I'm in my office at home, working on a paper, trying to finish it before I go to a conference. The phone rings. On the caller ID I see it is the LMM, calling from HER office...which is upstairs. In the same house. What the heck? "Hello, dear. Is everything okay?"
She answers, in a low voice: "Yes, it's fine. Can you get me some more tea?"
"Um...all right, sure." I go to the kitchen, which is downstairs, and get her a fresh cup of tea. I take it up and put it on her desk..
She smiles, and says, "Thanks! I would have gotten it, but I didn't want to wake the dog." Our new dog, Skip, was sleeping at her feet, and he follows her everywhere if she gets up.
I imagine that this was his reaction when he learned that he is above me in the dominance hierarchy of our house pack. "Ha, ha, fat man! I win! Now make me some bacon!"
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She answers, in a low voice: "Yes, it's fine. Can you get me some more tea?"
"Um...all right, sure." I go to the kitchen, which is downstairs, and get her a fresh cup of tea. I take it up and put it on her desk..
She smiles, and says, "Thanks! I would have gotten it, but I didn't want to wake the dog." Our new dog, Skip, was sleeping at her feet, and he follows her everywhere if she gets up.
I imagine that this was his reaction when he learned that he is above me in the dominance hierarchy of our house pack. "Ha, ha, fat man! I win! Now make me some bacon!"
Click for an even more triumphant image.
2 comments:
Laughed out loud at this story.
Yes you must understand where you are in the pack!!!
sounds like Skip has found a friend
My wife and I have this exchange via text message. The beagle must not be disturbed when he is sleeping on your lap.
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