tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post7495162629214733144..comments2023-04-08T06:06:13.055-07:00Comments on Notes from the Pens: To Be AloneAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-8878510728366597492015-11-28T19:00:07.292-08:002015-11-28T19:00:07.292-08:00Hi, Kathy. I'm like you. I would suffocate if ...Hi, Kathy. I'm like you. I would suffocate if I had to spend days on end with the same people without any alone time, no matter how nice they were.<br /><br />Dogs do seem to crave close companionship most of the time, though some do go off by themselves if they can. <br /><br />I am with Bow most of the day, and he has a say in when or if I leave. It's having control that makes it feel like freedom. A lot of people play down the need for control, but Bow, like all of us, needs control over his own life, and I make sure he has that.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-44860419737536827092015-11-28T18:04:58.285-08:002015-11-28T18:04:58.285-08:00I enjoy my alone time. Sometimes, I feel anxious ...I enjoy my alone time. Sometimes, I feel anxious if I haven't had enough of alone time to decompress from being exposed to too much socialization. While I was in Germany I was constantly with a group of 6 other individuals. I felt so suffocated by the 3rd day that I finally started getting up earlier in the morning and walking the mile to the office by myself, just to get some alone time. They were all nice people, but even nice people are not perfect and have little things that annoy us. Most of the time I can deal with little things like that, but not when I'm stuck with them 12-14 hours a day. <br />I know dogs are social animals, so Nikki doesn't like to be alone too much. Even when I go to my hobby room, she will follow me down and lie down just outside the door.<br />It seems to me that you work very hard to make sure Bow is not alone too much and respect his wishes when he does want to be alone. Nikkis Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900207220789667368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-22155576131686520072015-11-10T15:28:35.391-08:002015-11-10T15:28:35.391-08:00Hi, Julia, of course he has me, and Lawrence and o...Hi, Julia, of course he has me, and Lawrence and other people also come by. He will see his grandmother soon for Thanksgiving.<br /><br />I don't know why people think that, but some of them do. I think it's because I don't often film myself in with him, as I am the one holding the camera. And a lot of people on Youtube only watch videos, rather than reading the blog.Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-21885243944609186592015-11-10T15:22:04.578-08:002015-11-10T15:22:04.578-08:00How is Bow all alone? He has you, and Lawrence vis...How is Bow all alone? He has you, and Lawrence visits. This is silly for people to say, especially since they do not even know Bow.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.com