Piece of my Heart

When we were considering getting Emme, I was unsure how well Ken would like her. She is SO different from Rudy. Rudy is truly a "man's dog" low maintenance coat, active, big, and strong. Emme is certainly a "frou-frou" dog: small, high maintenance coat, small, and cute. I never should have given it a thought; Ken has fallen for this little puppy, hook-line-and-sinker. She certainly has a piece of his heart. The first thing Emme wants to do in the morning, after she had gone outside to do her business, is to cuddle up with "Hans" for a morning massage. Ken sits down on the dining room floor and lets a cold, often wet puppy into his lap and the two of them start the day. After breakfast, Emme wants to climb onto his lap and be cuddled inside his robe. She dashes into his office during the day to sit on his lap as he works on the computer. When Ken is outside playing with Rudy, Emme sits in the kitchen looking out the window and whines to go outside with Ken. She lays next to him on the couch when he is reading and falls asleep on his legs while he is watching TV and Ken loves every minute of it. When it is time to go outside, Ken puts her little pink collar and leash on her and takes her out. When I am gone for the day, he puts Emme up on the dryer and combs her fur so she doesn't get tangles. When he gives Rudy medicine wrapped in a piece of bread, he also gives Emme a small bite of bread as well. He picks her up and rocks her and talks to her throughout the day. And he loves to rub her fur. One day, out of the blue, he said, "I am glad we got this puppy." I think it is mutual admiration.