Obi Makes A Friend

When Little Obi Dog came to our family, my spinning time sharply decreased.  There were potty training and puppy activities to do, and I didn't want the spinning wheel to become a puppy activity.  He's seen the spinning wheel, but Mickael was holding him so he hasn't gotten to touch it.  Now that he's 7-1/2 months old, he's doing really well with most of his commands (most of the time), so I decided to spin in front of him.

Obi really likes the spinning wheel!  I got it set up and started spinning and then Obi and Mickael came into the room.  Naturally, Obi was very curious and wanted to sniff the whole thing.  He managed to quickly bonk himself with the flyer (I wasn't spinning very quickly, but a gentle bonking can help a dog learn which parts of the spinning wheel to stay away from), and then he got a little close to the drive wheel and learned not to touch that while I was spinning.  Next, he barked at the spinning wheel (a sensible reaction, to let the wheel know he wasn't intimidated).  Finally, he inspected the entire thing, watching how each part was interconnected, and how the spinning wheel worked. (Are there possibly some engineering skills in Little Obi Dog?)  He also gave kisses to as much of it as he could safely reach, including my toes, as I treadled.  

When I stopped spinning to change hooks on the flyer, he really got into the workings of it.  I can honestly say that this wheel has never had so much detailed doggy attention given to it.  Logan checked it out periodically, but since I didn't spin bacon, he quickly lost interest.  I don't know how long it will take Obi to lose interest, but I was surprised by the way he paid attention to every part of it and how it worked.  The one thing he really wanted to check out was the fiber (This is Malabrigo Cloud Fiber in Anniversario), but I didn't think that was a good idea. We'll have to be 100% on Drop It and Leave It first!