[DIGEST] Dog day afternoons...

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Hi friends,

Our youngest dog, Cocoa, will almost never choose to come hang out with you, but over the last few months we’ve noticed that if he is lying somewhere and we go to him, whether by the window or on the bed, he is at worst grudgingly accepting of it and at best very excited to have us there.

This is very exciting because Cocoa is a very aloof puppy, which is the exact opposite of our other dog, Cheyenne, who will never miss an opportunity to snuggle harder. We know that doesn’t mean Cocoa loves us any less than Cheyenne, and often we feel like his anxiety (which has been very much helped by puppy Prozac) is what’s preventing him from being a more snuggly puppy.

This all came to a head for me as I’ve been trying to take better care of myself, which often means sitting on our new couch for hours every day. There was a time when Cocoa would hop down from the couch if you came to sit down, but over the 2+ years he’s been with us, he’s gotten more comfortable with owning his space…