Yuki's father arrived from Bangkok last night, so I went to Logan to pick him up while Yuki and her mom stayed home with Mika. When we arrived back at the house, we threw open the door, put down his bags, and made a bee-line directly for Mika.
Hachi didn't like that idea. At all.
He put himself between Yuki's dad and Mika and started barking furiously (something he doesn't do often). Since Hachi had never met Yuki's dad, it took us about 20 minutes to convince him everything okay. Even then, he made sure he was always a few feet away from Mika just in case she needed his help (or protection). As Yuki's dad rocked Mika in the living room, Hachi laid down by his feet, keeping a constant eye on the baby.
One of our biggest fears in bringing Mika home was that Hachi would get jealous that a new cute thing was stealing his attention. Last night, it was clear that Hachi considers Mika a part of the family. It's also clear that he has decided it will be his job to protect her. I never thought it was possible, but I'm actually proud of our dog.
Hachi, our four legged body guard
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Posted by petesanborn at 7:08 AM
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3 comments:
Pete! Grosswirth here. Aaron sent me the link to your blog - congrats on the baby! And the dog, which is more my speed.
That's awesome! Wish Mielo was more like that. When we are tending to baby, he will often come and stick his nose in our faces. And he has a long nose....
Great picture of Hachi!
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