May 30, 2010
Dog-sitting Day
Jonathan and Shauna were out of town Friday night, and Saturday morning, my parents are always gone doing their stuff. Who was going to take care of Molly and FlipFlip? Molly can take care of herself, of course. I’ve taken care of her all the time. But Flapjack in the mix… I had no idea what to expect. Mr. FJ is hyper and energetic, runs around constantly and fights with Molly, and Molly gets weird, jealous, and possessive when he’s around. I mean, they obviously like each other, but it was a completely different situation.
When I was woken up at 7:50 by the sounds of them running around and scratching at my door, I didn’t think the day was going to go very well.
I knew Molly wanted me to be downstairs, so I got out of bed, wandered sleepily to the recliner, and laid down in it, immediately falling back asleep. For awhile, I kept waking up from a Flapjack nose or lick, or Molly wanting to climb up on me for protection, but a little after, there was nothing. I fell asleep.
When I woke up, I found then both sleeping, relaxed on the couch in the living room, taking a nap with me. And now that I feel more rested, and have gotten my lappy, they’re still in there, curled up and laying down.
I told them both thank you for being so good.
I expected a lot more insanity, because they really do have fun when they get together. I enjoy having dogs, but I’d rather have a dog who just wants to sit down next to me, like Molly usually is. I am pleasantly surprised by how well things went. Maybe Flapstock isn’t so much of a crazy puppy, but really does just get overly worked-up by visiting or visiting people. Who knows?
I’m just glad I got a little more sleep than I thought I was going to.