When I place her bowl outside, Drake is also there at the back door to greet me with his tail wagging. As I place the bowl down, I try to let Sasha have the first bites before Drake helps himself. Another peculiar behavior I noticed with Sasha is that her first bites is actually a mouthful of food then she wanders away from the bowl and empties her mouthful of food onto the concrete slab and commences to chow down.
When I walk away both dogs want to jump up to be petted. I have to keep them at bay so that they don't put their pawprints on my casual dress clothes. I am sometimes unsuccessful in that endeavor and an occasional pawprint is on one of my trouser leg or on my dress shoes or boots. It is their way of saying, "Thank you for breakfast."
As my wife and I leave for work, I can't help but notice both of them in the "Crow's Nest" with their heads between the balusters and their tails wagging. It is their way of saying, "Have a nice day. We will be anxiously waiting for you here when you get back."
When I ascend the stairway of my work, I glance down to see the pawprints on my boots or shoes. Do I wash it off? Nope.
If I have a rough day, all I have to do is look down and crack a smile. Good therapy.
But I know a lot of this goes on while we are away...
When we come home, Sasha and Drake are there in the "Crow's Nest" greeting us as if to say, "Welcome back home. We missed you," or, "It's about time you both got home! Let's go hike!"
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| I have been waiting for you... |
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| Exhausted from being exhausted. |
