Someone’s at the doorbell
Alexa announces ‘Motion detected at your drive’ which prompts a flick of the ears from Jellicoe. Herschel snores so loudly he probably doesn’t hear it. The dogs don’t react.
I should explain that we have a ‘baby gate’ at the sitting room door, so that Gilbert is contained downstairs. Simply shutting the door doesn’t work because the cats open it. On the occasions we have neglected to shut the gate he has sneaked quietly upstairs (can you sneak noisily?) to amuse himself by rearranging the bedding and practising a little torn paper engineering.
Thus, when the doorbell announcement comes, they are ready, paws up on the gate, to welcome all comers. Roxy has only ever jumped over once, (I think some particularly enticing food may have been involved) but I think Gilbert will soon realise that he’s big and athletic enough to clear the gate easily.
What lovely dogs they are.
ReplyDeleteThey have lovely temperaments - very trustworthy.
DeleteBeautiful dogs. My daughter has a door cam linked to her phone and computer so she can see who is out there before answering the door and keep track of packages deivered while she is at work.
ReplyDeleteIt's very reassuring to be able to check what's happening when away from home.
ReplyDeleteInteresting carpet....you should market that outdoor design.
ReplyDeleteI think it's already been done, in differing colourways, too.
ReplyDeleteAlexa doesn't live with us so no doorbell announcements here. If someone actually rings our doorbell, Bess initially flees upstairs and then quietly comes down again to check who's there and what's happening as her curiosity gets the better of her ;-) xxx
ReplyDeleteBess is a wise cat. Caution is good and should always come before curiosity ;-)
DeleteGilbert is so big! How did that happen? :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pair.
It seemed almost overnight that Gilbert grew. He's a very lanky puppy - all legs - and still growing, but he's very sweet.
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