If you've ever seen Bolt, you may remember that Bolt refers to Penny as his person throughout the movie. Random movie lines have always stuck in my head, and for this movie the line is: But she's my person! And somewhere along the way, instead of Maya being my dog, I became her person too.
My parents recently came for a visit, and my mom referred to me as Maya's person. She thought this was pretty funny. But for some reason, she didn't appreciate me calling her Maya's grand person. The way I see it, if I'm her person and they're my parents, they have to be her grand people (grand persons?). She doesn't share this line of thought, but she still refers to me as her person. Go figure.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Weekend Adventure
Apparently Maya does not like my mom, and I have no idea why. We went to my parents' house over Labor Day weekend, and she was fine with her. But my parents came to my place this weekend, and Maya wouldn't go near her.
Maya is always tentative around new people, but she'll warm up to them eventually. Sometimes it takes a little longer with some people, but having them give her a treat always helps. She was kind of timid around my dad, but I had him give her a treat and she was fine after that. She didn't go run into his lap or anything, but she didn't run and hide from him either.
Now my mom is a different story. It didn't matter what my mom did, Maya would not go near her. If my mom had one of her toys, she didn't want that toy anymore. If my mom walked towards her, she ran and hid behind me. She wouldn't even take a treat from my mom! She had to drop it or toss it towards her to get her to eat it. I had never seen her refuse a treat before. But the two funniest things happened Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Saturday night, we made up a bed for my parents in the living room. My mom was really tired, so she decided to lay down while we were chatting. Sure enough, she was asleep 10 minutes later (if that long). My mom snores, and since I don't, Maya doesn't really know what a snore is. She (my mom) started snoring very softly, and Maya started growling very softly. The louder my mom got, the louder Maya got. When she actually started snoring, Maya started barking. This woke my mom up just enough for her to start snoring softly again, and Maya started growling softly again. This cycle went on for quite a while as my dad and I laughed at both of them.
Sunday morning, my mom and I were laying down in the living room and Maya was in her bed about 7 - 8 feet away. My mom wondered aloud of Maya would come near her now. I called Maya over, and she started heading our way (I should say my way). She was almost to us when my mom put her arm around me. Maya suddenly stopped, stared at us, and backed up into her bed again! We laughed, of course, but what is up with this dog?!?
Maya is always tentative around new people, but she'll warm up to them eventually. Sometimes it takes a little longer with some people, but having them give her a treat always helps. She was kind of timid around my dad, but I had him give her a treat and she was fine after that. She didn't go run into his lap or anything, but she didn't run and hide from him either.
Now my mom is a different story. It didn't matter what my mom did, Maya would not go near her. If my mom had one of her toys, she didn't want that toy anymore. If my mom walked towards her, she ran and hid behind me. She wouldn't even take a treat from my mom! She had to drop it or toss it towards her to get her to eat it. I had never seen her refuse a treat before. But the two funniest things happened Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Saturday night, we made up a bed for my parents in the living room. My mom was really tired, so she decided to lay down while we were chatting. Sure enough, she was asleep 10 minutes later (if that long). My mom snores, and since I don't, Maya doesn't really know what a snore is. She (my mom) started snoring very softly, and Maya started growling very softly. The louder my mom got, the louder Maya got. When she actually started snoring, Maya started barking. This woke my mom up just enough for her to start snoring softly again, and Maya started growling softly again. This cycle went on for quite a while as my dad and I laughed at both of them.
Sunday morning, my mom and I were laying down in the living room and Maya was in her bed about 7 - 8 feet away. My mom wondered aloud of Maya would come near her now. I called Maya over, and she started heading our way (I should say my way). She was almost to us when my mom put her arm around me. Maya suddenly stopped, stared at us, and backed up into her bed again! We laughed, of course, but what is up with this dog?!?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Poor Puppy!!
Yesterday, Maya was going crazy around the house, so I decided to take her out to run off some energy. We went to a little park/dog run by my brother's place. I called him up while we were there to see if maybe they wanted to bring Amos out. Unfortunately, it started raining before he got there, but he invited me up for dinner.
Now those of you read this blog know that Maya and Amos don't exactly get along. It's not that they don't like each other; it's just that Amos plays too rough and Maya doesn't like it. She ends up barking and snapping at him, and he still doesn't leave her alone. Last night was no different. I'll let her defend herself unless it looks like he's getting too rough, or she gets tired and comes to me for help.
Last night she got tired and ran up to me for help, and I picked her up and set her on my lap. Amos walked away after a minute or two and went to his water bowl. Thinking she was safe for the time being, she decided to jump off my lap. My brother's place has hardwood floors, and I'm not sure if her feet slipped out from under her when she landed, or if she just landed on her side, but she ended up hitting the floor on her side, hard. She got up, but was kind of stumbling, not quite sure of herself and started crying. This was the first time I ever heard her cry, not a quick yelp, but actual crying. I felt SO bad, but there wasn't much I could do. I just picked her up and checked her over and tried to comfort her. Even Amos, who had been chasing her around like a madman, was all of a sudden very gentle and looking concerned. It was almost like he was saying, "I didn't do it! Please be ok or they're going to blame me."
After a few minutes, she was ok, but seemed a little tentative. On the upside, Amos left her alone. I think he was scared of hurting her. And by the end of the night, she was back to her normal self and even initiating the playing with Amos. But still, poor baby!! :(
Now those of you read this blog know that Maya and Amos don't exactly get along. It's not that they don't like each other; it's just that Amos plays too rough and Maya doesn't like it. She ends up barking and snapping at him, and he still doesn't leave her alone. Last night was no different. I'll let her defend herself unless it looks like he's getting too rough, or she gets tired and comes to me for help.
Last night she got tired and ran up to me for help, and I picked her up and set her on my lap. Amos walked away after a minute or two and went to his water bowl. Thinking she was safe for the time being, she decided to jump off my lap. My brother's place has hardwood floors, and I'm not sure if her feet slipped out from under her when she landed, or if she just landed on her side, but she ended up hitting the floor on her side, hard. She got up, but was kind of stumbling, not quite sure of herself and started crying. This was the first time I ever heard her cry, not a quick yelp, but actual crying. I felt SO bad, but there wasn't much I could do. I just picked her up and checked her over and tried to comfort her. Even Amos, who had been chasing her around like a madman, was all of a sudden very gentle and looking concerned. It was almost like he was saying, "I didn't do it! Please be ok or they're going to blame me."
After a few minutes, she was ok, but seemed a little tentative. On the upside, Amos left her alone. I think he was scared of hurting her. And by the end of the night, she was back to her normal self and even initiating the playing with Amos. But still, poor baby!! :(
Friday, September 3, 2010
Meeting Grandma and Grandpa
Maya and I are heading to my parents' house for the weekend. I'm not sure how this is going to go because she hasn't been with me all that long and I'm already changing things up on her. I'm sure she'll love having big open spaces to run in, but I'm still a little nervous. I just hope she doesn't keep everyone up or wake everyone up too early. Wish me luck!
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