Alan was away down South for a few days for work at the start of the week and as usual Mavis went periodically into a state of decline. It's almost as though the food with Mum is good, the walks with Mum are good, the snoozing in the doggy bed right next to Mum's chair is bliss ...
... but every now and then she realises that Dad has gone.
And there's nothing for it but to sulk and stare into space, or in this case sit looking at the freezer door for over an hour.
Every single time he goes away it's like this, and gosh he's been doing it for all of her little life with us, she knows he always comes back but she does enjoy a good sulk.
I usually let her have her space for a while and then call her back to me Suky and Ginger in the living room end, and put something doggy related on the television for her. She does like a good programme with dogs, cats or farmyard animals to watch.
She also loves watching Mr Hamster ... but the music drives me mad so she only gets small doses of that.
* And yes, those are Gingers ears at the very bottom of the first photo. 😸
Sue xx
Oh goodness, how terribly dramatic! Great shot of The Incredible Sulk.
ReplyDeleteShe's the queen of the sulk. :-)
DeleteAww, bless. 🐾 💚 🐾
ReplyDeleteI know. :-)
DeleteThat's so sweet, bless her.
ReplyDeleteShe really is the sweetest of sweet girls. xx
DeleteAww, poor Mavis!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think she's after sympathy ... I just tell her to snap out of it and then give her a cuddle. :-)
DeleteI love all dogs, but have to say it, Mavis is special.
ReplyDeleteShe's a very special girl, we'll never have another like her. xx
DeletePoor Mavis, such a sweetie ,dogs are sensitive souls and her pack is incomplete at the moment I would love to see her reaction to Alan arriving home. Is that Ginger's ears I see at the bottom of the photo ,photo bombing !
ReplyDeleteOh she goes absolutely nuts, which makes her cough for a while now that she's getting older. So it's excitement, then a coughing fit and then bed for a good nights sleep.
DeleteWell done Sherlock ... it is, he was sat directly in front of me. I added the last sentence to the post so that others will spot them. :-)
Any doggy photo is sweet especially when it shows a quirk! Just to be nosey, what are the two 'things' on the wall above the radiator? Lesley
ReplyDeleteIt took me a minute to figure out what 'things' you meant, I think I've got it now. Look out for the next post. :-)
DeleteAh, we all miss the people we love when they're away. Bless her.
ReplyDeleteWe just don't all sit facing the fridge for an hour .... ;-) Haha, she's a sweetie.
DeleteMy husband worked shifts/away when our daughter was small. She used to sit or stand at the glass panel next to the door looking for him for spells each day he was away. Catriona
ReplyDeleteAww, that's lovely. I bet he got a wonderful welcome when he arrived home. xx
Deletei love mavis xx
ReplyDeleteSo do a lot of folk on here, but none of you as much as I do. She's a very special little lady. xx
DeleteMavis is a sweetheart. Well done to Ginger on the subtle photo bombing.
ReplyDeleteIt is very subtle isn't it, and it makes a change from his tail which I usually edit out of photos. :-)
DeleteHow sweet - I'm sure you miss Alan too, but control it better!
ReplyDeleteNot really ... unless I can't get the lid off a jar. ;-)
DeleteIsn't Mavis such a wonderful little dog and I'm sure Alan misses her when he is away♥ Love the ginger ears. We have just adopted a 9 month old ginger kitten, his name was Marlon but I've changed it to Marmalade as we had a ginger cat called Marmalade when I lived in Manchester, many moons ago:)
ReplyDeleteI send him any photos like this that show how much she's missing him. That way he can sit in his luxury hotel room and realise what misery he's causing at home. Haha :-)
DeleteMy Gran always had a Ginger cat called Ginger, a white cat called Snowy and a grey cat called Smokey. It took me years to realise that it wasn't always the same cats just the same names used over and over. I have had two 'Gingers' now, our first one my boys named when they were young, and this one was already named by his previous owners and as he answered to it we didn't have the heart to change it.
She's so funny! xxx
ReplyDeleteShe's a bit of a character isn't she. :-)
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