I’ll be travelling for a few days, and it’s the first time Callie will be with pet and house-sitters. She doesn’t know, yet, what the suitcases mean. I feel guilty leaving her, because I know she will miss me while I’m gone and, like Jamie, she will learn that suitcases mean your people are going to leave you for a while.
Jamie disliked suitcases so much that she tried to block our exit. She thought that by lying across the hallway, she could keep us from leaving. Here’s a photo from My Doggie Says…: Messages from Jamie. How a dog named Jamie “talks” to her people.
I hate to think that Callie will develop the same kind of behavior, but she probably will. I’ll have a nice long talk with her & reassure her that her people will be back pretty soon and that, in the meantime, she’s in good hands. Like people, doggies have to learn that things aren’t always just the way you want them.
Listen to your doggie today, and do something to let it know you heard the message.
