I strived to restrict our dog to ‘dog areas’, namely downstairs, off the good carpet and definitely not on the bed
Ranjana Srivastava's relationship with Odie ‘has evolved from carer to companion’.A big dog has suddenly cornered mine in the dog park. I am furious but hold my tongue, conceding that its elderly owner could not have intervened any faster.
“Were you on your phone? Why weren’t you paying attention? How could you let this happen?” Questions from my own repertoire would have come back to bite me. Of course, they would beget their own loaded questions in return: whoeverything? Why was the dog on a walk between meetings and not after school? But as I often point out to no one who is listening, the dog is ours and we owe him our care..
When someone comes home, the first “person” to be greeted is the dog. There is a dash to rescue him from his kennel outside, nestled in a corner and shielded from the elements. Sometimes, our outings are constrained by his needs. Too dark, too rainy or too cold and the kids resist putting him outdoors.
The dog needs boundaries, I warned, as Odie clambered on to laps and snuggled at various feet, ensconced in the folds of a blanket. Then, like a stealthy invader, he crept up the stairs. And then one day, behold, he was on the big bed where we congregate for family time. I screeched and Odie jumped off. He tried again and I growled. But Odie can read vibes. He knew that the consensus view maintained that shoving an innocent dog off the communal bed was not the done thing.Odie won.
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