It is amazing to me how much a dog can appear to forget during a two week vacation! For instance, Ty and Buster seem to have completely forgotten how to walk on a leash without pulling me down the street! Buster also apparently forgot that other people live in the city, because he’s barking at everyone he doesn’t recognize.
Perhaps it is just that they transition from “vacation mode” to the “normal routine” mode more slowly than people. It is even possible that they are onto something – maybe they are resisting going back to the normal routine. I have to admit, I like being in vacation mode better too! As a matter of fact, I’m resisting being at work – in a passive-aggressive way – by writing this entry rather than catching up on my e-mail. Is it possible that, once again, I have more to learn from my dogs than I have to teach them??
So, why is it that going back to work after a vacation feels like jamming your feet into the most uncomfortable pair of shoes you have and running a marathon? It’s extremely uncomfortable and it feels like it will never end. And daunting!! Most of us have 50 weeks of work to look forward to until we get to go on another two-week vacation. It seems like there must be a better way to do this! I’ll put the dogs to work on figuring that out. In the meantime, we have decided to prolong our “vacation mode” by taking the dogs to New York for the weekend. We’re leaving tomorrow – thank you, Ty and Buster, for the inspiration!
