I’ve been fooled

I leave for work every morning before Billy does.  So, usually he and the dogs are in the living room when I head out the door.

Miles is not allowed on the living room furniture.  Miles doesn’t understand this rule and attempts to get on the sofa no fewer than 20 times a day.  I can usually tell when he’s thinking about it so I wait until he lifts that first paw and tell him “off”…this works 98% of the time.  The other 2% he gets on the couch anyway, looks at Honey (who is allowed on the furniture) then reluctantly gets off the sofa.

Billy, I think, isn’t quite as strict with Miles when I’m not around.  I mean just yesterday morning as I was roaming around the house before work I passed by the living room only to see Billy and Miles on the sofa.  Umm, Billy!!!

OK…so every morning when I leave for work Miles goes to the side porch door and watches me walk out to my car and pull out of the driveway.  Which I always thought was so sweet.  I’d give him a little wave and be grateful I was the first to leave in the morning.

I was telling this to Billy…how sweet it was–Miles watching me leave every morning–when he enlightened me.  Miles wasn’t being sweet by seeing me off…he was watching for the coast to be clear and heading straight to the sofa.  Every morning.

Which makes me wonder…just how much disciplining does Billy do when I’m not around.  Truthfully, I imagine that after I pull out of the driveway Billy looks to Miles for confirmation the coast is clear.  Miles gives him the A-OK and they both stretch out and snuggle up on the couch…so glad that strict Mom isn’t around to spoil all the fun.