The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for August 03, 2014

Now that sounds familiar! Except the process repeats itself about every five minutes…

Love it.. So true

So True. The second you stop the nose goes under your hand to ask for more.

cheers

I get the 75 lb lean on me. And a happy tail wag when I find ‘just the right spot’. .. I stop, the lean comes in. Fortunately he is not the brightest of dogs and can be easily distracted.

Kirbey,I agree; my yellow labrador would use her muzzle to tell me she wanted me to keep touching her; I mostly touched her because I like the soft feel of her fur. That was how, one evening, I discovered a lump in the right side of her ruff; it wasn’t bothering her, and my giving it a gentle squeeze didn’t cause her to react either. But it was not a visible lump. Nothing serious; the vet removed it surgically, with no after effects.

There are no spots on a dog that you can’t miss. Everyone of their spots need patting, petting, rubbing, scratching until your arm is about to fall off. Then ya get the “nudge” about 5 minutes later, they have very short memories or we’re just suckers for big brown eyes and a cold nose!!

It’s the feel-good factor. Works for both giver and receiver.