Last night Oscar hopped up on my lap. It would have been nice if he had wanted to sit with me but all he was trying to do was find buried treasures in my chair . . a skein of floss, a dropped jelly bean, a sheet of paper he could shred. He found nothing of interest so he plopped down and it was like he was just sitting there deciding what his next move was going to be.
Then . . a dog barked on TV and he had to raise his head up and decide if it was something he needed to investigate further.
Lucky for me, it was a rather quiet dog on TV, unlike the little rascal on my lap. Oscar growled at the dog on TV but then he sat with me another minute or so. That’s about all the bonding time I get with him these days . . a minute here and a minute there.
Last night, I was playing with Oscar. Vince said “You love that dog too much.” I told him you can’t love too much! Then he said “If you could find another one just like him, I know you would get another one.” I thought about it a while and I told him . . never say never but I don’t think I would. At our ages, I think one wild and crazy dog is all we need.
Angie says
I have 3 doxies that are all brother and sisters. One girl is a year older than her brother and sister and all 3 have such different personalities. Emmie Lou, the oldest, was the wilder one but never chewed, more of a cuddles. Brutus Beefcake is my chewer but only of toys. With a name like his, you would think he’s the bravest dog around, but in reality, he’s a wimp. He barks big but then runs and hides when someone comes in. Raven is my gentle soul. She has the loudest bark and loves to snuggle. She’s not a big eater. She will eat most of her dinner and save some for a midnight snack. Every night she has to sit beside me waiting on my husband to round them all up for bed. My point, another doxie wouldn’t be the same as Oscar and might give him a playmate and will calm him down. Just my thoughts.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I know there are no guarantees but what IF we got another one like Oscar and had two like that? And, is there no chance a sweetie like your Raven might be coerced by Oscar into doing some of his wild and crazy stunts?? 🙂
Ginny says
I know it sounds crazy but another might just be what Oscar could use. When I had 4 mini Schnauzers it was in some ways easier than having just the one I have now. I don’t know how that crew would do with the young granddaughters (7 & 2 1/2) that come to visit us every Sunday. They were good with the older one from the time she was born, but I lost all three of them in rapid order about 3 years ago leaving just Karlin. My Karlin is great with the girls even at 12, but he goes right to bed when they leave and sleeps the rest of the evening.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I keep thinking the same thing but what if we got another one like Oscar, or Oscar didn’t get along with another one, or the other one was so docile that Oscar just drove them nuts? I’m probably not brave enough to risk it. I do wish we would have bought one of his siblings and kept them together. I don’t think any of the siblings had his personality.