Ignore your dog for too long and this happens: “Hey. I’m kind of bored. Could we do something? See, I brought you a toy. It’s my favorite toy. I’d like to play with this toy. Very much. I mean, you can see that right? No? Well, not right now, I guess. I’ll just lie here at your feet and when you are done typing or whatever it is that you are doing, and then maybe we can play. You know, it’s okay. I actually like lying beside you at any time.”
Ignore your cat for too long and this happens: “HEY! You paying attention? I want to play. I want to play right now. You need to go fetch one of my toys so we can play. Or at least pay some attention to me. You know, the absent-minded pat on the head really doesn’t do it for me. Are you hearing me? No? So, look at this, I’m going to sit on your keyboard until you do what I want. Oh really, I see, you can type with the keyboard tray slid under the top of your desk. Well, look at this then. I’m going to sit right in front of your monitor. What do you think of that? See, I knew you’d come around eventually.”
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