It's A Dog's World

Our dog, Emmy, turns out to be a good dog.

She doesn't bark when other dogs bark, she barks and gets threatening when people encroach on our land, she is loving and affectionate, and trainable.

At this point, we don't tie her up at night. She sleeps in the garage, which is open, or out on the patio without running off.

When I drive off, she runs a hundred feet down the road, stops and comes back.

I will confess that we tie her up when both of us leave together. It seems like to much to expect from a 9 month old dog to stay put when the house is vacant.

All of this has lulled us to sleep.

Yella got in the car this morning without Emmy. That pissed her off! She loves Yella and wants to do whatever Yella is doing.

As Yella drove down our road (translate: farm path), Emmy went about 100 feet and stopped. Just like she always does...

Then, she looked back over her shoulder at me...making eye contact...I believe I saw defiance in her gaze...turned around and rocketed down the road after Yella.

I didn't believe she could move that fast...like she was shot out of a canon. There was no way I even considered running after her.

She was gone!

Damn dog! Just when I was singing her praises.

Oh well, Yella will see her on the way home and all will be alright.

Yella returns without the dog.

Uh oh!

We lined the new gardener out on his first day with us and plan on driving out to find the damn dog. (Notice how "Emmy" is now "the damn dog")

Just as we are about to load up in the car, she returns.

Impressive! She was gone a good 30 minutes to where ever.

All in all, this is one good dog. I hope she doesn't screw it up.