Wolfish
by carolynholm
Mommy,
Am I a wolf?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
No, sweetie, you’re a dog. Specifically a Spitz.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
Mia says I am a wolf.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Well, you sort of have a wolf appearance. But that of a very fluffy, soft wolf. A very lady-like wolf. Now that I think about it, you are barely wolfish.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
Puffin says I have the bad manners of a wolf.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That’s because you lunge at him, sweetie.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
Because he’s EXCITING!!!!!!!
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
The cats don’t see it that way. When a dog comes lunging at them, at best they consider it very rude behavior.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
At best? Is there a worst?
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Oh at worst it is life-threatening behavior. From their point of view.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
I’m not a threatening animal! I just want to play with them. I don’t mean to be rude.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
You’ll need to dial it down, honey. Get to know them first. Maybe one day after they feel comfortable with you they’ll want to play.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
They say rude things to me.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
Of course they do. They find you annoying. They always had a nice quiet friendship with Molly, but with you they have to be constantly on guard. They worry that you are going to come out of nowhere to run them down.
Love, Carolyn
Mommy,
I think they just don’t like wolves.
XOXOXO
Poppy
Dear Poppy,
That probably has something to do with it.
Love, Carolyn
