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Our dog, Sophie, always makes my day be running to the door to meet me. Her tail wags so hard it makes her backside sway! Although my wife isn't too keen on it, I'll scoop her up in my arms, and she will lick and paw my face for about 10 minutes. I'm told that she starts looking for me to come home about an hour or so before I generally arrive.

She is very 'pack oriented', and is not happy unless my wife and I are on the couch together. If I try to go in another room, she will 'round me up'. She can be surprisingly persistent, and will try to open doors to get to us. Most interestingly, though; is that she will guard my wife. I tend to stay up a bit later, but Sophie's bedtime is pretty solid - 10:30 or she gets cranky. Nevertheless, if I'm not in the room, she will lay with her head towards the door in a light sleep, barking at any noise she hears. As soon as I come to bed, she's out like a light.

She also refused to sleep anywhere but between our pillows at night. We tried to crate train her at night, but she would tune up every time we turned the lights out. So, after a few nights of that, we just gave in and put her on the bed. She walked right over to the pillows, laid down, and went right to sleep. She sleeps very soundly once we are both in bed, and hasn't cause a bit of trouble in two years.

Just having her around brightens my mood considerably, as she never seems to be down. I'm not really a morning person, but Sophie always wakes up happy and ready to play, and won't let me sleep in. I've not had any trouble being late for work since got her. Like her bedtime, her waking time is pretty solid. (Generally 6:15 to 6:30). If I fail to wake up when she does, she will try to lick one of us until we wake up to take her out. Even when she's sick, she is still a happy dog. We didn't know she was sick until she started having accidents - at which point the vet told us she had a UTI. She was playing right up to the moment we put her in the car!

Like Pariah's dog, Sophie is very aware of whether we are happy or sad. If one of us is upset, she will come over and sit by us. I've seen her jump up on my wife when she's been upset, to try and get her to pick her up - which seems to make them both feel better.

When she is upset, such as when we take her to the vet, she wants us to pick her up and hold her. To say that I've fallen for this little furball is an understatement. I can't imagine how we got on before we got her.

Frank loves me and follows me around.  If I touch him he is an instant purr machine.  I'm out of town right now or I'd go give him a good squeeze.

Last edited by Pithecanthropus (2008-10-12 10:49 am)

My cat is very jealous of me.  When one of the other cats comes upstairs, she will try to chase them away.  Our blind cat came up on the bed the other night and curled under the covers by me.  My cat was pissed, and wouldn't let me pet her for two days.  When I have headaches, she will curl up by my head and put her paw on my forehead.  She purrs in my ear until I fall asleep. 

Pets are awesome!