(Melinda Shore) said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

I spent the week in San Jose, got back very late last night,
and picked up the dogs this afternoon.

I was away for a week, too, recently, though I took Friday with
me (I like it when agility clubs bring me to my home town and I
can help mom out after 6 weeks in the hospital).

I got much the same reaction from Rocky as you got from Image,
though I'm sure Maybe jumps higher than both put together (nose
prints on glasses). I'll never again stay away from Rocky for a
week, it took me a few days to remedy his diarrhea this time.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.