I'm so used to saying, "Good dog."
When I walk Na'ilah, feed her, let her in the house or send her back outside, that's what I tend to say.
Now, however, I can't speak those two words without adding a question mark or an ironic comment:
"So far, so good today, Na'ilah. You haven't killed any cats."
"Na'ilah, are you a good doggie today? You aren't going to attack any cats, are you?"
John points out that she may get in trouble when I take her to Colorado for the summer. There are deer, skunks, and porcupines, not to mention moles, chipmunks, weasels, and coyotes.
I guess I'll have to keep her on a leash even though there are whole mountainsides just outside the door.
I do not want to be pulling porcupine quills out of her muzzle with a pair of pliers as I did twice for our previous dog.
When I walk Na'ilah, feed her, let her in the house or send her back outside, that's what I tend to say.
Now, however, I can't speak those two words without adding a question mark or an ironic comment:
"So far, so good today, Na'ilah. You haven't killed any cats."
"Na'ilah, are you a good doggie today? You aren't going to attack any cats, are you?"
John points out that she may get in trouble when I take her to Colorado for the summer. There are deer, skunks, and porcupines, not to mention moles, chipmunks, weasels, and coyotes.
I guess I'll have to keep her on a leash even though there are whole mountainsides just outside the door.
I do not want to be pulling porcupine quills out of her muzzle with a pair of pliers as I did twice for our previous dog.
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