Forum Moderators: open
When I returned the next morning to wrap up the work, the owners weren't there but the beast was still in their office. He wasn't menacing in any way, so I sat down at the boss's computer and started work. In seconds, he was poking my arm with his nose, clearly wanting some attention. So, as I continued working, I patted his head a few times.
Bad move. This was all the encouragement he needed to attempt to become the world's largest lap dog. He wiggled between me and the computer, pushing my chair back. He proceeded to leap up, putting his paws on my shoulders and licking my face furiously. I didn't want to open my mouth to tell him, "Down!" for fear of becoming even more intimate with him.
I finally managed to thrust him off me, and got him to sit. My face was soaked, and my khakis were spotted by slobber marks and covered in dog hair. Very professional.
The whole time I was hoping none of the client's staff would walk in the door. I could imagine them thinking, "Geez, we pay these clowns by the hour and all they do is play with the darn dog..." I briefly wondered if this was one of those "hidden video" stunts and someone was taping the whole episode, but this wasn't reality TV, it was just reality.
Eventually, the creature tired of trying to entice me to play with him and went to sleep. Now I know why I stay out of the field... :)
Large Belgian Shepherd and small energetic Staffie-x
I live and work in a environement 'rich' in dog hair and slobber.
I take regular breaks to roll around on the floor with a 'indestructalbe fluffy toy' and 1yr old boxer/labrador who just thinks that the entire world centers around play.
Fantastic!
Roger, you missed out ;)
Nick
SN
Her favorite is to nudge my arm so her head gets underneath it, then rest her chin on my mousepad, hoping by displacing my mouse that I will then use that hand to pet her with. I must admit, it usually works, but she's pretty darn cute, too, and she has that sad puppy dog look down pat ;)
She also comes in very handy on cold nights when I am working late - instant foot warmer :)
Just throw a ball two or three times - five meters is far enough. *If* the lab jumps after a ball that often he'll be so tired that you can continue your work for at least one hour without getting disturbed by him. :)
Or give him a shoe or something that takes a while to get dissected ...
Bamboo, the lab of a friend of mine just had a plastic porsche for breakfast (damn, it's beeen a very cool toy from the 50's - now around 30 small parts). However, we had a 1/2 hour breakfast without getting "disturbed by dog kisses". :P
- The Lab before i had breakfast [homepage.mac.com]
- The Porsche after the lab's breakfast [homepage.mac.com]
Can we have a separate labrador forum on here please Brett? ;)
Hehehe, that's one of the best things with pets (dogs 'n cats). The more one doesn't like them, the more they like one. A friend of mine is a cat paranoid. He hates to have a cat sitting on his knees or being contacted too much by cats. Guess what - my four cats *always* surround him in group and try to convince him about their love. :D
errr.. you just described my normal working day.
I'm a SOHO web person. I consider myself lucky. I brought my dog home at 8 weeks old and she's going on 5 years now. Unlike most dog owners who spend lots of time away from their dog I'm with mine all day and all night except for short errands and she likes to ride shotgun on those.
If not for my dog and my girlfriend's dog I'd be lost now. They're as much a part of my daily routine as everything else now.
Ohps.
Don't! ... go, nah, don't do that, that's bad, go sniff this nice tree ...! :D
We're picking up another dog today, a Blue Heeler. Starting to look like Doctor Doolittle's place around here.
>>infidelity didn't go undetected
We've got a jealous little Feist that can't stand it if you happen to pet any of the dogs but her. If I come home with the scent of another dog on me she takes one sniff and stalks away to pout. Amazing how dogs can pout isn't it?
Many dogs tend to be a one person dog too. Bailey (my dog) loves Ivana dearly but even when they're curled up in front of the telly I only have to go to the bathroom and she leaps up to see what I'm doing.
When Ivana tells her to do somthing, she looks at me, to see if she really has too ;)
Nick
Nice pic Yidaki. Made me yawn. ;)
Nick
OT:
>telly
Wasn't this a oz synonym?
>Made me yawn.
hehehe ... yawning is good for your health, dg. :)
Two Great Boxers, 2 Mastiffs, two Australian shepherds and the Fiest. Toss in two barn cats, a cockatoo a cockatiel and now, Maggie. I want to be Noah when I grow up. ;)
Nick
>I want to be Noah when I grow up. ;)
ROFL! I'm a good skipper, btw! ·)
Careful what you wish for, all big dogs seem to think they are lapdogs. :) Even the cockatoo thinks it is a lapdog...
>>Never get bored
Nope, visits to the vet are always exciting too. I don't think anyone ever really plans on owning lots of pets, it just kind of happens. Then you wake up one day and look around at all the food bowls.
We begin to behave like pets!? Count the emoticons ... :)
I like her ears!
That's you, right hand? We probably have a similiar hair growth problem... :D
Oh geez, and I thought we were bad. Our Zoo [cricketsworld.com] We know all the vet specialists in town. Not to mention, some in other towns. We have a goldfish that can't swim and gets handfed every day. Our German Shepherd now needs eye drops every day because she has Pannus - we bought her some Doggles [doggles.com] to protect her eyes and she looks so cool in them. Our Shih Tzu has allergies and needs shots. She was the scroungiest looking, worst smelling rescue that there ever was. We didn't know what we were going to do with her, but we couldn't leave her at the shelter...she saw us and wagged her tail in a circle. Who could resist that?
The African Grey yells out to me all day, "Hi, Nancy-mom!", so even though I work at home, I'm never lonely. If I was ever lonely at home, all I would have to do is say, "Who wants a cookie?" and everyone would come running. It's amazing how they can learn things like cookie, bone, etc., but "No!" seems beyond their grasp.
>right
Yeah, that's me. I'm not bald though ;) I shave my hair completely once every couple of weeks though...
Nick
