Sunday, October 19, 2014

more than a pet

My dad always calls Tyara my sister (even if she's my pet). I also considered her as one, while I observed her this week, I noticed that she does act like a little sister whenever I go outside to observe her, she will come and see what I'm doing, it's like if she knew she was being observed. She will come to me with a ball for me to play fetch with her, just like any little brother or sister does to their older siblings for them to play with them. Whenever I come home from practice, as soon as I'm in the garage to go outside to see her, I hear her dog collar jingle since she is running to the garage to see who just came home. I feel it's like a little sibling waiting for their big brother or sister to come home.

"I was feeding her lettuce, she really really likes it, I don't know why. The lettuce got her hungry so she went to eat her dog food. Sometimes for her to eat her food I have to go and shake her dog bowl for it to make a noise and sometimes feed her one by one until she goes and eats on her own." field notes 10/15. The way I sometimes have to feed her like that or get her attention to her food, reminds me of how I would have to feed my little brother before. Tyara will act as if she is eating her food. She puts her snout in her bowl but doesn't eat anything, I will think she's eating and leave her alone so she can finish her food. Then I will come back outside and she would just be laying next to her food, once she sees me coming, she will get up again and do the same thing, just this time I actually sit outside with her  until she eats her food!

She loves to lay in her dogloo. I sometimes have to make little noises for her to come out of there because she will literally lay in there the entire time I go outside and observe her. When she does that, it reminds me of my little brother and how stubborn he is in the mornings not wanting to get up for school. As soon as she hears me make noise or she hears something strange, she gets out and goes check out what the noise was. She's curious just like a little sibling. She just isn't a pet to me, I actually love her more than that, I really consider her as a sister.

pic of Tyara inside dogloo taken on 10/16

6 comments:

  1. This blog is just too adorable. I love dogs so much, I relate to mine as an older sister. I've always wondered the way they think just like you mentioned it seemed as your dog knew she was being observed, it seems like the have the mentality of an actual human being; with no language. But dogs to me just create such a good vibe, they're such a joy to be around and that's why I love your blog because I can relate to it ♥ Hopefully your dog will be mentioned more throughout the rest!

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  2. I really like how you make the comparison that your dog is like a sibling. I have never had a pet dog so I can't really much relate. But as I was reading your blog I noticed that your dog's actions are like a little sibling because my little brother acts the same way. I like how you included a little bit of voice when adding the parenthesis in the very beginning. Your dog is super adorable. Great blog.

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  3. Great comparison. I've never heard of a dog eating lettuce (my dog eats tomatoes).

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  4. I find it so weird how you were feeding her lettuce but that's besides the point! Dogs are really a humans best friend because dogs are as loyal as they can get. And as you say, I also consider my dogs my sister and brother. Everything they do just makes them seem like siblings.

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  5. I can relate to you comparing your dog as a sibling because I just think pets are part of the family and you can become so close to them. Your dog is so cute!

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  6. I love how you compared Tyara to sibling because it's so true! Pets become such an important part of our lives and our family. When you mentioned how stubborn Tyara can be sometimes, my sister immediately came to mind because she is stubborn all the time! I love this blog because it reminds me of my dogs Gabby and Emma, and they are exactly like Tyara.

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