Chloe came in with her person this morning … you might have heard me going, “SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!”
Sure she’s cute, but she’s also a badass. She went right up to a bigger dog and gave him what-for. Then she got to work killing this big pink ball:
“Don’t be fooled by my fluffy exterior. Inside me beats the heart of Big Dog.”
She came …
She shopped …
She zonkered:
Sumner has been blowing my mind lately.
He now hangs out with me behind the register during the day. Yes, up front, amid all the hubbub. He greets the first few people in the store with rumble-grumbles, but then settles in and accepts petting from everyone! My anti-social odd boy is acting sort of … normal!
Does he enjoy it? 80% of the time I think he’s just tolerating the touching, but I’ve seen him lean in for more when a particularly gifted pet-er gives him a massaging rubdown.
Even more surprising, he’s greeting canine shoppers too. I know he’s not sure how to act (he never learned proper canine signaling as a pup), so he stands very still and breathes in the other dog. The visiting dogs have been almost universally deferential, giving him little licks around the muzzle (The probably recognize that Sum isn’t speaking their language, what with the direct gaze and stillness.) He’s gotten more than a few play bows, too. I wait for the day when he returns one.
He’s learning, and I’m very proud.
Maybe he saw a little Zeke in Cage? We’re all partial to Bostons around here …
We filmed more videos for Petside.com at the store yesterday …
(I like the color of the shirt, but the shape is blouse-y bordering on maternity-wear. Damn you, empire waist!)
It was a smooth, surprisingly easy day. My canine actors (Penny, Sally, Chester, Bubba and Maizy & Patches) were sooo great!
Sally had a beef with me, though. “I knew all of my lines, but my acting partner relied on her scripts a bit too much.”
She’s right!
Shame on me. I’ve been an M.I.A. blogger for most of April, and the adorable dogs of D’town haven’t been getting the attention they deserve. Let’s fix that right now:
Ahhhh. Much better! I’ll try to be a better blogger from now on … the dogs of D’town deserve it!
