Dogvision 2
Harvest is a special dog that sees many things. I wonder what she sees? She likes to sit down at the park and relax. Sometimes when I want to get started on my day, she lays down and makes us appreciate the little piece of nature that is the park. Harvest doesn’t seem to looking at just one thing either. She follows different movements and probably different smells as well. Yesterday she rolled over when I was patting her and scratching her neck. She stretches her neck out so it is easier for me to get at the lower parts of it. That is when she makes a smile while being upside=down that makes her look like a bat. Harvest is almost 11 years old, so that makes her a very wise lady in dog years.
Sometimes she stares at me when I walk around the house. I’ve heard people say that dogs stare because they are pack animals and they keep an eye on each other. And that most dogs view the humans in the household that they like as the pack leaders. So they tend to stare at the pack leaders for information on when the next snack is becoming available.
Here's a treat for you, Harvest!
It used to be hard to get her to want to go on walks. But now I bribe her with a small dog cookie. It is funny because she will come from all the way upstairs just when I make the sound of the cookies moving around in their container. One time I made the sound for a long time because I couldn’t hear her approach. And I kept moving the cookie around and around. And then I was thinking, “Well, she isn’t coming down. Maybe she is too tired for a cookie tonight?” Then to my surprise, Harvest was standing right behind me. I was startled. What a magical friend.
Have you ever had a dog that knew how to open doors with handles? Harvest likes to come in my room late at night even though my door is closed. She scares the lion tusks out of me. I guess she is interested in blogging. Maybe one day someone will design a keyboard for dogs with very large, paw-sized buttons.
-Tyler