IT'S A DOG'S WORLD©
My
husband Kelly & I have a German Shepherd who seems to believe that if he's
not barking, no one's giving him the attention he deserves. Sometimes I can actually identify with that,
but for the most part I find it very aggravating -- and so do the
neighbors!
Our
new neighbor, Bob, had made repeated visits to our home asking us very nicely
to please do something about Buddy's barking.
We tried everything we could think of short of putting a muzzle on
him. Conversations with Bob gradually
became less cordial over a period of just a few days and I was feeling terribly
stressed about the situation.
On
Valentine's Day, a day when I should have been expecting a knock on the door
from a delivery man bringing roses, I cringed when I heard the doorbell
ring. Buddy had been barking frantically
and I had banished him to the back yard so I could get a few minutes of peace.
I took
my time going to the door, hoping that I'd either find a nice gift waiting, or
if it was Bob he would give up and go back home. No such luck on either score.
There
stood Bob with an angry scowl on his face.
"Susan! I've really had
enough of that dog. I don't want to have
a feud over this, but I sure would appreciate it if you would try this muzzle
and see if it tones Buddy's barking down a little bit." At that, he held out a muzzle and I took it
from him.
"Okay
Bob" I replied quietly as I turned and walked back into the house. I really hated to do that to Buddy, but if
that was the only answer then so be it.
I walked out the back door and knelt down beside Buddy to slip the
muzzle over his nose.
As I
looked down at the muzzle, however, I saw that there was something stuck inside
it that would make it impossible to put on.
I pulled out a small gift box wrapped in Valentine's Day paper and with
even more curiosity than excitement I opened it to find the diamond teardrop
earrings I'd been hinting to Kelly about for two years.
I ran
back through the house and out the front door to find both Bob & Kelly
waiting with expectant grins on their faces.
"You guys set me up!" I
laughed.
Kelly
reached out and pulled me close in a hug.
"Honey, Bob isn't even all that mad about Buddy. He's just been putting on a show the past few
days. I wanted these earrings to be a
real surprise when I gave them to you, and I think I succeeded don't you?"
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