Jujube in the Driver's Seat

Today, I took Jujube to the vet. Afterward, I ran a couple errands while I was out. I was afraid that she might have separation anxiety while in the car all alone, but I was completely wrong about that. No anxiety. Not one bit. She settled very comfortably in the driver's seat.

I took the picture with my phone, so the quality isn't very good, especially with the reflection on this cloudy day.

Three-legged Loki

Wet presents

My in-laws left a couple weeks ago, and I'm now caring for the baby and the dogs by myself during the daytime. I guess the pups must have been feeling neglected. They left me some wet presents to remind me of their presence. Jujube left one in the living room. Loki left a really extravagant present in the dining room. He dribbled it 3/4 of the way all around the dining room table. Extra special just for me.

The picture above is a naked Jujube.

Thought you had a friend

Loki was my first borne and as such, I spoil him a little almost every dinner. I tend to keep the amount of scraps he gets to a bare minimum, but it's consistent and he's learned to be on his very best behavior when I'm eating.

One evening last week, Vi and I were having dinner and for one reason or another I stuck out my hand to her for a high five, but rescinded with the phrase "thought you had a friend." (Hey! Don't judge!! ;))

Vi, acting playfully agitated, said "Fine! I'll play with Loki." "Loki, high five."

What Vi didn't realize is that as it's dinner time, Loki's attention is 100% focus on me. When she stuck her hand out for a high five with Loki, he looked her in the eyes and ignored her, thus giving me the perfect opportunity for a follow up "THOUGHT YOU HAD A FRIEND!"

Just to rub a little more salt in her wound, I raised my hand and Loki promptly high-fived me.

Loki, we make a great team! <3

Babies and dogs

Newborn babies eat, sleep, poop, and pee. That's about all they do. They can't tell the difference between light and day. And they don't seem to be too disturbed by noises. When we brought our son home from the hospital, we were surprised to find out that he didn't notice Loki's barking at all. It wasn't a hearing problem, as he still responded to other types of sounds. But Loki's barking didn't wake him up and didn't scare him. He just didn't respond to it at all. Great! We didn't have to worry about trying to shush the dog.

But that has now changed. Our son is about 8 weeks old, almost two months, and we have hit a new stage in his development. He is now sensitive to Loki's barking. It startles him and wakes him up. I knew that this was going to happen sooner or later, I was just hoping for later.

Jujube, the scavenger

Yun left half a sandwich and some fries on the coffee table. He turned his back for a few moments, and it was all gone. The sandwich was gone. The fries were gone. Even the sauce was licked clean. But interestingly, the pickle was still there. I guess Jujube doesn't like pickles.

A human salt lick

Sometimes Loki likes to obsessively lick Yun, as if Yun were a human salt lick. I find it really amusing, mostly because Loki almost never does this to me. So I an laugh at Yun for being Loki's salt lick. Haha! The interesting thing is that Loki typically doesn't lick people much. Jujube is the one that tends to lick people when she greets them, but she doesn't lick obsessively.