Yesterday, right at lunchtime, a cute, little brown Shih Tzu pranced in my front door with her owner and promptly jumped up on my couch and made herself comfortable! I am dog-sitting my good friend’s dog for the next 14 days or so while they are on vacation in the states for the holidays. I have dog and house sat her before, but only in her own home with her human teenage family too! This time it’s just my son and me, and it’s in my own home, which the dog has never even visited before. Needless to say, I was a bit concerned how she would adjust to her new surroundings, and I found that she didn’t have any trouble until we left her to go back to school and work for 4 hours after she arrived. Unfortunately, according to my new neighbors, a fair amount of barking went on in the house when the dog was left alone. Hey, it was her first four hours in a totally new place with a temporary family. Who wouldn’t feel a little bit out of sorts!
Today, she seems much better, but I also left the TV on for her with music, and I made sure all the shades which would give her a view of outside (and thus things to bark at) were drawn so she couldn’t see what was happening outside, and I don’t think she barked as much, but I really don’t know. So, for now, I am coming to pick her up or sending my son to do so after school each day and bringing her back to my office for the last hour or two, just in case, and last night, we even walked her to the snack bar with us where my son waited outside while I purchased dinner to go. As long as we are with her, she is as quiet as a mouse. It comes down to a need for companionship, and it is common for all of us, no matter what species or category we fall into in this world! We all get lonely sometimes. We all need someone to come home to and spend quality time with. I can’t blame her for wanting us to be with her all the time. I wish I could be with her all the time. I wish my boys could be with me all the time. I wish my boyfriend could just live on the same island even, so we could at least attempt to be together all the time! ;) It’s just the way God made us and animals too! We want and need to have companionship in some form. All I can say tonight is it’s a blessing to be loved and have someone to love.
Today, she seems much better, but I also left the TV on for her with music, and I made sure all the shades which would give her a view of outside (and thus things to bark at) were drawn so she couldn’t see what was happening outside, and I don’t think she barked as much, but I really don’t know. So, for now, I am coming to pick her up or sending my son to do so after school each day and bringing her back to my office for the last hour or two, just in case, and last night, we even walked her to the snack bar with us where my son waited outside while I purchased dinner to go. As long as we are with her, she is as quiet as a mouse. It comes down to a need for companionship, and it is common for all of us, no matter what species or category we fall into in this world! We all get lonely sometimes. We all need someone to come home to and spend quality time with. I can’t blame her for wanting us to be with her all the time. I wish I could be with her all the time. I wish my boys could be with me all the time. I wish my boyfriend could just live on the same island even, so we could at least attempt to be together all the time! ;) It’s just the way God made us and animals too! We want and need to have companionship in some form. All I can say tonight is it’s a blessing to be loved and have someone to love.
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