My girlfriend Taylor was helping me carry the shopping bags from the car up to my apartment. After I’d finished shopping, I had gotten some Chinese take out and then picked up Taylor to come over for dinner and to hang out and watch TV.
“Are you getting a dog? You’ve got all this pet stuff in the bags.” Taylor asked.
“I’ve just got a dog for the weekend,” I was explaining when I opened the door and we went inside the apartment. Taylor and I were carrying things inside when she saw Rob curled up naked on a blanket in the living room.
“Oh!” Taylor jumped. “Do you really want me here? I don’t want to get in the way.”
“No, of course you should stay! I want to spend time with you. And, besides, I want you to see this.” I reassured her.
Rob had been asleep and was waking up. He got up on all fours, shook his head a bit to wake up, looked at us, then gave a “Woof!”
We both laughed at his attempt at a bark and he looked embarrassed. “What is it, Rob?” I asked. “You can speak.”