Is it really worth it to trick those you love?
Last night, my sister wanted to see what Milo would do if a man attacked her. So she and her boyfriend acted as if she was the victim and her boyfriend was the perpetrator. What did Milo do? He barked from a safe distance, wagging his tail.
He knew it wasn’t a real attack, and so he just played along, too. Maybe it’s because over the years we’ve played too many tricks on him. When he was a puppy, he’d run to my sister and me in a heart beat when he heard one of us screaming. Now he either moseys on over or doesn’t come at all. It’s like the boy who cried wolf—Milo doesn’t believe us anymore. But I am sure if there was a real emergency he’d be able to sense it.