Evening Training Time

Sometimes I truly wonder who is training who in this relationship I have with my little white wookie.  I mean, I am the human ... he is the small canine.  Surely I am the one in charge.  Right?

Right?

*sigh*

I am currently sitting at my kitchen table, ignoring my little white wookie and getting a bit of writing done.

I recently discovered over the past holiday season that, when I would sit on the couch and ignore him, my little white wookie come up to join me and cuddle, refusing to eat. This refusal then messes up his little system. In turn, I am beginning to wonder if it may also be a contributor in our morning vocal crankiness.

Note: I really need that morning vocal crankiness to go back to the quiet it was prior to Thanksgiving or the neighbors will be come cranky in turn causing much difficulty.

I have also recently discovered that, if I sit at the table working with the computer, and ignore him, he will eat his kibble on the sly ... sneaking glances at me to see if I am watching while sneaking bites until his bowl is cleaned. Then, after a bit, he will do his backward dance indicating he needs to inspect some bushes. Between these two things, eating and taking a walk, he is more active instead of being a couch potato and therefore, more ready to relax the next morning.

Second note: If this is true, this will make me extremely happy. It is difficult to spend the morning working at my desk and listening to his sad and angry barking, not to mention the added stress of knowing if the neighbors complain it could get ugly for both of us.

I have a third (and this time dual) recent discovery that is what leads to my suspicious nature.

First, if I sit at the table working on the computer, I am ultimately drawn into writing while my little white wookie is occupied with eating. This is something I seem to have trouble doing when relaxing on the couch. It is also something I have been striving to get back to doing on a regular basis.

Secondly, if, while I am writing, the little white wookie fills his belly and subsequently needs to inspect the bushes, then I am obliged to don my shoes, hook up his leash and take him outside. This means an additional bit of walking for me on a nightly basis, something some would consider a bit more healthy than just crashing on the couch each evening.

Thus my dilemma in who is training whom.

Is the human training the little white wookie as he learns to eat his dinner, have an active evening and then relax during the day while the human works?

Is the little white wookie training the human that she doesn't need to be a couch potato but instead take the time return to writing and then getting some healthy exercise?

Or is it just a coincidence that he and I are working together to keep each other healthy and happy?

Since he can't say ... I'm not gonna. ;)