A man's best friend

Although Molly has some affection for me, clearly it’s Mr Glis. who’s captured her heart. When he’s away, it’s evident she misses him and feels sad.  Generally it’s Mr Glis who feeds and walks her in a morning but I walk her at other times so it’s disappointing when she strains to go after him should he and I go in different directions.  To cap it all, there is no rapturous, squirming, yelping reception on my return from a stay away.  An extra tail wag is all that she bestows on me at best.  Mr Glis, on the other hand…..

Canine Thoughts

What thoughts go through a dog’s mind?  Our 8 year old mongrel seems to understand when our conversations are about her or an activity she enjoys. I don’t know if it’s our unconscious use of a different tone of voice or if she recognises certain word sounds that have a happy connotation for her but she can be lying in her bed, at peace with herself and the world and then, in the middle of a discussion, for no apparent reason, she will begin to wag her tail or get up and sit, looking expectantly at us.  I wonder why?