May
12
2013
I Never Had A Dog Like Tilla Before
Author: siggyI never had a dog like “Tilla” before. I won his loyalty by rubbing his belly any time he wants, which is often. Dogs don’t live forever. I never thought another dog would replace the first dog I raised from a pet, which was “Daisy” a black mutt. One stubborn dog. Tilla wants to please. I trained Daisy when she was an adult. When I was in a room with her, she never took my eyes off of me. Tilla often comes to my pad when I am watching TV and my wife has gone to bed. Then he usually nudges the door shut as if to say, “I now have you all to myself.” Tilla has quirks. He is unpredictable. I never know exactly how he is going to act. Sometimes he will lock himself in the bathroom and wait for us to discover that and then be so pleased when we open the door. He is more aggressive then the other three dogs we have. If you throw four snacks in front of our four dogs, he will get three. He is quick. His mom a female golden retriever (appropriately named “Sweetie”) usually defers to him as well as his to his (???) sister–Coco. Tilla is streamlined–one lean muscular black dog. He is the reason we had to build our fence higher. He could jump over it. I will love Tilla while I have him. I know he is only on “loan.”
