Finn cannot grasp that I want to do other things besides actively snuggle him

[conuly]

If he had his way, he'd be getting nonstop scritches 27 hours out of every 24 hour day. Scritches and also treats.

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Comments

[bibliofile]

From Finn's point of view, why would anyone want to do anything else all day? Poor Finn, destined to give way to others' needs for food and sleep and other pointless, non-scritching activities. le sigh

[conuly]

OMG.

[bibliofile]

(I hope that's an okay OMG. I was joking, based on similar creatures I've met with similar opinions about how much attention they require.)

[conuly]

Oh, yeah, no, I expected tons of joking responses, no worries :)

[thewayne]

Our younger poodle is crazy jealous of any attention we pay our older poodle. If you're paying attention to Dante, WHY AREN'T YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO ME?!!!

[conuly]

Moonpie is like that. She's totally chill hanging out by herself until she sees two people hugging or whatever, and then it's all "Wait, why am I not literally in the middle of this!?"

We probably shouldn't encourage this behavior, but it *is* a fairly reliable way to get her to come over for a walk if she doesn't want to budge.

[thewayne]

Now, that is a very funny way to get her to come for walks!

[conuly]

Sometimes she'll sit there and huff at us "I know exactly what you're doing!" but if we persevere she eventually has to come over to get her share of the hug.

[isis]

If he had his way, he'd be getting nonstop scritches 27 hours out of every 24 hour day. Scritches and also treats.

I'm certain that my husband feels the same.

[conuly]

Your husband doesn't want to sit in your lap while you poop, does he? (I mean, if he does, tell him no. Unlike Finn, he presumably understands English.)

[dine]

well, how can there be anything else to do with you time?

[conuly]

You laugh, but it's really frustrating when there IS something else I inexplicably want or need to do, like pee or go on the internet or wash dishes or eat.