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Dog’s At Play

Pups at work

Now that my husband is working in the Big City, he takes Ozzie with him and stays all week at my father's house in Palo Alto.  It is a complicated arrangement, but both my daughter Sara and her little dog Remy stay at my dad's during the week as well.  Luckily Ozzie and Remy are terrific friends.  They have been since Sara brought Puppy Remy over to meet Ozzie for the first time.

Remy & Ozzie 2

Look at that picture of Ozzie inspecting Tiny Rem.  Tiny Rem has a worried look on his little face, but it will be ok.  Ozzie is smiling with glee, because he can tell that little ball of fluff is going to grow up to be a Playmate and Friend.  And he did.  Ozzie and Remy play all week long, and when they aren't playing, they are napping together.  Oh now and then they get into mischief too, like a couple weeks ago when Dad opened the door for the Clark Pest Control guy, and both dogs scooted past him and out into the cul de sac where they raced around like maniacs for a half hour before coming back home.  These dogs have a real relationship with each other that is lovely to observe.  They LIKE each other.  They are buddies. 

Back at the homestead in Salinas, Sophie and I are on our own.  Now, this may actually be an arrangement that Sophie prefers, since she had shown time and again that she thinks Ozzie is a big dumb goofball and should be put in his place.  But still.

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I think she might miss the old fuzz ball.  She just sits and stares out the window in my sewing room.  I know I am anthropomorphizing here, but do you think she is wishing she had Ozzie home to play with her?  Or maybe she is just bored, not having anyone to torment and boss around?  Besides me, that is?

But, no.  I think she really does miss him.  She tried to play her favorite game where she hides under the dust ruffle of the sewing room bed.  When Ozzie is home, his role is to bark and try to get her to come out from under the bed.  They play this game for hours until Ozzie gets too excited and Sophie has to come out and smack him.

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I tried to play with her, but it just wasn't the same.

34 responses to “Dog’s At Play”

  3. One of my Maltese will sit outside my daughter’s room with the saddest look on his face when she is away. He’ll just sit there, and sit there. It’s really sad actually. But cute too in a way.

  4. One of my Maltese will sit outside my daughter’s room with the saddest look on his face when she is away. He’ll just sit there, and sit there. It’s really sad actually. But cute too in a way.

  11. I think dogs definitely notice the absence of other pets. My dog got very cuddly after we had to have the cat put to sleep. Either he “misses” her, or he understands what happened and is afraid, LOL!!
    Terriers are especially smart and intuitive, so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Sophie is missing Ozzie.

  12. I think dogs definitely notice the absence of other pets. My dog got very cuddly after we had to have the cat put to sleep. Either he “misses” her, or he understands what happened and is afraid, LOL!!
    Terriers are especially smart and intuitive, so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Sophie is missing Ozzie.

  17. We don’t know what we have until it’s gone do we? I think Sophie misses Ozzie. As for Remi OMG how cute! I’ve had 2 westies over the years and hope to get another one day. I just love that breed. That puppy picture brings back memories of my Jessie, gone 5 years now; she was 14 when she passed. I had her since she was 10 weeks. I still miss her! OK enough babbling.

  18. We don’t know what we have until it’s gone do we? I think Sophie misses Ozzie. As for Remi OMG how cute! I’ve had 2 westies over the years and hope to get another one day. I just love that breed. That puppy picture brings back memories of my Jessie, gone 5 years now; she was 14 when she passed. I had her since she was 10 weeks. I still miss her! OK enough babbling.

  19. Oh I think she does miss Ozzie…look at her face…I’ll bet you just don’t bark like Ozzie does, so you’re not as much fun…LOL!

  20. Oh I think she does miss Ozzie…look at her face…I’ll bet you just don’t bark like Ozzie does, so you’re not as much fun…LOL!

  23. Maybe you weren’t barking just right when you tried to play the game with her Nicole. (just kidding of course). I know when one of my pups is at the vet or groomers, the other just paces nervously at the top of the stair until their best bud arrives safely home. One thing about the game though. My little Schnauzer mix plays a version of that and I know she thinks she is hiding, but her rear end, stubby little tail and hind legs stick out from under the bed instead of her nose and paws, LOL. I have to say to that both my dogs favor the game “What’s that under the blanket?” especially in the middle of the night when I shift my feet around. Ah well, as Jean puts it so perfectly…Somebody tell me what we would do without our dogs!!!!! I for one, would be completely lost.

  24. Maybe you weren’t barking just right when you tried to play the game with her Nicole. (just kidding of course). I know when one of my pups is at the vet or groomers, the other just paces nervously at the top of the stair until their best bud arrives safely home. One thing about the game though. My little Schnauzer mix plays a version of that and I know she thinks she is hiding, but her rear end, stubby little tail and hind legs stick out from under the bed instead of her nose and paws, LOL. I have to say to that both my dogs favor the game “What’s that under the blanket?” especially in the middle of the night when I shift my feet around. Ah well, as Jean puts it so perfectly…Somebody tell me what we would do without our dogs!!!!! I for one, would be completely lost.

  27. I NEVER tire of your dog stories and pictures. That looks like a stuffed animal peeking out from under the bed!
    I noticed Tiny Rem’s ears where down and found that curious, then I read online that they stand up by themselves between 3 and 6 months, if the hair is kept trimmed!! What would we do without the internet?

  28. I NEVER tire of your dog stories and pictures. That looks like a stuffed animal peeking out from under the bed!
    I noticed Tiny Rem’s ears where down and found that curious, then I read online that they stand up by themselves between 3 and 6 months, if the hair is kept trimmed!! What would we do without the internet?