If only she would reciprocate his love

There are days when it just seems like everything is going really well and you have to find a way to capture it all- even a photograph doesn't really do the moments justice. Yesterday was one of those days.

It has been warm here and yesterday afternoon we had some good time outside. I threw the ball for Maple and Fuller tried to get into the fun but Maple treats Fuller like the little kid he is. She turns and just walks away with an air of "You are such a baby and not worth my time."

Little does she know that Fuller will gladly throw the ball for her for many. many minutes. Maple will get that extra bit of attention that she is craving if she would just open her heart to the little guy that bumped her down the totem pole of attention.

There was a moment when Fuller was running after Maple, holding the ball, and then it dawned on him that she wasn't going to reciprocate his love. So Fuller just sat down in the grass, kind of dejected, and pouted a little bit. He quickly got over it when I started chasing him around the yard, and all was well with his world again.

They say a boy and his dog are inseparable, but so far our dogs have not been that into Fuller. He really gets excited when they are chasing each other or are playing with the balls, but they just steer clear of him whenever he is around.

Of course, this does not apply whenever he has food in his hands, on his plate, or in his mouth. Right now Fuller is eating PBJ and Lively is inches from his feet, waiting. Fuller is notorious for leaving his snacks unattended and then crying loudly when one of the dogs eats his treats.

And on the other hand, the dogs should realize that most of the dog treats that they have been given recently have been from Fuller's hands. He figured out how to open the plastic dog treat bin and loves handing out many dog biscuits. But do the dogs understand that he is loving on them by giving them food?

No.

One day it will be different, but until then they just have to figure out an arrangement to exist in the same space. Or wait until Fuller offers them another dog biscuit.