Every morning, at 7:00AM sharp, Jingle leaves Riley’s room and sits in the doorway to our bedroom. She then begins to scratch. I don’t for one second believe she has an itch each day at 7:00AM. She does this to make her collar, well, jingle, in order to wake us up.
We open our eyes and slap the bed, giving her a signal, it’s time. She can join us. She jumps up, and the kids soon follow. Jingle is not satisfied until she is sprawled across the whole bed (she’s a long dog) and has a part of her body touching each one of us, after which, she basks in praise.
“Good girl!”
“Such a good girl!”
“You’re so beautiful Jingle!”
“What a gooooooood dog!”
We all pet her and love her. Most mornings in our house start this way.
She may have to wear silly t-shirts from time to time but seriously, it ain’t bad being her.
That’s it. In my next life I want to be your dog.
They love their routines, those dogs.
Love it!! Jelly Bean does the same thing!! Except he doesn’t sleep with his collar, instead I hear him scratching at Noah’s door to open it, then down the hall to my room where he sneaks to Edwin’s side of the bed (he’s already gone to work) and he, in the best ‘old man’ way, quietly climbs in the bed and curls up at my back or my feet! And he too wakes at 7 AM!! Gotta love the life of a service dog! It’s so tough!