Photo by Elizabeth Halt
Photo by Elizabeth Halt

silly atlas

August 8, 2012

if atlas is with me and i have to run inside a building that doesn’t allow dogs, i tie him up outside. when i come back, he tries really hard to get inside the building. i imagine that he wants to see where i went without him. (he is always trying to sneak inside my apartment’s leasing office before the door closes behind me.)

when we went hiking the other day, i tied atlas up outside the restrooms while i went inside. when i came back, no one was around, so i just unhooked the leash from his collar while i untied and untangled it instead of holding onto him with one hand, which is what i usually do.

when i looked up from the leash a second later, there was atlas, trotting happily past the men’s restroom and right into the women’s. he looked as pleased as punch.

oh, did i laugh. it’s a good thing no one was around. i imagine that would have been quite a shock.

8 comments... (add a comment)

  1. tammy j

    or…
    you could move to france
    where the noble dog is welcomed even in indoor restaurants! must be wonderful!
    we are so petrified of germs in this country.
    give me a dog germ over a people germ any day.
    bear hug to that adorable boy!
    tammy j

  2. Helen

    haha:) oh atlas, what a cutie! i can just picture it:)

  3. He is just checking to be sure that you did not leave anything behind…like a treat!

  4. Julie

    For a while, our office let people bring their dogs to work, and more than once I was surprised in the stall by the beautiful Posey! It was startling, to be sure.

  5. That is the sweetest thing. Sigh.

  6. Amy

    He does look pleased in this photo. :)

  7. LOL…too, too CUTE! And Altas looks pretty happy in the photo. I love places that allow dogs! And I lately read about some places, in Vienna, I think it was, that allows cats! I think we need to invite the animals in more places. :o) Happy Day, Elizabeth ((HUGS))

  8. Oh, Atlas, you silly, silly boy!! As far as dog-friendly, Oregon is way head and shoulders over California. So backward over here… what’s with that??

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