Along with her breeding mastiffs, my daughter has a Shar-Pei as a house pet. The Shar-Pei is a medium size dog, weighing about 40 pounds. When I was visiting, the dog tried a new trick of crawling under a very low coffee table. The mastiffs couldn’t get to her, she could watch the family room, and she just liked it there. I thought it was a bit unwise to risk getting stuck under the furniture like that, but I was wrong.
The Shar-Pei’s experiment is a metaphor for life. She took a risk and it worked. She enjoyed the outcome. It was doable, although it certainly didn’t seem that way when she first started crawling under there. I really thought we’d have to lift the table off to get her out, our intervention was not needed. It wasn’t a big deal what she did, just a surprise to my daughter and I as we sat there.
Not every risk has to be a big one, not does every risk need a big payoff. Sometimes you just try things because you can. And hope that no one nips your butt because it’s hanging out there.
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September 10, 2011 at 8:14 am
That’s funny. I guess she knew what she was doing.
When we first got Arthur, he scooted under our bed that way. I was afraid we weren’t going to be able to get him back out.
Our first dog Hobey, was part Shar-Pei. She was the best dog ever.
September 10, 2011 at 11:29 pm
Arthur is such a character! I love hearing the stories about him. Shar-Pei’s are great pets, but they all are. Except for miniature pinschers who won’t stop squirting the garbage can. Grrrr. . . .