Saturday, December 19, 2009

I Feel Validated...

by my dog.

For someone, she only sees twice a year, Sesame still trusts and loves me.

[Awwww...]

Of all of our pets, she's the least pleasing to the crowds. With wolfish ears and a dark stocky build, she's pretty intimidating to newbies at our house whereas Sugar's the dumb blonde that likes everyone. The [smarter] guard dog of the home, Sesame's wary of strangers. So it's pretty amazing to me that she still recognizes me and not only that, wants me to pet her belly. (If you've ever read White Fang or Call of the Wild, you'll know that showing the belly is a big sign of trust and submission.)

Then today when we were at the dog park for the first time with bigger dogs, she would hide behind me expecting me to protect her. Ahh...so much for the intimidation factor, but it felt sweet to be "in" with her.

1 comment:

  1. awww this makes me miss my puppy! even though i am barely ever home, he always seems to remember me and actually whimpers when i leave again :(

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