McLean Puppy Chronicles: Walking Around Naked

Today, I made a major mistake. I had Coach with me in the office and I needed to run over to another colleague's office and give her some paperwork. I grabbed the folder and picked up Coach's leash.

"Come on. Let's go." Coach hopped up happily enough and trotted along beside me. We walked through the library and up the hallway. I stepped out of the library and started to walk through the Aye Arboretum. Across the mound, I could see a couple of faculty members do a double take at me. I was wearing a new outfit, but it wasn't THAT unusual. Well, they were palazzo pants, but I thought they were rather stylish, and I got them on sale for $6! (I know! Seriously! Stein Mart rocks the sales, but I digress.) Then I noticed that one of the teachers was really giving me quite a look.

I mean, a real look. Like a "what are you doing?" look. So I looked down.

I had a naked dog.

OMG! A naked dog. A visible naked dog!! Right there in the middle of everything! Holy naked puppy Batman!

I hot footed it over to the office and dropped off the paperwork. What had I been thinking? Walking out of the library without his coat on? I don't know. It was just one of those days, I guess. Fortunately, I was not attacked by ravening hordes of students wanting to pet Coach. Usually, the ravening hordes come out at lunchtime and we were having wings today.

However, later in the day, I did take off his coat for some specific groups to love on him.

Two girls from Coach Daly's advisory are petting Coach.

Coach Daly's advisory got to have some personal time with Coach.

At the Homecoming meeting one of the girls gives Coach a big fake kiss.

At the Homecoming meeting, I took off his coat upon request so the girls could love him up. He is the most amazingly calm dog at being loved by oodles of sweet girls. Jam would have been dancing on the ceiling.

Coach rolling around with his coat off. Coat = Serious!

But after lunch, he was feeling frisky, so I let him roll around upstairs while we weeded books and waited for a freshman class to come and pick out reading material. Yes, they still assign fun reading and aren't I the happy librarian who works at school where teachers love reading and want their students to love it as well. I was in heaven suggesting books to kids. HEAVEN!!!

Bored Coach lying on the carpet sleeping.

Coach was mostly bored. I ran around finding books. He was in a sit stay or down stay. However, at the end of the day, we took off his coat and he proceeded to be loved by very happy students.