You know, dogs are much more perceptive than humans tend to think. Despite the wet noses and wagging tails we are actually creatures of quite high intelligence! We are very observant, and with the use of our heightened senses, we notice quite a lot more than humans. For example, an old cookie crumb that happened to fall and be pushed under the refrigerator would be left forgotten by a mere human, but for us dogs… ooh, the scent is so alluring! We just can't get our minds off of the thought of that poor, lonely crumb being wasted! So we paw and paw at the floor until our human gets down on their hands and knees and cleans under the fridge. What would you poor creatures do without us? We help you clean your house, we give you a loving companion that just happens to laugh when you fall on your-
Anyway, I've gotten off track. The point of my ramblings is only this: a simple question. How do humans miss so much of the blatantly obvious? Not that I'm blaming you, because that would be rude of me and I am a very kind dog. I would never do such a thing! As a dog, you think that I am merely there to be your friend and lick you and be petted and loved in return, however that is not the case. As I began earlier, dogs are very observant. Now, you may think that our skills in observation are simply used for food and love and all of the lovely things that I mentioned before, but this is simply not true, I assure you! We love to watch humans converse with their friends and family (after all, I only have my human so what else would I do?). We love humans so much that we have become very aware of their emotions. Us dogs love to attempt to help in their love lives, (and we honestly apologize if they find us a burden in our endeavor to be of use to them) and we find great joy in knowing if it all works out!
So I am going to give you a very long, and possibly extremely drawn out example of this, for I take great joy in my accomplishment! Not that I'm bragging, because once again I am a very good dog and would never do such an ungodly act such as that. Now, where to begin… the beginning of course!
When my master, Peter, brought the man with the hat home with him for the first time, I wasn't sure what to think. I knew that Master loves to have friends over, but he seemed very stressed and aggravated (of course I lovingly laid my head on his lap to comfort him; I would not be a good dog if I hadn't. But that is beside the point.) about this new, strange man being in his house. However, my other master Elizabeth did not seem to mind his company, so I did not attack him. I wanted to, because he was making Peter very angry but I refrained. After all, my temptation is my demise (as I have learned from stealing even the slightest of nibbles from Elizabeth's lovely cooking)!
Look at me; I'm getting off track again! I humbly apologize. Anyway, the man (who I soon learned went by the name of Caffrey – or was it Neal?) was always very nice to me, and didn't seem vicious in any meaning of the word. I decided that I would let him come over more, if he wanted to. He even helped Elizabeth clean up after dinner, which made me very happy. I always tried to help her but I got in trouble, so I was glad that she found more acceptable help. After Neal left, my masters went up to their bed where Peter let out a great big sigh, which worried me immensely! I leapt into his lap and showered him with kisses, and I wagged my tail when he laughed. Once I was sure that he would be okay and was not leaking air anywhere, I dismounted the bed and decided to keep watch at the doorway.
I eavesdropped (it is one of my faults) on their conversation as I lay by the door.
"I think that he is a very nice young man," Elizabeth commented with a great big smile on her face. "You should let him come over more often; he seemed to really like it here."
"Elle, this is what he does! He loads on the charm, cases the place, and then suddenly everything valuable that we own is MIA. It's who he is," Peter explained.
"Honey, in case you didn't notice, he was very respectful of your boundaries. He didn't flirt with me much, and he was very careful not to say anything that would make you not let him come back." I knew that Elizabeth was always the voice of reason for Peter, and I was glad when he sighed again and nodded. He knew not to fight with her, because she is very strong willed. "Let's have him over again for dinner this weekend, and if he steals anything we can ban him from our home, sound good?"
Peter hummed in thought, and seeing Elizabeth's determined expression he nodded. As they turned off the lights and rolled over in bed, I stayed awake to ponder what had happened.
There was something about this new person that seemed to have Peter very confused. I wasn't sure, however, on what type of confusion it was. I decided that I would watch very carefully when Neal came over this weekend, because I had never seen Master act this way around another male figure before.
I was very confused.
