As manly as a...hmm...similes are not my thing.

We have a very sensitive dog. When we got Waffles I was determined to not allow him to become as N-E-E-D-Y as Smeagol, but I suppose when you have me as a Mama you're kind of doomed in the neediness department. Waffles is slightly more independent than Smeagol, but just as desperate to be lying not near me, not touching me, but ON TOP OF ME! If both dogs had their druthers, they would lie on my chest with their snoots resting on my chin, staring dolefully into my eyes. Needless to say, this is not ideal for me.

Waffles is also not so good at being 'a Man'. He is scared of everything. The other day I was in the tub drinking a can of Diet Coke (so sue me, I like to lounge) and I kept noticing (since the dogs spend my whole bath either lying on the bath mat or making chuffling noises in my direction from the bathroom door) that every time I picked up the can Waffles made a noise. I experimented and discovered that he was so scared of the can of Diet Coke that every time I touched it he would back away fretfully. When I pushed the can towards him he actually barked at it.

This was nothing though compared to the magazine problem. I have noticed for a few months already that he gets very antsy when I read a magazine, I believe that the sound of the flipping pages upsets him. The other day I was irritatedly flipping through the beginning of my Super-Size Glamour (!) trying to get past the advertisements for things I could never ever afford and I guess I was making a scary lot of noise with the pages because Wiffy actually jumped backwards and let loose a few drops of pee. I had to go get him from under the bed and comfort him for 15 minutes before his guilty/scared/ears flat back face went away. At least the dogs know that we love them cause nobody else ever will.