Joy. And Cognition.

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