So in our new apartment, it's been really cold. I don't think my roomate and I are quite ready to turn on the heat, because that means the weather is really cold for good. I keep thinking back to last summer, when I first got Archie at a cute little 8 weeks old. He was so small, so soft, and so not in the mood to cuddle; ever. I didn't get cuddle time with him, because he could barely stand any attention from me. It's weird to say looking back, but I don't think he liked me. The only person he would willingly flip over for was my dad, and even then he didn't like human contact for long.
Then after 3 or so months, something clicked and he started to like me! I don't know why, but we have speculated (as a total joke) that he started to have a change of heart after his "mean mole" was taken off. He had this mole on his leg that had to be removed because he kept scratching it, so until he was able to get it removed he had to wear a long-sleeved turtle neck. It was absolutely hilarious! After he got his "mean mole" removed, I sat in the back seat of the car with him for the hour and a half ride home. This was the first time he had cuddled nicely with me...probably because of the anesthesia, but after that something changed. He started to like his hand held, and that still continues. He also likes to cuddle up very tightly with me now, and uses the inside of my arm as a pillow. Sometimes he just lies there and stares at me, and when I look back his tail starts to slowly wag. So instead of the heat at night, I have an Archie to keep me warm :)
I always think of what a long way he's come since he was a puppy. From not liking me at all, to following me around the house as if he couldn't survive if he didn't see me is a huge change. Not going to lie; I love that he loves me! It makes taking care of, training, and loving him so much easier!
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