Mom returns!

My wife had a long day and was exhausted. She decided to go to bed early. I was working on a few things and decided to go later. When I crawled into bed, I had to fight for space. My wife had left the whole side of the bed and lots of covers. Nittany, our Lhasa-Apsa – Bichon Frise mix, however, left little room for me. Of course, she was hogging my side of the bed and showed little desire to give up her spot.

I wrote a few weeks ago about how my wife was away for the week and Nittany, who considers her a favorite, had to get used to spending more time with me. Nittany’s love of me was definitely short-lived. The moment my wife made her return, Nittany dropped me like a hot potato.

Here’s what I mean: 

–I go to sleep, she’s in my spot. 

–Nittany is house-trained, but she still leaves little surprises for me, guess where, right next to my bed or outside my office. (I consider them her way of leaving me little threats. It’s her way of saying, “Momma goes again and look what will happen to you buddy!” Of course, I could be watching too many mafia-related crime related movies. What do you think?)

–I feed Nittany and she doesn’t move from her perch. My wife ooohs and aaah at her and says the same thing about her food being out and Nittany jumps down and her tail starts wagging. She runs to her bowl and acts excited like it’s Christmas morning.

–When she wants to go out, Nittany comes and stands right next to me. It doesn’t matter that I’ve just come into the room and she’s been laying next to my wife for the past hour. I’ve got one job in her mind, take care of her every need.

–I’m in my office working. Of course, Nittany picks that moment to start barking at some squirrel outside in the yard. I yell to Nittany my thanks for saving me from the atrocious and horrible squirrel, but she doesn’t think that shows enough appreciation. She continues barking until I get up from desk, walk downstairs, and pat her on the head. The squirrel is long gone, but Nittany still wants her praise.

Oh, goodness, this dog hates me. 

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