These have been trying times for the Wonderdog. I’ve been gone a lot. We moved back into our house about two weeks ago after living elsewhere for nearly a year. Cosmo doesn’t like change. There are still workmen all over the house, which also upsets him greatly, for he doesn’t appreciate intruders in the perimeter and other such security breaches. My daughter is now old enough to chase him, which is a big hassle too. When my wife, the Fair Jessica, came up to New York for all the stuff about pops, Cosmo stayed behind at my sister-in-law’s house, which is only a couple blocks away. His best dog-friend, Buckley, lives there.
Anyway, he came back home today. He clearly missed us. He resumed his normal Overlord spot on our porch and tolerated the workmen who still come in and out of the house. Cosmo has been an outstanding porch dog ever since we moved here. While he might run down to the lawn to yell at the mailman or UPS guy, or to inform neighborhood dogs not to leave their calling-cards on our lawn, he’s never left our property and only very rarely leaves his post.
Except today. Without us knowing it, he snuck-off to my sister-in-law’s. We don’t know what this means as it is so unprecedented, particularly given the brutal heat (Cosmo’s a very hard worker, but he likes his shade as much as the next dog). We just don’t know what to make of it.