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Christmasandnewyear report

January 4th 2009 06:28

Hi, Big Brindle here. Just thought I'd pop in and say hello. Short Black says hi too. (That's us above, up close and cosy, settled for a nice nap.)

If you'd like to know what's been happening, we've just been through something our Humans call christmasandnewyear, and I have to tell you, it was tiring. People everywhere, and not one of them understood that patting hours are 6-8am and 6-8pm. The rest of the time, of course, is for sleep, but every time we dozed off some new Human would arrive and want to pat and fondle and coo. You'd think they had never seen a greyhound before.

Especially a sleeping one.

The thing is, all these Humans walking through our front door, and only one of them had the courtesy to bring a dog. Here she is, sitting on her Human's lap.

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Her name is Prilly, and she's a frilly Maltese terrier. Something of a difficult house guest, too. We tried to be nice, sniffing subtly and panting politely, but, well, I think she prefers dogs who stand closer to floor level. When I first said hello, she cringed. I thought she was about to make a little puddle. She calmed down pretty quickly, but spent most of the afternoon camped on her Human.

It's the old communication problem: how can you bond with someone who's too short to sniff your bum?

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Posted By: Chris Champion - Category: Greyhound, Maltese terrier, Christmas

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Comment by Tracy

January 4th 2009 06:30

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That's a good question, Chris... but I don't know the answer.

Comment by Chris Champion

January 4th 2009 06:35

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Damn, Tracy, I was hoping you'd be able to answer that one for me.

Comment by HoundChef

January 4th 2009 06:38

Lay down, at the level of the short one until he or she gets a good sniff. Just stay quietly until they realize that you can get "short" too, at least until you stand up. Oh, and have their human put them on something that lets them be at your eye level. They won't feel so short, I do that when Zeus gets too rambunctous, he's taller than me, by a lot, but when i stand on the bed I'm taller than him and we can play pretty good, at least until mom yells because she's trying to sleep. Anyway give the laying (lying) down thing a try next time, then the eye level thing see if that works.

Roux 'b Doux (with mom typing)

Comment by Chris Champion

January 4th 2009 06:55

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Roux, you sound like you've been around for a few tail wags. Thanks for the advice. Next time I see frilly Prilly, I'll hit the deck and let her complete the pleasantries.