The Joys of Homecoming
I always look forward to coming home from work and not just because it means I’m done working. I like to come home because once I get all my knickknacks out the car and walk through the garage, I am greeted by two dog butts moving left and right at approximately the speed of sound.
Sometimes, if I’m lucky, the Mrs. even joins in the butt shaking (woohoo!); though more often I get a smooch. Then, after telling the dogs down a couple of times, I make my way to the nightstand to unload my pockets. At this point, Politically Correct Dog has found some toy or treat that he wants to show me. He brings it in, prances around, lays it at my feet, and scurries around for more. I scratch his head and tell him he’s a good boy.
Politically Incorrect Dog loves when I go to the nightstand. This is when he jumps up on the bed then jumps into my arms for a hug. It’s awkward because he weighs over seventy pounds but it is worth it. I realize I could be teaching him bad habits but thankfully he has yet to jump into anyone else’s arms. But how can you turn down dog hugs?
February 18th, 2004 at 3:31 pm
Dog-Named-After-Politically-Incorrect-Sport is enthusiastic about me coming home, too, and it’s great. However, while playing with two Dogs-Who-Fetch-Murdered-Waterfowl yesterday, he got stepped on and may have broken a toe. (X-Rays are unnecessary because, even if he did break it rather than bruise it, they wouldn’t be able to splint it anyway. It will heal on its own). D’oh!
In the meantime, at the ripe young age of 12 weeks, our dog has progressed to Prescription Painkiller-Addicted-Dog.
February 18th, 2004 at 3:52 pm
Politically Correct Dog has had three broken toes (three different toes: one from rabbitt chasing and turning to fast, one from running through barbed wire, and one caused by a door). They never gave him pain meds and he seems no worse for wear.
February 18th, 2004 at 5:45 pm
My black lab wags her butt so fast it seems like it ought to fall off. It’s so cute!
Lucky man, you’ve got twice the cuteness!