Chapter 11
I am in the room sitting and looking at Captain's picture, no one else is around. I have made a most interesting discovery. As anyone knows, dogs and people do not speak the same language. As a dog I understand people mostly by their body language and their tone of voice. After a bit I learn words and find out what they want when they say them to me. It's not ideal, but it works and we do learn to communicate. Being petted and treats help a lot too!
People also have a certain smell to them, and I am not being unkind. All creatures have a scent and dogs are much more attuned to this. I know who each of my people are by the way they smell. That is one of the odd things about Captain. He doesn't smell, or rather, it's so faint that only a dog could pick up on it. It's like someone that has left this world, but that is impossible, isn't it? I have heard stories of fellow dogs, even cats for God's sake, being able to see the dead but I never believed it. Is he truly on the other side? Something is not right about him, that much I know.
But I think I may surprise him and tell him my biggest secret today. It will be fun, and I know I will shock him. I have learned that I actually understand what he says, every word. And to some extent I can feel the things he feels. I could do without that part of things but he is interesting and I do like to torment him. I growl at the portrait but Captain doesn't appear. Maybe I will have to surprise him tomorrow.