One of the best things about owning a dog is that he is always happy to see you when you walk in the door. Without exception. No matter the weather, no matter what kind of mood you're in, no matter what kind of day you've just had Oscar McLovin will be at the door eagerly anticipating the moment when your eyes first meet. He wants to greet you immediately, usually by jumping on you unless he remembers that he's been trained to jump up straight in the air instead because that's more polite. Even if you've been gone for a short amount of time (a couple of minutes is usually enough) the Professor will behave as though he had been anticipating your return with glee the entire time you were away.I also think it's remarkable that Oscar can determine the amount of time you were separated and if it's longer than normal then he raises his antics to another level. We just returned from a 5-day vacation and when I went to pick him up from his girlfriend's house he went absolutely berserk: he pinned his ears backed and nearly jumped out of his skin. The typical reunion lasts only a few minutes but this time he wanted to be pet, played with, snuggled up to for as long as we could manage.
You might say that the Professor is simply proving the adage that "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." But even if you've heard that phrase before, it is certainly a nice feeling to be the object of the actions that the fonder heart inspires.
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