My granddaughter’s dog is a contrast in ears and tail. When she is behaving herself (which really does happen) her ears stand up in points. Her tail curls over her back.
Whenever the dog gets in trouble she looks sheepish. Her head hangs. Her eyes get that, “I really shouldn’t have done it” look. Her ears and tail droop.
Sometimes the look follows catching a rabbit in the yard.
Sometimes it is for barking profusely at the UPS deliveryman.
Sometimes that sheepish looking dog has found something really tasty that wasn’t quite rinsed out of something we are recycling.
Sometimes it is because, although the dog knows this is a “no dog on the furniture” household, she has, in our absence, chosen to disregard that rule.
Sometimes I wonder if I look sheepish when I get myself in trouble. Does my head hang dejectedly when I spend an entire afternoon cruising the paper arts stores on the internet or stop by Starbucks for a $4 coffee I could make at home for pennies?
Unfortunately, I probably rationalize my time or monetary indiscretions.
Does a dog have more discretion than I? Do her mistakes in judgment bother her more than mine bother me?
Yesterday, the dog looked sheepish.
Today we found two newly dug holes in the back yard.
Yesterday I got the munchies and ate ice cream right before bedtime.
Whenever the dog gets in trouble she looks sheepish. Her head hangs. Her eyes get that, “I really shouldn’t have done it” look. Her ears and tail droop.
Sometimes the look follows catching a rabbit in the yard.
Sometimes it is for barking profusely at the UPS deliveryman.
Sometimes that sheepish looking dog has found something really tasty that wasn’t quite rinsed out of something we are recycling.
Sometimes it is because, although the dog knows this is a “no dog on the furniture” household, she has, in our absence, chosen to disregard that rule.
Sometimes I wonder if I look sheepish when I get myself in trouble. Does my head hang dejectedly when I spend an entire afternoon cruising the paper arts stores on the internet or stop by Starbucks for a $4 coffee I could make at home for pennies?
Unfortunately, I probably rationalize my time or monetary indiscretions.
Does a dog have more discretion than I? Do her mistakes in judgment bother her more than mine bother me?
Yesterday, the dog looked sheepish.
Today we found two newly dug holes in the back yard.
Yesterday I got the munchies and ate ice cream right before bedtime.
I guess need to work on my sheepish look.
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