't chew it, just carried it. I did find that behavior rather sweet.:)
I brushed him this morning and within 20 minutes he had rolled in mud and got dirt all over the front of himself as well as on his back and top of head. Back to square one.:p
He was excellent on the leash. :p:)
All in all, it was fun. He will always have a special place in my heart.
Sorry, I didn't think to take my camera. Maybe next time.