Do you ever feel a pang of jealousy, when your dog shows lavish attention to other folks? It’s probably pretty normal I guess. Wanting them to love us best. I find though that I get such a kick out of mine being really friendly to other people.
My mom stayed with me for a few days this last week. She is not a dog person, but loves Oz. He was hanging out with her in the guest bedroom watching TV and I told her he could sleep in her room that night with her, if she wanted, which she did. I had a momentary thought that I should feel some jealousy that he wanted to stay with her, but I didn’t. I love seeing them get along so well and I have no doubts about how much he loves me. Well, he lasted about an hour, than he was doing his Lassie routine. Walk to the door… back to mom... bark… repeat... Wouldn’t stop until she got the message to let him out to come back to my room.
Then for Labor Day we had a bunch of people over for enchiladas. Murph was being his normal gregarious self and was following my Uncle all over. He musta walked 2 miles trotting in step with him. Then at meal time, he sat himself down right in front of my Grandmother and just willed her to drop a piece of enchilada for him. Never ventured to anybody else. Somehow deemed her the softest touch of the bunch, which as it turned out she didn’t give him anything and he knows I’ll give him something. Must like a challenge I guess.
He also got in some time playing with the kiddies and meeting and greeting everybody else too. I really didn’t see much of him most of the day, he was so busy with everybody else. As the end of the day approached and exhaustion overtook him though, I looked down from where I was sitting and there he was crashed right beside me. People were moving about and he never raised his head. I eventually got up to get something and looked back to find him following right behind me. I guess that’s why I never worry much about him or Oz or Gull sharing their love with other people, because I know at the end of the day, they always come back to me.
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