The dog took some convincing

So I have moved Emma to the new apartment. For about 15 minutes she thought it was a cool place to visit. Nice floors, cool view, smells like Lysol. Then she wanted to go home. How do I know? Because she proceeded to stick her nose on the doorknob and kept it there. When I didn't get the hint, she would come find me, lead me to the door and repeat. I've only seen this trick when she's had stomach pains, so I know she wanted out. But I just patted her head and told her this was going to be her home for a little bit.

Later in the day, as I was getting out of the shower, I turned the corner, and my dog, my furry companion for the last 6 months, my walking buddy, my wrestling partner .... was glaring at me like she wanted me dead and buried. Its funny to see a dog glare, and Emma can do it with the best of them. No panting. It was hard to tell if she was even breathing. Just sitting there in front of the door, eyes lowered like she was pissed beyond all canine comprehension, and motionless. I really wished I had my camera, but it was in the truck and that would involve getting around the dog and through the door. And that wasn't going to happen.

So I pulled up a stool and proceeded to explain to my dog that this was our new home. That there were good things about this place, even if it was different. True there were far less squirrels and cats to bark at. Her nemesis, the old dog with the limp, was gone. The deer would no longer flee at her approach. Small children, on which she would bestow life-long phobias, were nowhere to be found. But we do have a nice view. At night, she sits on our 4th floor balcony and listens to all the sounds of downtown life. She enjoys her two daily trips to the dog park. She likes stopping by every apartment door and doing a smell-check to see if she has dog neighbors. No, no, yes, no, yes, no is the order of my hall i think. She hasn't quite figured out the elevator yet and gets upset when we get out on a different floor than the one we got on from. We've been taking the stairs. But she's adjusted for the most part. Dogs are incredible animals and they have a love and devotion that any of us would struggle to maintain. Even when they glare. ;)

Thats a toy squirrel I bought her to replace the real life variety. She just carries it around everywhere in the apartment.