Poor Little Button!

Hello humans,

I know it's later in the day than I usually write, but, hey, it is Sunday. A beautiful Styrofoam based tortilla keeper person is entitled to sleep late and have some fun, isn't she?

I'll tell you, it is just one thing after another around here. I did not know that getting involved with a bunch of humans would be so sad or funny or crazy or loud or weird or tiring as it is! If I had known, well, maybe I would have tried to get involved earlier.

Poor little Button is Missy Linda's remaining Sheltie, as you know. This morning there was a near-tragic, hilarious, sad accident involving Button and Missy Linda. After it was apparent that everyone was all right, I nearly laughed off my roses. Missy Linda overslept a little bit so Button was pretty hungry and a little annoyed with her. Missy Linda was trying to get Button's breakfast as fast as she could, but she had to prepare and give Button her morning medicines first.

Finally, the medicine was downed and the breakfast plate was ready. Missy Linda set it down on the rug in the kitchen. Button walked right between Missy Linda's legs just as Missy Linda was attempting to take a step---or something like that. There was a tangle of six legs going everywhere, and Missy Linda and Button each took a tumble---Button on the bottom!

Missy Linda was horrified as she was going through the air toward the floor because she couldn't figure out a way to get Button out from under her before she landed. (You know how long it takes to fall down. Sometimes it seems that one could read War and Peace before hitting the hard surface.)
At least Missy Linda didn't land square on Button, but she did kind of land on the side of Button's chest. Oddly, Missy Linda thinks she felt Button's ribs boinging down and back up.
Button yelped one yelp and got away.

If you know any Shelties personally, then you are aware that they are very sensitive and do not like to be displeasing to their owners. Button must have felt that she was being punished because she would not go near her plate of food after that. She just wanted to go outside.

Missy Linda petted her and apologized over and over, but Button was not buying into that. Finally Missy Linda sat out on the edge of the patio with Button and talked with her and petted her for maybe twenty minutes. Button finally forgave Missy Linda and came back into the house. She still wouldn't eat her breakfast until Missy Linda moved it to an entirely different place. Button is very smart.

Missy Linda told Tio Kane that Button was very angry with her and that Button's feelings were hurt. Tio Kane really zapped Missy Linda with, "Are you sure it's her feelings that you hurt?"
Good one, Tio Kane! I couldn't help but enjoy that little zinger, could you?