We Have A Watch Labrador

Another Exciting Guest Blog Entry
By
The ‘Lil Woman

We have a Watch Lab. As a young dog, Nancy could hear cars and visitors from a long way off, and would bark vigorously and loudly to alert us to the threat. Although she would turn into a wiggling pup if Ferocious Intruder were to actually come into the house, she took her duty as Watch Lab very seriously. We never trained her to do that, and sometimes it got on our nerves, but she considered it her job.

Well, Nancy is 12 years old now, and a little slower to respond. This morning, the UPS man actually made it all the way up to the door and rang the bell before she sprang up and barked. Though slower, she still takes her responsibility very seriously and looked a little indignant about being caught off guard. "I WASN’T NAPPING! WHO SAID I WAS NAPPING?!?"

And lately, our other dog Henry, who doesn't otherwise bark unless he's very happy, has started to issue a low "woof" at Nancy when someone comes up, as if to say, "Pssst!! Wake up!" She then jumps up and gets to work, and all is well with the world.

So a young pup turned into an old dog, but her personality didn't change much. She just got a little sweeter, and our house got a little more peaceful.

-SP

Nancy, with Bear, on the job.

Poem- An Old Dog is the Best Dog, Felix Dennis