I hope 2022 brings everybody peace and happiness. And that life starts returning to normal for everybody.
Here are some sunrise walk photos this morning.
Happy New Year 2022
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Pao takes refuge from wind storm under blanket
Pao was scared of the very strong winds outside last night. We had a gale advisory. He ran to us and didn’t want to go away. This is a photo of him taking refuge under the blanket as I’m going to bed. It seemed cute.
He didn’t bark all night. But he was still up until at least 2 am anxiously sitting next to my bed staring at the window curtain, and occasionally going downstairs to check on the windows and doors.
Before going to bed he hid next to my chair in the office. He didn’t object to being patted on the head last night. Usually he doesn’t like that unless he’s lying down.
Pao’s 2nd birthday
We had birthday cakes for Pao and his two sisters, Komachi (formerly known as Saran, who lives in the house in front of mine) and Anchiru (who lives next door). They all turned two years old on Friday.
It took Pao about 20 minutes to eat his. Komachi, otherwise known as the “snack recycling center,” took about five seconds to finish hers. Anchiru just had the biscuit part of the cake and is waiting for Hide-san to come home to gobble down the rest. Pao is the pickiest eater of the three siblings.
Two years is about 20 years in human years so I guess they’re not puppies anymore.
I hate to admit it, but Pao actually had the best manners while waiting for and eating his cake.
Sittin’ at the Dock of the Bay…
I was listening to that Otis Redding song last night on my iPhone. Pao was sleeping on the floor next to me. Pao is 1 year 9 months old now and “getting better” except for leaping after motorcycles, which I can’t control yet. I have my office all Pao-proofed so he can hang out with me in here now during the day, which seems to relax him.
At the end of the song when Redding is whistling the last part Pao jumped up and came over and stared at the iPhone. He did that dog thing where they cock their head back and forth like they are curious about something and trying to understand. He was doing it in rhythm to Redding’s whistling!
I was able to replicate it later, but the next time he didn’t jump up. I’ll try to take a video next time. It was sort of cute.
I guess that’s officially Pao’s favorite song now (after “Hush little Pao, don’t say a word, Doug is gonna buy you a mockingbird… which I use to calm him down from a barking fit).
Here’s Pao’s album: Pao’s Corner