The Wind Chime

In a flash of inspiration, I  put a wind chime on our kitchen door to the outside before I brought Sonny home. My thinking was that Sonny would eventually be able to let us know when she wanted to go outside by ringing the chime. It worked like a charm. Still does! Does it ever! Of course, the wind chimes are now one chime. And whatever the centerpiece was is now gone forever. But it still works. And boy in how, does Sonny use it.

My husband hates it.

Of course it was cute when she was a puppy, to pop the wind chime with her paw. And it meant what it was meant for. "I need to go outside and use the facilities, please."

Now, it still means that.But oh, so much more. It means I want to go outside and sniff the air. The jasmine and the roses are in bloom. I want to go outside to see what's out there. Maybe a bird or cat I can bark out. Maybe a pesky human with child walking past on the sidewalk.  I want to go outside to smell the grass and make sure no strangers have invaded my territory. I just want to go outside. To be outside. Period. Paragraph.

My husband hates it.

I've learned to ignore it. I usually can tell if she really REALLY means it, or is just bored and has nothing better to do than ring the bell and see if anyone buys into it. And, one good thing about Sonny is she really sticks to a schedule. Eating, peeing, pooping. The whole works. Pretty much got it down to a science. When she's not sick, that is.

My husband hates it. Because, for some strange reason, he can't ignore it. I don't know why it bothers him so much, but it does. It's not as if the wind chime is so noisy he can't hear the TV over its sound. It's not as if she rings it constantly. (Although it can be frequent.) It just annoys him to no end. And I just think it's funny.

I know she NEEDS to go out about every two hours. Considering that she is able to be in her crate for hours on end, two hours seems reasonable to me. Everything else is just gravy for her!

My husband hates it.

But he's the one who usually gets up and takes her out. There's a sucker born every minute!!