My little puppy seems excited when I see her after an absence, she jumps up and ‘high fives’ me by tapping her front pawns on me.
But what is a dog like her actually thinking? Does she have any internal dialogue or is it all instinct? Is she relieved that I survived or happy? Seems like she would be happy, but why and how does she think?
“Life has started again.”
Food guy’s here!
“Yay! The odds I’ll be fed and let out to pee tonight have just increased significantly!”
My pack leader has returned.
Checkmate?
He didn’t die!
Dogs get excited when the pack leader returns, because they expect it to regurgitate food from its hunt for the pack. Hork something up for the pup, fer Christ’s sake, don’t make her beg.
Kador of Trask (via mind link): “Well sure, Zartog, if the field constant were, in fact, not constant, then we would have a situation in which we’d have two variables interacting. However, it would have to approximate a constant under most conditions. What’s your evidence that it may not function as a const…Crap, gotta go, wozzitsname is here”
Kador of Trask (via meatspeak, directed at door): “Woof”
scrambledeggs (via meatspeak, entering): “Hello Ginger, who’s a good girl, who’s a good girl, didja miss me?”
Kador of Trask (via meatspeak): “Woof”
scrambledeggs (via meatspeak): “Walkies? Walkies?”
**Kador of Trask ** (via meatspeak): “Woof”
Zartog of the Red Veil via (mind link) “Are you done or what?”
Kador of Trask (via mind link):“Yeah, yeah, its time for a break. I’ll touch base soon, I’ve gotta go pee anyway, and wozzitsname will tire out soon”
What are they thinking?
“Bacon! Bacon, bacon, bacon! Bacon! Bacon Bacon BACON!”
And don’t try and tell me they aren’t.
Dogs can be just as ecstatic when you come back from a 2 month trek in Tibet (“He made it! He’s here!”) as they are when you come back from the mailbox (“He made it! He’s here!”).
Love a dog greeting. Nothing like it.
Odysseus’s faithful dog, Argos, was the first to recognize him when he got home from the Trojan War.
“He didn’t die!”
“SHE is here! It is HER! Touch me, pet me, love me, I lick you, I love you, I squeal with delight;happy happy joy joy, you smell divine, like the whole world!”
Or some such.
My Boss leaves her two Yorkies in the office when she goes out on appointments. When they start going in circles and bouncing, I start saying “Mommy’s coming. Mommy’s coming.” When she walks in it changes to “Mommy’s here! Mommy’s here!”
Oh here we go again. Focus. Focus. Now smile. Do the “so happy to see you routine.” Keep going. Shit, keep it up… the fuckwit will respond soon. Smile. Bounce around. Jesus, thank you. Took your fucking time… now make with the food.
“About time you got here…I’ve got to piss so bad my back teeth are floating! Oh, yeah, any chance you’re gonna give me some of that pizza?”
Are you looking for a factual answer or an opinion based on blind conjecture? If the former-there is no answer.
If the latter-My best guess is “Playpal with food! Yay!”
What do you think your puppy is saying to you, scrambledeggs?
This!
Bet you can’t find the mystery stain!