Comments on: Esther vs Sheba on the “No Pets Allowed Inside” Rule

By: Gerri

Gerri — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:47:28 +0000

I know that a dog’s place is “outside” in many parts of the world, but one can hardly blame Sheba for her sense of exclusion to the inner world of the person she loves most in life, and that’s her Mom

By: Mojo,NC,USA

Mojo,NC,USA — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:43:01 +0000

Tonka and I have the same discussion about certain places in the house he knows he’s not allowed. And he assumes the same posture. Just as close as he can possibly GET to the forbidden zone!

By: D.K. Wall & The Thundering Herd

D.K. Wall & The Thundering Herd — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:43:55 +0000

Reminds me of our “no kitchen” rule. Nikita used to lay on the edge of the floor and touch a paw across the boundary to see if we would react.

By: jke

jke — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:31:07 +0000

In fact, I’ve already been wondering about this very question the other day! I.e. “does Esther let her stay inside?”. I don’t think so even though Sheba may certainly be hugged any day and any time. Sweet doggy. I like.

(it always broke my heart when we had our dogs staying outside, especially during rainy season)

By: Pat VanderBeek

Pat VanderBeek — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:46:29 +0000

Aww, Sheba looks so forlorn. But rules are rules, poor girl.

By: Leah Fry

Leah Fry — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 22:53:58 +0000

Yeah, I know that expression LOL!

For the most part, our dogs are inside with us when we are home. If we deviate from this rule, you wouldn’t believe the sorrowful wailing we hear. They whine and carry on. Mr. Fry and I joke that “the poor dears” are so abused. Outside in the freezing cold (beautiful sunny day), howling wind (dead calm), chained to a tree (they have almost an acre to run), no toys (you can’t walk around here for all the dog toys), no food, no water (they are all too chubby to be pathetic), and no one loves them (they are spoiled rotten).

By: Brit' Gal Sarah

Brit' Gal Sarah — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:58:19 +0000

How can you say no to those mournful eyes lol!?

By: oneredhorse

oneredhorse — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:46:57 +0000

My two, Stella and Lena, are stunned to learn that some dogs may not come into the house. What they really want to know is, does this mean that some dogs do not get to sleep on the bed?

By: Loran

Loran — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:29:53 +0000

Oh, look how sad she is!

Our wolfhound, Brogan, is allowed on the tile only but he will “sneak” into the living room to get toys.

By: Khyra and Her Mom

Khyra and Her Mom — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:46:19 +0000

Dear Esther

Resistance is FURtile!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
PeeEssWoo: Good lukhk Sheba!

By: jerome

jerome — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:26:35 +0000

You did it again. Gotcha crouching!

What is Sheba to make of your shifting stance?

Need quality time? Check out “Italian Greyhound”.

There’s more to the creature than the Italian in its name. Room might be available sometime soon at Ishtar Ark to host it back on African soil.

I am looking forward to the day I’ll be able to make it out breezing arrow-like through the Zinder bush.

By: Esther Garvi

Esther Garvi — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:50:35 +0000

By: Geogypsy

Geogypsy — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:45:58 +0000

Can’t blame her for trying.

By: Mike Peterson

Mike Peterson — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:39:53 +0000

A girlfriend had a rule that dogs didn’t belong in the kitchen while dinner was being prepared. Though it was a new concept to him, my ridgeback had no trouble figuring it out. But, when she was cooking, he’d lie in the doorway watching, with just the tips of his forepaws over the line into the room — We always figured that was his little protest.

By: The OP Pack

The OP Pack — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:27:59 +0000

Poor Sheba, we hope your Mom relents once in a while and lets you inside. We are inside pups so we really feel badly for you, but we understand that the humans do have their reasons for their rules. C’mon, Esther, maybe just once a week???:-)

Woos, Phantom and Thunder