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Tip Tap Tip Tap

Tip tap tip tap tip tap. They are coming much faster now.
I said Mama is taking a nigh-night.
That is dog-speak for do you want to snuggle up against your mama?
She is seven, we rescued her almost six years ago.
She loves a good snuggly night-night.
They say a dog can understand as much as a two-year-old child.
Our dog understands that when Daddy is in the kitchen, and the refrigerator door opens,
She has a good chance of scoring a piece of beef, chicken, sausage, or hot dog.
She also knows if it is Mama in the kitchen, she might as well stay on the couch with her tongue hanging out.
I do not share the way he does.  I do not think an eighteen inch dog needs to weigh 200 pounds.
He had cockers. He knows all about them.
Tip. Tap. Tip. Tap.
I just lost her to the sound of the refrigerator door opening.

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Rhona Mcferran Date: 10/1/2018 3:27:00 PM "I just lost her to the sound of the refrigerator door opening" ;D This brought back memories. My husband had our dog so spoiled!! She was my baby, until he was anywhere NEAR the kitchen! Login to Reply

M. L. Kiser Date: 10/1/2018 9:15:00 AM "They say a dog can understand as much as a two-year-old child." They don't know dogs. All four-leggeds, winged and scaled beings know way more than the human animal! Need proof? What species is the most violent and destructive? Bingo! BTW I have a cat that does the same thing; she can hear that fridge door opening, even if she's outside. I truly enjoyed this one. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/1/2018 10:29:00 AM She turns into a rocket ship when he opens a candy bar.