Barney and Grendel have friends in the building. Well, at least they say hi to each other and they see eye to eye, because they’re all little fuggers. It’s the whole butt sniffing figure-out-the-pheromones kinda relationship. I think you know what I mean. They’re dogs after all.

This evening, their friend Sammie came across a different kind of playmate. Sammie is a Lhasa Apso or a Bichon Frise. He’s one of those dogs that looks like a dust mop with legs.  Sammie is visiting his friends down on the second floor. In the spirit of the season, they thought some company for Sammie would be a good idea. To cover all the bases, Sammie’s hosts are also celebrating their wedding anniversary today, so what’s the big deal? Lemme tell you.

A romantic dinner and company to entertain you guest are always nice, so J killed two birds with one stone figuratively speaking and purchased 4 cuddly little lobsters. While the water was coming to a boil on the stove, the condemned crustaceans were turned loose on the kitchen floor so they could meet Sammie.

Sammie was perplexed at first and approached warily while the lobsters mostly sat in the middle of the floor and tentatively waved their securely banded claws in the air. Three of the aqueous quartet weren’t too lively, but the fourth was up for a little more excitement. It proceeded to shamble across the floor a little more aggressively to chase Sammie towards the corner. It waved it’s claws in the air while Sammie continued to move backwards with a suspicious glance.

Now maybe Sammie’s hosts and I are somewhat cruel, but I for one thought this was quite the scene. Before the pot beckoned, the lobsters got to meet a vertebrate, and Sammie saw how the other orders of life live. I keep thinking about how Barney or Grendel would react when faced with a ten-legged crustacean. They’ve met lots of other creatures like cats and horses, so why not add an ocean dweller to the list?