Doggone it

Doggone it

I pulled out my outdoor table chair at the pizza restaurant the other night and paused when I saw a neighbouring diner with a dog at his feet.

“Hello puppy, hello there!”

I ruffled a beautiful dog’s soft brown mane as I sat down at the table. I laughed as she nuzzled into my hands and stared up at me with her big brown eyes. I was busy replicating her look at the owner.

The giveaway here is the word ‘dog’. If I were a dog person I would have been able to articulate what breed she was and her actual colour. She would be a crossbred something or other or a pure breed. A chocolate mocha coat or a cappuccino brown.

I had a dog when I was 12. His name was Mister Meaner, and he lived up to his name regularly.

After a few boring months with us and a moment where we thought he had rabies, he was sent to my grandparents to work on the farm to save him from our tomfoolery.

I’m not a dog person at all. I don’t mind them, but I don’t love them. I am, however, a man person.

“So, what’s its name?” I quizzed the handsome owner.

“Noodle,” he smiled.

“Is it a ‘she’?” I rubbed her head as he affirmed a very obvious answer.

I looked at Noodle.

“Do you shake hands, Miss?”

I clicked my fingers and held my hand out. She put her paw up.

I actually felt warm about this very cute puppy. I love it when they shake hands, er, paws.

Is it wrong that I fake-love an animal just to chat to her owner? I checked the gay guide and it’s perfectly acceptable. In fact, it’s recommended.

As he sat down, my dining partner reminded me that I disliked dogs. I was giddily wiping drool off my hands and I don’t think it was Noodle’s drool either.

Noodle and her owner left midway through my dinner. I ignored her on the way out, but said “Good night” to him. I’m not planning on getting a dog so I can meet men, but perhaps I need to stalk the restaurant again.

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2 responses to “Doggone it”

  1. I’ve been busted haven’t I?? *red faced*

    If you were around Waterloo and own a Noodle puppy, pretty good chance it was you…?

    :-)

  2. hi – what pizza place? There cannot be many dogs called Noodle who snuzzle up to you, have big brown eyes and give a paw (she must have thought food was coming). Im Brendan, Scottish, was just wondering if it was me and my dog Noodle
    :)