JJ has never been allowed on the furniture. He has always been okay with this rule. Something changed his mind. This something was probably Dusty. Now, Dusty has always been allowed a small corner of the couch. Not because we encouraged it but because he is so OCD that it was a battle we couldn’t win. Thankfully he is only 20 pounds and doesn’t take up much space. Plus he is very easy to pick up and move.
A few weeks ago Chief went downstairs in the middle of the night and busted JJ. Our sweet, innocent, obedient dog was stretched on his back, tummy up, on our couch! I didn’t believe Chief when he told me. Well, we have been playing detective and have the pictures to prove it. As you can see, JJ is quite content being up on the furniture. There are times when we are watching TV and JJ will sit in front of us and start “talking”. Mostly it is a whine/moan and we are convinced he is saying, “Move over and make room for me”. Yes, we are suckers. We are dealing with this new behavior by not encouraging it but at the same time we are not kicking him off either. Let’s say that I believe dogs understand the concept of “fairness”. So, we will see what he thinks he is entitled to next. Hopefully, it is not taking my seat in the car!
