As I've said, there aren't a lot of advantages to dog + baby, especially when you are minus yard. The ticks, the grooming, the occasional vomit, but mostly the additional responsibility to animate creatures when your human creature already keeps you on a very demanding schedule can become the straws that break your back. I'm sure it's my change in perspective, but Billy and Sugar seem even more onerous lately. First, there is a man who lives in a tent in an adjacent park. Well, he lives there sometimes. That's why we call him the Drifter. Billy runs up and inspects the tent regularly, much to my horror, but I suppose the day he gets Drifter-punched, he'll learn. Sugar recently happened upon the Drifter's toilet. Hint: no indoor plumbing ... or doors. I am not going to go into any further details but know that she didn't only take notes. Then Billy, besides irking tent-dwellers, has long been known to get amorous with a pillow now and again. Five years into his life, however, he's gotten ... skilled at this particular forbidden love. I did not realize what a prude I was until Rondoodle Jeremy (as we now call him) put on his last performance.
I love dogs. I even love my dogs. But they are taking a lot and not giving much. You see, we'd had dreams of dogs that were baby-tolerant. But they run away at every turn, hardly submitting to a pet. It's frustrating but there's not much to be done. Obviously running away is allowed, but is it so much to ask that they put up with a little baby abuse in exchange for cleaning up their biohazard selves, paying muchos euros to keep their furs trimmed, and even access to the occasional batter bowl? To that end, here is Billy, earning his keep for once, getting jousted by a happy baby and her Swiffer stick.
That was so tolerant of Billy. She was loving it so much that she needed a drink at the end. Billy will play with her when she's a little older. Now she is so unpredictable and let's face it, she would scare most little dogs with big hearts and limited number of courageous genes.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you do it cousin, I've been admiring your perseverance. I sent my tiny dog to a loving home (with a girlfriend in it) when JE was about 1 mo old. I almost wish I could tell you that I regretted not trying harder, but I don't..:) I am in awe of how you guys took them with you and take such good care of them during a move to another country AND having a baby. I think you've earned some points somewhere.
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