
Sometimes, the togetherness is inspired by the hope of a dropped crumb or offered morsel from the kitchen counter (favorites: broccoli “trunks”, cabbage wedges and plain old dry dog biscuits). But more often than not, these dogs just must be whereever you are. And doing whatever it is that you are doing.
Yesterday, on a cold, blustery, not-so-good-for-photography kind of day, I worked for a while on the woodpile near the house, bringing armloads to store in the woodring and box on the back porch. The dog matched me one for one, each of my trips resulting in another odd piece that he selected for his own wood pile in the grass by the walkway.
At the end of the day, I had an armload of Tsuga-wood–smaller pieces, mostly (but he sometimes selects uncut lengths six or more feet long!) for the small stove in the family room.
If I could just teach him how to use that chain saw…
And I thought our black lab was strange because he would eat broccoli and other vegetables. I’m glad to hear he’s not alone!
I bet in his next life he’ll be smart enough to learn!
If I could just teach him how to use that chain saw
What do you think he’s doing in the picture?
Maybe Tsuga could have his own blog? Our Sheltie wants to be part of activities too, but he always wanted to herd the kinds as they ran about the yard.