tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post1718253309905178405..comments2023-10-26T09:36:36.638-04:00Comments on Three Dogs and a Couch: It’s the little thingsHeather Pedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-12607795755626133762012-10-15T19:51:40.384-04:002012-10-15T19:51:40.384-04:00Hi, Heather! Just wanted to let you know that the...Hi, Heather! Just wanted to let you know that there is an award for you over at our blog! Tucker The Crestiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785899841721617997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-50222483952044876552012-10-12T08:01:58.631-04:002012-10-12T08:01:58.631-04:00That is so awesome! It's the greatest feeling ...That is so awesome! It's the greatest feeling when you realize you are actually communicating with your dog (or cat even) in a deeper way than 'sit, stay, fetch the ball'. Sometimes I feel like I have entire conversations with Bear, and they are not one-sided.Heather Pedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-48644222308053355722012-10-11T23:31:58.729-04:002012-10-11T23:31:58.729-04:00Right, I'd agree with that (the comment above)...Right, I'd agree with that (the comment above). If you don't get it, you don't get it. This is a sweet story, and written so that I could see, hear, and even smell the afternoon. On a couple of occasions recently Lady has come over to me on the couch, sat down in front of me and stared solemnly into my eyes, beaming a thought into my mind. The amazing thing is, I got it. Well, it did help that she then glanced over her shoulder in the direction of what she wanted (her bed), but I got it. One time one of the other dogs was in her nighttime bed, and another time her bed in the living room had been moved 6 feet or so away, and she wanted it back in its proper place. Because she made such an intentional effort to come over to me and communicate her needs/wants, I responded. That kind of wordless interchange is priceless.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734831781770841734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-89738854312051697672012-10-11T16:25:40.839-04:002012-10-11T16:25:40.839-04:00That's true. Just a couple of weeks ago a frie...That's true. Just a couple of weeks ago a friend of ours said to my husband something like, "I don't get the dog thing" in reference to why people are so caught up in the lives of their dogs. When my husband told me that I thought for a minute and then said to him, "You can't really explain it. If you don't get it, then you don't get it." He agreed and said that's what he told our friend. It's not something that can be intellectualized, and I think most of us 'animal people' are okay with that.Heather Pedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-80489882731767220272012-10-10T18:48:14.193-04:002012-10-10T18:48:14.193-04:00You obviously have such a special relationship wit...You obviously have such a special relationship with Bear to be so clued in to her needs. People who aren't dog people (or animal people, I guess), never realize how intimate these relationships are that we have with our dogs and cats, how much can pass between us without a word being exchanged. Tucker The Crestiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785899841721617997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-51744426979188435002012-10-10T16:25:03.391-04:002012-10-10T16:25:03.391-04:00Very true Debbie. There is something just so perfe...Very true Debbie. There is something just so perfect about a friendship with a dog :)Heather Pedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-24742995836272687362012-10-10T16:23:38.217-04:002012-10-10T16:23:38.217-04:00Yes they can, and I can always count on my dogs to...Yes they can, and I can always count on my dogs to remind me of that. Well, mostly Bear. Murdoch is pretty self-absorbed most of the time.Heather Pedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437608758801235095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-1686672475505964882012-10-10T09:12:31.552-04:002012-10-10T09:12:31.552-04:00It´s a good thing that during your phone conversat...It´s a good thing that during your phone conversation, you weren´t blind to the needs of Bear. It´s so easy to get wrapped up in those things and be totally obliviant of what goes on around us. Bear´s a very sweet dog to let you knw that she needed your presence. Simple acts can have so much meaning. Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1857834966842567237.post-12029466276331343432012-10-09T09:16:47.441-04:002012-10-09T09:16:47.441-04:00Yes, my best friends are doggies...I can always co...Yes, my best friends are doggies...I can always count on them!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036888423878262104noreply@blogger.com