Now that I've been shoved into the back with the other assistants for part of the day, I'm rediscovering why I love my job. The last two days we've had a mastiff in whose head is high enough to rest comfortably on our countertops, and, of course, being a mastiff he's a sweet ol' lug. It was also discovered today, that he has a favorite game. This was revealed in part when I walked in to treatment to find him pushing his way between our technician's legs so as to make her sit on his back, and there he stood wagging his tail in perfect contentment while several employees made good on the photo op. This he repeated to most of the staff at, inevitably, inconvenient times making for many laughs. The real laugh, though, came when the owner picked him up with her daughter.
Client: Ok, big man, you ready to go? Need your ride along? *the dog barks in response and waits patiently at the door as the woman plops her five year old onto his back then turns back to us* Thanks so much guys, we'll see you Monday! *strides out the door, the dog wagging his tail and little girl giggling*
Tech: ...Well, if I'd know mastiffs did that, I'd have asked for one when I was kid instead of my horse!
Me: You had a horse as a kid?
Tech: Well...Every girl needs a pony. See?
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