dogdaze

My first toy fox terrier, Sweetheart, was the most lovable dog I’ve ever had. She loved nothing more than to sit in my lap and sleep. She also loved having her belly rubbed.

Sweetheart was truly unique. She was born to love and to please. My friends loved to come over and just watch her rollover. They’d call her name and she’d take a few steps and then just rollover submissively and wait for them to rub her belly. After a few belly rubs, she was ready to play.

One day, a friend from church stopped by for a visit. She had never met Sweetheart and was unaware of her “rollover” trick. I was in the kitchen getting some iced tea for us to drink when my friend ran in the kitchen with a scared look on her face. “There’s something wrong with your dog,” she cried. “I was calling her and she just fell over!”

I rushed to the living room to see Sweetheart still on her back waiting for her belly rub. I couldn’t help but laugh at how my sweet little dog had scared the daylights out of my friend. After explaining that this was Sweetheart’s way of getting attention, my friend sighed with relief and obliged by rubbing Sweetie’s round belly.

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