As a single dog mom, you know it well - the crucial point in deciding whether the person you're dating is really interesting in the long run, or just a passing fancy...
and here it is of course the first meeting with your very best furry friend that easily becomes the decisive moment..
Because of course you don't date someone who doesn't like dogs, that's clear - but still, not everyone thinks your dog is as cute as you do.
Nemo loves to be with you – and is used to a life on the go.
He thrives where I am, and with the right amount of snacks, he is good-natured in most things.
Yet it is very rare for him to go on a date – even though some have actually asked (perhaps to be polite) if I didn't bring the terrorist with me.
So the other day when I was invited to a home-cooked dinner in town and asked to bring my furry friend, I thought...
– ahh, what the heck, that's probably a great plan, and happily dragged the stained one up the stairs to the 5th floor (and it's far enough up, without a 10kg dog under my arm..)
If you're lacking an icebreaker, I highly recommend bringing a dog... everything will quickly become about it.
Because with a dog that LOVES to be the center of attention, you don't have to worry about running out of conversation topics.
There's a lot to take off. Does he need water? Can he have a snack in the kitchen?
Is it okay for him to occupy your bed and mumble the covers? Can he tolerate cinnamon rolls?
Is it okay to pick him up?
..or the latter was actually not asked, because wow, the fat, spotted one was pulled up onto the lap… and even though Nemo actually loves to sit on the lap and join in the meal
– so he's not a fan of people he doesn't know just dribbling him around against his will.. (which I think is pretty okay, by the way)..
“Without being fanatical, there was actually a part of me that thought it was incredible that Nemo didn't so much as growl, but was actually polite and put up with a rather fresh, and slightly disrespectful treatment…”
And although the poor man certainly did his best to befriend my very best buddy.
So both Nemo and I agreed pretty quickly – that we didn't need to hang out on the 5th floor for long, but that it was time to say thank you for the food and turn our noses towards the country and the farm again..
Who knows, maybe my very best buddy is also really the very best at judging whether a date has potential or not – it's a bad situation if not even a freshly baked cinnamon roll can warm up my otherwise oversocial dog...
Can you take your dog on a date?
As a single dog mom, you know it well - the crucial point in deciding whether the person you're dating is really interesting in the long run, or just a passing fancy...
and here it is of course the first meeting with your very best furry friend that easily becomes the decisive moment..
Because of course you don't date someone who doesn't like dogs, that's clear - but still, not everyone thinks your dog is as cute as you do.
He thrives where I am, and with the right amount of snacks, he is good-natured in most things.
Yet it is very rare for him to go on a date – even though some have actually asked (perhaps to be polite) if I didn't bring the terrorist with me.
So the other day when I was invited to a home-cooked dinner in town and asked to bring my furry friend, I thought...
– ahh, what the heck, that's probably a great plan, and happily dragged the stained one up the stairs to the 5th floor (and it's far enough up, without a 10kg dog under my arm..)
If you're lacking an icebreaker, I highly recommend bringing a dog... everything will quickly become about it.
Because with a dog that LOVES to be the center of attention, you don't have to worry about running out of conversation topics.
There's a lot to take off. Does he need water? Can he have a snack in the kitchen?
Is it okay for him to occupy your bed and mumble the covers? Can he tolerate cinnamon rolls?
Is it okay to pick him up?
..or the latter was actually not asked, because wow, the fat, spotted one was pulled up onto the lap… and even though Nemo actually loves to sit on the lap and join in the meal
– so he's not a fan of people he doesn't know just dribbling him around against his will.. (which I think is pretty okay, by the way)..
“Without being fanatical, there was actually a part of me that thought it was incredible that Nemo didn't so much as growl, but was actually polite and put up with a rather fresh, and slightly disrespectful treatment…”
And although the poor man certainly did his best to befriend my very best buddy.
So both Nemo and I agreed pretty quickly – that we didn't need to hang out on the 5th floor for long, but that it was time to say thank you for the food and turn our noses towards the country and the farm again..
Who knows, maybe my very best buddy is also really the very best at judging whether a date has potential or not – it's a bad situation if not even a freshly baked cinnamon roll can warm up my otherwise oversocial dog...