Fudge Likes Her Me Time!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Today, Vern went with the dog sitter and Fudge and I went to the Assisted Living Place where I volunteer. There are a couple of ladies there that love Fudge and asked me to bring her to visit. When we are out in our yard, Fudge reacts to every living creature she sees....rabbits, squirrels, birds, etc. and even a falling acorn sends her on quest to find that sound. When I take her to see the residents that live at this facility, it is like I have a different dog than the one that plays outside. She is so wonderful, I can't even put it into words. She was loving, calm, and very well behaved today and even rolled on her back to try and get some belly rubs. I think she almost fell asleep she was so relaxed. She sat for treats, sat for her picture to be taken by several people, offered her paw, and let anyone who wanted to give her a hug, hug her.

 

Fudge loves our dog sitter, but lately she wants to stay home with me. Vern doesn't even look back as he is loaded in her car. Out of sight, out of mind, as far as Vern is concerned. When I shut the door after Vern left, I turned back to look at Fudge and told her, "It's just you and me, kid," and I swear she was prancing around the room. I know she loves Vern, but doesn't she look like she is smiling a little in these pictures?

 

Does this look like grief and longing to see Vern, to you?

 

Lots of employees stopped by too, to give Fudge a hug and take her picture and two people wanted to take her home. One woman stopped in with her young grandson who wanted to see Fudge. The woman put him down right in front of Fudge and Fudge very gently leaned over and gave him a sweet kiss. He, in turn, let out a blood curdling scream that caught us all by surprise, including Fudge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She cocked her head and looked at me like "what just happened?"

 

Later, the woman walked by Fudge again and the little boy had recovered and said, "bye, bye doggie!" We stayed a little while longer and came home and played a rousing game of fetch the ball, which is Fudge's favorite thing to do and I gave her a little peanut butter. As far as Fudge is concerned, it doesn't get much better!  I could tell, though, that she was really missing Vern.

 

 

 

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

PS  The one with Fudge on her back with the ball in her mouth should be a calendar photo!

[Bonnie and Kona]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Bonnie!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I loved that photo too, because it is sometimes so hard to capture her personality in a photo. Thank you!

[Sue, Lola, Pongo & Hubby]

aw, a little vacation time for Fudge!!! What a good day!!

[Sue, Lola, Pongo & Hubby]

P.S. I can't get enough of your photo additions to your blog/forum threads. Honestly....Macaulay Culkin?! GENIUS!!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Sometimes, the old brain cells still fire :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Sue, for your nice comments :)

[Donna K & Quincy]

Laurie, what a wonderful girl's day, minus the earthquake of course.  Fudge you are truly a special girl and good job on not reacting to the screamer, glad you are resting up while you are waiting for Vern to come home. I hope Vern wasn't scared by the earthquake. Love the pictures especially the one where she is staring at the ball, it always amuses me the way they stare as if they can make it move by willing it to do so.

DH was out with Quincy a couple of days ago and ran into an older gentleman who fell in love with Quincy. Quincy, who for the most part just ignores people, went over and put his head on the man's knees to get his ears rubbed. The gentleman wanted to buy Quincy but DH just told him if he sold him the doodle it would be a two for one because if he came home without the dog he'd have nowhere to live either.  BTW the gentleman who wanted to buy Quincy will be 100 in Oct, not quite sure how long he expects to live.

[Bonnie and Kona]

What a precious story! It makes me sad to think about what will happen when I am too old to care for a dog.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

Donna that is SO adorable! I think Quincy has a 6th sense about people....I know Daisy does. She acts the same way except for a few select. She does however adore children - 100% of the time.

[BG and Gavin]

Lisa you are right!  I feel that same way sometimes about Gavin.  A few weeks ago we were at an outdoor party.  Gavin played with two other dogs there and then surveyed the crowd of about 30 or so and promptly sought out a poor old man with Parkinson's that was trembling terribly.  He layed down right at his feet and stayed there for a good half hour.  I swear the trembling lessened as he stroked Gavin and talked to him.