Violet Faces

Sometimes, like earlier this afternoon, Violet can drive me crazy. She was barking to get let outside every ten minutes, and then barking three minutes after I let her out, asking to come back inside. And then sometimes when I open the door for her, she just stares at me and won't walk in. Sometimes she'll come in after a minute, I graciously bow to her in and usher her in while saying something silly like, "Yes, come in! Welcome puppy, please enter your abode!" Today, after being such an annoying pill and yapping so she could be let inside yet again, she had the gall to lie down and just stare at me, without moving a muscle, when I opened the door for her.

She probably just wanted a friend to come out and enjoy the sunshine with her. But I was getting plenty of sunshine myself, as I kept going outside to get her away from barking at Maddie (the neighbor's dog on the other side of the fence). But despite getting annoyed, she is a Snuggle Face and we have lots of fun with her. She gives us the cutest Dickensian eyes during dinner time, so that we will take pity on her and give her scraps of food. She never begs for food by barking or pawing at us, she just s-t-a-r-e-s into our eyes for a l-o-n-g time. I usually say something like "Please sir, can I have some more?" or "Penny for the baby, sir!" (from "Scrooge") when I see her pinpointed, constant gaze. This is what we see when we look under the dinner table during mealtimes:

So even though she can be annoying, she is very cute and we love her. And I'm glad that she mostly just likes to snuggle with us on the couch. She is a fun friend to have while I sit on the loveseat and grade student submissions. Lately she has been perching on the back of the couch cushions, too: