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Why is my spouse shush/hissing at me?
Oh yeah, she’s been binge-watching Cesar Millan on Disney+
Maybe I’m doing something she doesn’t like. Perhaps I’m running out the door without permission … or not getting along with my packmates. Should I have chosen a different sock to chew on?!? Have I been too aggressive in some way?
Or maybe it is my fear of the vacuum cleaner?
Actually, I’m not afraid of the vacuum cleaner. I know my way around the attachments, the ones of the sofa, the extensions to get the ceiling fan, and how to empty the canister when I am through.
See, who’s a good boy?
I’m a good boy.
So, yes, since we subscribed to Disney+, after watching the Mandalorian and a bunch of Marvel movies, the Dog Whisperer has been streaming at our house. And while the “good boy” question may not be interesting to anyone but me, what is interesting is the way that thinking about the behavior of the two dogs with whom we live (our packmates) and our children (also packmates?) is affected by the behavior of my wife and myself.
