Pet Rod

Rod is a dog who knows what he wants. And what he wants is for you to pet him.

Your first mistake will be making eye contact.

Your second mistake will be addressing Rod.

Your final mistake will be your first pet.

After this, you will engage in an endless petting and guilting cycle.

Guests are not excused from this cycle.

Enjoy your Saturday full of Rod pets!

Car Ride Rod

Rod definitely has a seating preference while in the car.

It is the front seat.

Window down? Even better!

When placed in the backseat, he seems to think some sort of mistake has been made.

Once his proper seating arrangement has been restored, he is quite pleased.

All is well in the front seat.

Holiday Rod

Christmas is all about being around the ones you love – Rod sees it as his opportunity to get all the things he loves. These items include but are not limited to:

Getting pet

by everyone.

His new mini-basketball.

My spot.

Green beans.

Yorkies.

Being the center of attention.

Thankfully, the holiday season guarantees most of these things will be coming his way.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Birdie Rod

Before I begin this story, I should mention I am scared of birds.  Thankfully I live with a professional bird hunter.  Rod knew there was trouble before any of us – very typical. Our first warning came in the form of Rod being newly obsessed with our fireplace.

Really obsessed…

Day 3 and I thought Rod was becoming a serious weirdo.

Then we realized Rod was no fool.  Once again, he had outsmarted us both.

I reacted the way any responsible person does when there is a bird living in their chimney.

There wasn’t a lot we could do while on our lunch break so we vowed to inspect further after work.  Rod reluctantly agreed.

I got home first, unwinding in my usual way.

I carried Rod downstairs and noticed he was more worked up than usual.  I made a quick pit stop in the kitchen before taking him outside.  Then I saw it.  And it saw me.




 

To be continued...

Host Rod

Rod is not a great host.  He doesn’t understand that sometimes it’s ok for people to be inside the house besides his regular people.  When my besties came for an overnight visit, I wasn’t sure if Rod would be as excited as I was.

He met them with some expected hostility:

But they came prepared with treats and patience:

Rod still wasn’t quite sure though. 

Everyone settled in for the night and Rod apparently forgot about his visitors while in dreamland.

Because the next morning he seemed really surprised to see people in the house.

But this seemed to be the key to his acceptance.  He quickly made them one of his regulars, removing receipts from their purses.

And socks from their overnight bags.

My besties went back home and it was business as usual.  But sometimes, Rod still checks the guest room for his new friends.

Don't worry, Rod!  They'll be back!