How Do You Greet Your Doodle?

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Recently, Jane (Jane, Guinness & Murphy) wrote a discussion about "Our Energy."  She talked about how her DH would get her dogs so excited before taking them for a walk that they did not listen. All through her discussion, I was thinking about when I return home and saying to myself, "I do that...yep, that too...uh oh, I do that." My husband has long said that I contribute to the "excitement" level in our house.  Several times he has said that he thinks loud noises are contributing to the dog's energy levels.  The last time he said it, I had to stop singing long enough to ask him what were the loud noises he kept mentioning and all he said was, "I wonder."  Now, I have read tons of dog training books and I know what I am not supposed to be doing, but I just can't help myself.

 

We are homebodies, my DH and I, and most of the time when I travel, I start wishing I had Dorothy's red shoes that I could click together and get back home faster. One of the first things you see when you walk in my house is a large sign that reads It is good to be home.  My dogs are a big part of this feeling and here is the way I see it. My DH and I are in our 50's. Fudge and Vern might be the last dogs we have....our kids are grown and I don't have to set any examples. When I walk through the door, I am happy to see my dogs and I guess sometimes I do sing loudly or dance a bit, but Fudge and Vern are really the only audience I have that appreciates my dance moves and my renditions of Play that Funky Music White Dog or Sugar, Sugar, Fudgie Wudgie.

 

Truthfully, is there anyone else in your life that greets you as warmly as your dog does? When you come home, how do you greet your dog??

 

Waiting and Watching for Visitors:

 

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

I guess I admire all of you who can greet your doodles calmly, demanding that they sit and never jump.  I, though, love it when Sedona seems so excited to see me that she can hardly contain herself (especially that she's no longer sprinkling with excitement).  She's learning that my husband and I are the only ones on whom she can jump, but with us she can go to town with loves and kisses.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Deanna, It does seem like we are in the minority here....LOL!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Sounds like a pretty good greeting to me :)

[BG and Gavin]

Gavin is a respectful greeter (of us anyway).  He patiently waits at the top of the stairs until we get inside while showing an appropriate amount of joy at seeing us.  His farewell pose however, is designed to produce guilt in the people who are leaving him behind!

Leaving Pose (with chin resting on window):

 

Greeting Pose (standing at top of stairs):

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Gavin, We love both looks, but you do look a little pitiful in the leaving pose. We think you do good work :) Of course, we agree that you should never be left! Love, Fudge and Vern

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

What a good boy to stay right at the top of the stairs and wait!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Gavin, You are gorgeous!

[BG and Gavin]

Thanks for the nice comments guys.  We are very lucky as Gavin is a good boy.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Gavin, You are adorable and it breaks my heart to see you in the window looking so forelorn.  Murphy does the same and I can't tell you how many times I have changed my plans so I can include him in a car ride at least. Bella well, she doesn;t look sad, just surprised that wherever I'm going isn't all about her and how dare I leave without her. Now that she no longer gets car sick, it is more fun to take her too.

[BG and Gavin]

I tell myself that distance makes the heart grow fonder and that he needs a break from us every so often :)