Being back at school, I have realized how much I miss my unique and crazy K-9 friends back at home. They show an incredible amount of love and continue to be an insanely important part of my family as well as others. Good or bad, they can usually put a smile on most people’s faces day in and day out. These are ten things that I will miss while away at school that I don’t get to be annoyed about or enjoy on a daily basis:
1. The insane butt or whole-body-shaking you receive as soon as you walk in the door. This might be one of the cutest things that dogs do once you come home. The pure enjoyment that they show explains how much they love and care. It’s also ridiculous how much they cannot control it.
2. The love and kisses you are showered with. The constant showers of wet and slobbery kisses never stop even when you want it to stop. Dogs could care less about what type of mood you’re in, but they will always make sure to let you know when they are craving some attention.
3. That face your dog makes when they know they're in trouble. That face of "if I don’t look at them maybe they won’t notice me" tells all. My dog likes to chew up sandals and then run behind a wall after he’s caught and peek his head around to see if I’m mad or not.
4. The random energy your dog gets as soon as you decide to sit on the couch. Dogs tend to pick the worst moments to get hyper and excited, like right when you get a moment to relax and sit on the couch. Then all of a sudden, you are bombarded with kisses and tails in your face because they’re on a different level of excitement than you.
5. The pawing at your face in the morning when they want you to wake up. This is very much self-explanatory. Dogs run on their own schedules in the morning, and you can’t blame them for always waking up on the right side of the bed.
6. The so-called "live presents" your dogs like to present to you. The random small critters that dogs seem to think are toys or prizes that they present you with so that you’re proud of them. For example, a dog catches a critter, then you scream at him/her to drop it, and they just walk up to you wagging their tail and drop it at your feet.
7. The cuddling. Never unwarranted, everyone loves and knows the oversized lap dog that takes up the entire bed at night.
8. The dog breath. All dog breath is strange, except puppy breath, and everyone loves and needs puppy breath every once in a while.
9. The begging to play. Sometimes, they'll just drop a toy on your lap.
10. Puppy eyes. They are incredibly patient when there’s any type of food being offered. It’s amazing how much they listen when they want food.
11. The awkward sleeping configurations. The on the back, mouth open and tongue out position, or the head handing off the end of a couch upside down, or the sitting up completely slumped position. I have figured out dogs can sleep however and whenever they feel necessary.
If everyone showed the amount of selflessness and love that dogs show due to their nature, then this world would be that much better. Enjoy and spoil your pets because they have life figured out. Eat. Sleep. Love. Repeat.
