January 8. Today is National JoyGerm Day. I had NO idea what this was – so I had to
look it up. They say that the one germ
you WANT to catch and spread is JOY. So you should enjoy this day by having a
good laugh and being happy. How
appropriate that it falls on a Friday.
My human, for some ODD reason is always joyful on Fridays. I think it is because she knows she will be
having THREE days off – with us. If
that’s not enough to make someone joyful, I’m not sure WHAT is.
Well. Who knew that so
many people would enjoy my blog yesterday about passing gas. More specifically about Paxton passing gas. Paxton did not find it quite so amusing. Frodo thought it was hysterical.
And speaking of Frodo
– Mr. Drama King was demonstrating another of his Oscar Award nominated performances as a
tortured canine the night before last.
He was being brushed. WHAT a spectacle. I had to undergo the ordeal the night before
that, but seriously, it isn’t THAT bad.
We hadn’t been brushed since the Christmas spa regime, so it WAS
time. I am not bad – I squirm a bit –
but honestly, my human feeds us treats throughout the procedure – so it is NOT
that horrid. But Frodo. You would think someone was pulling his
toenails out. He squirms. He squeaks.
He moans. But if my human stops
for a SECOND, he pops up happily waiting for his treat. Seriously.
His performance is Oscar material- he gets sooooo emotional. Only problem for him – my human does not buy
it.
Oh and on the topic of
dogs and emotions, my human had a bright new idea the other day. Because she
has so much FREE time on her hands. Not.
She registered for a free on-line course called Dog Emotion and Cognition. Anyone
can do it. You can check it out on
Coursera.org. We’re afraid, of course, that
there will be assignments, requiring my human to test our cognitive
abilities. Like that thing that Frodo
did before. This time –IF there ARE
activities – I vote that we all take part.
Primarily because I think I will score the best.
Well I must go and
joyfully prepare for my weekend. Perhaps we should do some reading or brain puzzles to beef our cognitive
abilities. Then again - nah. Frodo will joyfully bark at everything, I
will joyfully fetch toys, and Paxton will joyfully relax and cause all of us to
evacuate the room. And he won’t even
know why. Have a great Friday!
˙© Linda Wozniak
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