"The Germans" from Canada made it past the Homeland Security Perimeter and arrived at our place around 8:00 p.m. As usual, upon hearing the bell ring, Nicki began prancing excitedly in the hallway and eagerly ran to and sniffed our guests when they arrived.
Hans und Helga have been dropping by ever since i got Nicki going on two years ago. The first time they met him, Nicki did his fight and flight routine scaring poor Hans up the wall. Over time and with each visit, Nicki got calmer until last time, rather than stare suspiciously from a corner, he plopped himself down near the table with his head on his paws listening in his alert but impassive doggie way to our incomprehensible human babble.
Tonight, however, he wanted to participate. First he plopped a ball by the foot of my chair. When i ignored that, he went to my office and retrieved a manila envelope from the trash can. Then he retrieved a platic zip lock. Finally he got another ball which he again dropped at the foot of my chair.
This time I threw it down the hallway and he happily scampered after it. He brought it back to Helga who threw it again and then back to me before leaving us to resume our babble while he sat nearby earnestly gnawing his ball.
"He's come a long way," Helga said, "Ja?"
Ja.
Hans und Helga have been dropping by ever since i got Nicki going on two years ago. The first time they met him, Nicki did his fight and flight routine scaring poor Hans up the wall. Over time and with each visit, Nicki got calmer until last time, rather than stare suspiciously from a corner, he plopped himself down near the table with his head on his paws listening in his alert but impassive doggie way to our incomprehensible human babble.
Tonight, however, he wanted to participate. First he plopped a ball by the foot of my chair. When i ignored that, he went to my office and retrieved a manila envelope from the trash can. Then he retrieved a platic zip lock. Finally he got another ball which he again dropped at the foot of my chair.
This time I threw it down the hallway and he happily scampered after it. He brought it back to Helga who threw it again and then back to me before leaving us to resume our babble while he sat nearby earnestly gnawing his ball.
"He's come a long way," Helga said, "Ja?"
Ja.
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