Some Memories with Luna
(It was Love at First Sight)
Her stretch after she has been on the couch
Moving the kitchen chairs when she refuses to get in so she hears it and comes hearing activity in the kitchen
Wiggle butt, Stinky, beautiful, light of my life, Smiley
Her hilarious smile with its sneezes and crouching
She was almost named Ginger or Angel, or keeping the name Smiley from the pet store (my camp counselor Nicole worked there at the time)
Horsey dance
Give me your paw/shake hands. She learns so quickly for food
Tick tick tick tick tick tick through the house. Badum badum badum softly onto the living room carpet
Her digging on the carpet
Special whistle that means treats
Her going crazy down at the cantina for mice
Eating poop
Virtute slapping her
Listening so carefully to understand you
Being such a good communicator with her eyes, and crouches and gesturing
Her little tail wiggles giving her feeling away
Kicking stuff up so far from where she peed
The way her tail would go left and right with each step
Identifying the weak one to stare at and pester for table treats
Knowing i will give a little taste of something at the end, at her bowl
Barking at other dogs
Barking at nothing to prove what a good guard dog she is
Asking to be carried home in the snow
Taking food away if she can’t swallow it whole in case we change our mind
Walks around the lake
Trips to the dog park
Sniffing things from the pet store so curiously, and knowing when a new bed is hers
Sitting half on my foot while I brushed my teeth
Sticking her nose in the snow
Butt scratches with peoples’ feet
The way she gently closes her eyes then opens them again when you part her head
Her butt looking like someone in a parka
Welcome home hugs and kisses, jumping up putting her front paws on my chest or near my shoulders, then my chin rests between her eyes and I kiss the top of her head, then alllmost kiss on the lips. Sometimes she licks my lips.
Car rides. The way she boba her head up closer to the roof of the car to smell the air
The time she jumped out of the car while it was still parking
Every person looking at her and instantly feeling her sweetness
Ladybug (her in her jacket)
Her jealousy
> even of stumkin a guitar, barkingat me when I do
Whiling at the sound of flute
Her favourite spots by the couch
Her sneaking into the couch and us pretending not to notice
The look when she wants something
Not playing fetch properly. Not doing the fetch part and replacing it with “try to take it if you can”
Her love of ripping tennis balls
Going crazy to play with balls, especially loving ripping tennis balls
Sitting under the kitchen table
Silly piggy noises
The way the narrows her eyes
Hating having her feet touched
The way she runs away then obediently trots back with a nervous sneezy smile when I am going to brush her teeth, maybe scampering away sideways
Her sideways scampers
Barking at her food bowl and dancing around it when it’s hot to make it cool down faster
Feet sliding on the kitchen tiles
Running in figure eights in a self made track around the yard, doing her rounds barking at everyone
Licking her lips in anticipation of treats
Wanna go for a WALK?
Itching her eye
Her tail just wags so fast
She even eats vegetables, like bok Choi (cooked or raw), carrots, raw celery
Coming to sniff your face when you are crying
Not able to get comfortable on most people’s’ lap
Loving scarves and t-shirts and her coat
(Update 2^)
Eating tissues out of the garbage
Rolling in poop outside and being so proud of it
Gently grabbing food from someoen’s hand
When she jumped off a rock and swam after a duck in the lake
Suddenly barking at ducks at the shore
Nervous smile caught on the couch
It was love at first sight. (Make this the new title)
Yes best friend, but as I most often called her “my love” and “the light of my life
She changed the colours I wore outside starting from the inside.
I saw her in the window, shuffled up with wide eyes and pressed my hands and face to the glass as we mad eye contact I whispered secretly, “you will be my dog.” Not as a command, but a reassurance because I had to go, but I made sure to casually bring up with my mother there is a puppy she needs to meet.
She was bullied by the other puppies and already had her tail cut. I saw her pain, and felt it for her, and wanted to rescue her from it and give her a better life.
She always loved people the most, though she did make a few dog friends. But after we left areas with dogs she didn’t like she was fine
Looking back on walks to make sure we are still there.
Me just talking to her normally, in my normal voice.
She is so good at understanding.
Want a TREAT?
The things she loves most are food and us.
She knows Grandma is particularly a softie for giving her treats, and that I always will (if it’s ok for her) give her a taste at the end of dinner time
I remember the time I cooked her a rice and mushy dog food meal, she loved it.
The little tick tick tick tick tick of her feet at she excitedly ticks up to you on the tiles, or the skidding t-tick t-tick t-tick tick tick tick as she realizes she wants to run to you, maybe as you hold the leash, with excitement.
Being so excited to go on the walk and get the Harness and leash on it takes longer. We are in a routine where she jumps up into the harness now, so we get out faster.
Belly rubs. She has a special sigh reserved for good belly rubs, like she has for when the behind the ear scratches are extra good.
(Update 3^)
Telling her “soon”
Listening to my “Ahem”S
Instantly getting a vibe off people
Hating hats and turbans
Staying here for her.
When she flops in “chicken legs” lose
Her ears are sooo soft
:D her smiles are just too cute
I hate the tick that bit her
She gets like a round potato in the wintertime. Rotund, and the ticks around a little chubby but on the tiny little legs
The way she grooms the armpit of her back leg with these tiny nibbles... it’s gross and cute at he same time 😂
“You wanna GO...?” *her eyes brighten and her ears stand up a bit, at least at the base so they look very symmetrical
“Go for a w-...w...” *ears may or may not point up, everything very up for listening*
“Wanna go for a walk?” *freezes*
*you move* *she goes crazy with excitement, rubs to the door and jumps up at the door handle over and over again, and dances around so much to get her harness on it’s actually harder*
She always *almsot* pees and/or poops on that one neighbour’s lawn
Scream bark to go outside
Scaring Virtute away from the pet beds, or the couch when getting attention
Virtute randomly slapping her in the face and Luna sneezing in response
“Horsey dance!” And she not only does the horsey dance where she jumps and spins, but may also recite all the tricks she knows to be extra impressive to get the treat 💛
The way she looks at people so intently when they go into stores while waiting in the car
She LOVES the vacuum cleaner, and runs up smiling and sneezing with nervous excitement asking to be vaccum cleaned, which she’ll run away from then run back for more, thrilled
(Similar love-hate relationship with the blow dryer, but she does like the vacuum better)
Her little shakes while still walking after taking a bath in between dries, often before you can step away, misting you with water. Then she tears around the house excited as she dries, often asking to go outside.
She seems ticklish if you rub all the way down her spine in one swipe while she is sitting, and will stand up all giddy
(Update 4^)
[2022-02-05] Oh how I am so, so grateful for these days; for their sun, and for Luna's sprightly happiness in them. Now another memory, Luna totally relaxing as soon as the yellow lei goes around her neck, then going hyper as soon as it's off, and calm again.
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