She will probably put him in the bed with her when you go to day work because the electricity went out…..yet again, and she’s wants him beside her
She will give him scraps from the table when you’re not looking
She will haul him around, in the front seat, on cold days, ok…..on all days because he really is her road dog!
She will respect that you are trying to teach him to go get cattle but she might pat him just a little after he’s been scolded
She might tell him all her troubles and believe somehow, by his tilted head and cockeyed ear, he understands
She will put him on the prayer list at church if he decides to roam from the ranch
She will know what each bark means……high pitched, he’s playing. A bark with howl, coyotes. A low growl and bark, someone or something is where it doesn’t belong. And finally, the one that says, “I’m glad to see you!”
She will throw the ball for the hundredth time just because she feels bad ignoring his playful pleas
She will feel just a little safer with him beside her on the feed run
And finally she will convince you to buy things for the “ranch dog”, that you never intended to buy
But, if you buy a girl a puppy, you may not have the “cowdog” that you intended but you will make your “cowhand”, just a little happier than usual!
Here’s to all the ranch dogs and to the rancher’s wife who love them!
Have a great weekend and throw that ranch dog a few extra scraps, thecowboypastorswife, and please sign up for my newsletter. Thank you………………
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