Boy, dogs sure love getting their tummies rubbed!

I was relaxing in bed with Malloy on the computer when my roommate's dog, Mystique, decided to join me. She jumped up into the bed, laid down next to me, and rolled over onto her back. I knew what that meant!

So I spent a good 10-15 minutes rubbing Mystique's belly, until my arm got tired. Once Mystique realized that her session was over, she turned back over and gave my face a thorough tongue-bathing.

Have I mentioned just how much I love dogs? :loveya:

And here's Mystique, the sweetest dog on the whole planet:

He thinks I should quit posting to you and get back to work rubbing his belly (of course, he'd trade the belly rub for a bite of my chicken jambalaya, but I don't feel like dealing with his farts all night so he isn't getting any.)

:thumbsup:

When he rolls over, that's the cutest..in that pic of course, he's begging for a jerky treat

This is Lyric, who loves to stare at me with her brown eyes whenever I'm eating anything...she knows how to use those eyes, too...

We sure are lucky to have our dogs, ain't we?

That's from Lyric, her way of saying thanks.

Yeah, we sure are lucky our dogs have us...aren't we??

Come on, we all know we don't own our doggies...THEY own US!!!

I say that Lyric is the best thing that ever happened to me. Lyric is God's own furry little angel, come to be with me all the time and to remind me that some in this world still know what unconditional love is all about!

So I got the yawn instead:



That's Lucky, "good dog"

Only our Lucky guy is sweeter

This is Lyric

He will keep pestering me for a belly rub until HE gets tired of it.

the picture is deceptive, it's really not THAT big. This was after a big meal...she's not abused with overfeeding! I promise! she does love a good rub though.

Thanks for the pic, and the story! My Sara like getting anything rubbed, but, you're right, they prefer a tummy rub!:D

He used to nudge my hand with his snoot to let me know he was present and ready for a half hour belly rub, eyes closed with front legs pulled back and paws folded forward. When I was lying on my favorite little sofa he would lay down on his back precisely where my right arm would dangle off the sofa.

But now Awsi is 15 1/2 and is almost completely blind and deaf. He lays on his favorite cushion most of the day since he can't jump on the chairs or couches anymore. But when I pet him and try to rub his belly, Awsi strangely will not let me turn him onto his back anymore. I can rub his tummy when he's sitting or standing, but he doesn't seem to relish it like before and never reclines to his back. I'm just guessing since he's virtually blind he doesn't like to lose his bearings by being upside down.

It's such a shame that our pets have to grow old