Who is the Master of the House?
Since I have been incredibly lucky to be able to take Cody to work since I've had him, he's never left my sight for more than 2 hours at a time. And usually for those two hours, he'll be with a puppy-sitter.
Today, I left Cody in the car for three and a half hours while I was watching Les Miserables (and thus the title of the post). Being a new mom, I only thought about bladder time, which I knew he would be able to handle. However, I never took into account the abandonment factor. When I got back to the car, he was furious with me. He growled and would not even let me pet him or put his leash on to take him potty.
Feeling completely guilty as we were driving home, I decided to take him to the dog park as a treat - completely hoping that he'll forgive me in that time. Even in the half hour car ride, he still refused to let me pet him (he sat in the front seat). When we arrived at the dog park, he was still growling at me when I led him out of the car. During the first 15 minutes, he completely ignored me and growled again when I tried to pet him.
As I was beginning to think he would never forgive me, 15 minutes later, in the middle of his play, he stopped, came to me, and licked me with a "That's a good girl for taking me to the park after you abandoned me for 3 and a half hours" greeting. On the ride home, he was back to himself, let me pet him, and licked my hand.
The things parents will do to beg forgiveness...
Tip of the day: You are probably not the master of the house.
Since I have been incredibly lucky to be able to take Cody to work since I've had him, he's never left my sight for more than 2 hours at a time. And usually for those two hours, he'll be with a puppy-sitter.
Today, I left Cody in the car for three and a half hours while I was watching Les Miserables (and thus the title of the post). Being a new mom, I only thought about bladder time, which I knew he would be able to handle. However, I never took into account the abandonment factor. When I got back to the car, he was furious with me. He growled and would not even let me pet him or put his leash on to take him potty.
Feeling completely guilty as we were driving home, I decided to take him to the dog park as a treat - completely hoping that he'll forgive me in that time. Even in the half hour car ride, he still refused to let me pet him (he sat in the front seat). When we arrived at the dog park, he was still growling at me when I led him out of the car. During the first 15 minutes, he completely ignored me and growled again when I tried to pet him.
As I was beginning to think he would never forgive me, 15 minutes later, in the middle of his play, he stopped, came to me, and licked me with a "That's a good girl for taking me to the park after you abandoned me for 3 and a half hours" greeting. On the ride home, he was back to himself, let me pet him, and licked my hand.
The things parents will do to beg forgiveness...
Tip of the day: You are probably not the master of the house.
posted by Phoebe @ 7:18 PM
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