Dinner Guests

Last night we had friends come for dinner. We hoped the dogs would be on their best behavior. Rudy even got a bath for the occasion so he would be clean and would smell good. Of course, just like children, the dogs were not as good as we would have hoped. Afterwards, Ken said that Rudy's behavior probably got a B- and Emme a C+. Emme barked far too frequently. Rudy was fascinated by a bag of gifts and could not believe that it didn't contain presents for him. Usually the dogs pay no attention while we are eating at the dining room table. Last night, they both were sniffing around and had a hard time just lying on the rug and napping while we were eating. Emme kept licking shoes and jumping up to smell people's knees. I guess it all takes time.