Every time I have a few days without my Mistress I bark at her more when she comes back. It\u2019s not her that is the problem. It\u2019s having been cooped up with Aristotle. He can do that to a dog. It\u2019s stress. I get all concerned and worried and then every time Ari moves I end up barking, mostly in my Mistress\u2019s ear. She knows that I will settle down again in a few days, but it does make the time when she is first home quite difficult. I did have a lovely cuddle in bed and that helped, but it would have been better if we could have stayed there all day. It\u2019s funny you know, our Master was reading an article in a dog magazine which was advising how a dog should be treated. It said quite clearly that a dog does not like to be cuddled. Who are these people and how dare they speak for all of us? There may be some dogs who do not liked to be cuddled and in fact there are humans who are like that too, but please don\u2019t start assuming we are all alike. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever met an Entlebucher who did not like to be cuddled and you could not find more cuddly dogs than me and Aristotle. I don\u2019t just want to be patted and stroked. I want to lie snuggled up with your arms around me. Aristotle even comes up on two legs and wraps his front legs round you for a hug. I don\u2019t suppose for a minute that our breed is unique. I\u2019m sure the person who wrote the article meant well and maybe strangers need to start from the premise of not cuddling a dog they don\u2019t know until they have got to know the dog. After all, would they go and hug complete strangers in the street? However, please stop thinking you can speak for us all. You are doing more harm than good. I can honestly tell you that I become a very unhappy dog if I don\u2019t get a good share of cuddles. I\u2019d swap a walk for a cuddle any day of the week.<\/p>\n
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