In Fridays’s post I mentioned that Tempi asked if it was all right to use the couch when the sheet was on it. It reminds me of her and the pink blanket. I’ve told this story a couple of times, but it’s one of my very favorites.
Kaitlin, Torben, and the pups spent Thanksgiving with Torben’s mother. The rule there was that pups weren’t allowed on the couch. Now it’s confusing because apparently Torben’s sister’s dog is allowed, but Tempi and Zoe aren’t. Anyway, Tempi checked to be sure that was still true.
She went over to the couch and looked at Kaitlin who said no, still no couch. So Tempi went over to the ottoman, which had a pink blanket on it, and she put her paw on the blanket and looked at Kaitlin. Kaitlin said, as long as she was on the blanket it was all right. OK, the ottoman was better than nothing.
But later Kaitlin inadvertently put the pink blanket on the couch, so Tempi finally got her well-deserved snooze.
Humans can be crazy with their arbitrary rules at times, but Tempi is willing to be patient and work with them.
December 1, 2019
It’s one of my favorites, as well!
Like something I’d expect to read in a ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ book.
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Tempi is so smart!! Does her name have a meaning?
It is short for “The Tempest.” A long story why we landed with this name (we can get a bit complicated with our pet’s names), but in part it was because she was a storm of energy and mischievousness when she first joined our family.
This is a story I enjoy no matter how many times I hear it. Tempi is one smart girl
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so smart, so intelligent and just an interesting non-human to be around…
She’s fun.