Mundane Mondays: "Lapdog"

I had nothing better to do this weekend, so I made this video. Actually, that's not true; it was just too HOT to do much of anything, so I got bored.

Anyway, this is my dog sitting on my lap. No biggie right? Maybe so, if he was a toy-sized breed...or a cat, but he's about 40 pounds (maybe more). He's a puggle and I adopted him from the shelter as a 4-year-old dog (no time to train puppies) so he came with quirks from his previous life; one of which is leaping into your lap. I'd actually forgotten how odd this habit was until a vet was stunned to see him do this last weekend.

The Vet (and Technician): Oh my God (giggle giggle)
Me: What?
The Vet: He just jumped into your lap-
Me: Yeah? He does this all the time.
The Vet: But he just jumped straight up in the air.
Me: Yeah. Um, are you calling my dog fat? I'll have you know he's very light on his feet...err, paws. hmph

(Okay, it didn't quite go down like that, but you get the idea.)

For a long time, I couldn't figure out who on earth let this heavy dog sit in their lap or why. What's worse is, he would jump up, get comfy and look back at me when I pet him as if I were doing something wrong. So one day, I just asked him. "What do you want me to do?? I'm petting you, but that doesn't seem like enough!" He promptly jumped down to the floor, pulled his brush from under the coffee table and brought it to me. Translation: "Brush me, you fool." Yeah, scary right?

I continue to let him do this because it brings him such joy and it's far better than other "quirks" he managed to communicate quite well when he initially arrived (like a nasty habit of touching breasts and putting his paw directly in the crotch of guests who were dog-friendly enough to sit next to him). Don't worry, I nipped those bad habits in the bud. I'm sure there are acceptable things he used to do for fun that are no longer a part of his life so I try to give him comforts of home and all that.
Anywho, enjoy the dysfunction!