Feb 17 2006

Meet Cute

Published by at 10:10 am under Dogs,Rita

Faithful readers may remember that Phil, the owner of Rita the Wonder Dog, fell in love last Fall. It’s been good news all around: Phil is now engaged, and I have become a part-time dog owner. Phil’s fianc&eacutee has two small children, who have yet to understand how to play with a dog of a certain age (or any dog). Oddly, dogs tend to dislike having their ears pulled, or being ridden like a horse. So do most people, in most circumstances.

So Phil quite often leaves Miss Rita with me while he tends to his other family. I have to admit to a certain indignation on Rita’s behalf, being that he kind of ditches her in favor of the new family, but I love her company and she does make me get some much-needed cardio. The canine timeshare has progressed to the point that I just keep a leash and a supply of Rita food on hand at all times, and she has her own bed beside mine.

On Valentine’s Day morning, I took her for a walk in the park. She is so well-behaved that I always let her off the leash. She soon met a big black dog with a curved tail, who bounded happily toward her. After the customary butt-sniffing niceties, they ran off to play together. The black dog’s owner was a handsome young man with bright blue eyes. He confided that the dog had followed him home the night before. The dog had no collar or tags, but he looked well-fed and was very sweet-natured.

The guy said the dog followed him all over his apartment that night. He called the Humane Society and Animal Control, and they both said that if no-one had called looking for the dog within three days, the dog was his. The guy said, “I only have a one bedroom apartment.” Pause. “And now it seems really small.” I said, “Well, it looks like you got yourself a dog.” He said, “I know”, and laughed.

Wouldn’t that make a perfect Meet Cute for a movie?

7 responses so far

7 Responses to “Meet Cute”

  1. # Mikeon 17 Feb 2006 at 10:40 am

    Dogs are a great way to meet people (secret dating tip #45).

  2. # LisaBon 17 Feb 2006 at 11:50 am

    Aw, that’s sweet. Funny how pets worm their way into your life until you can’t imagine being without them. =)

  3. # cassie-bon 18 Feb 2006 at 7:35 am

    Nice story. I hope he keeps the dog.

  4. # Karanon 18 Feb 2006 at 11:26 am

    I saw that movie…it was called 101 Dalmations.

  5. # Jenniferon 19 Feb 2006 at 6:16 pm

    I want Rita…she’s adorable.

  6. # Kathleenon 21 Feb 2006 at 6:18 am

    So, is handsome man available? 😉 Does he want to move to Detroit? 😉

  7. # Michelleon 26 Feb 2006 at 12:50 pm

    Or a chick lit novel. I dare you to write a book Suzy-Girl.