“Danie!” She giggled as he licked her face.
Rainey playfully pushed his head away and started to color again.
“You’re so silly,” she giggled. “Such a silly dog.”
She continued to color as Dane licked her face. She sat her marker down and turned toward Dane.
“You’re such a good boy. A distracting boy but so good.”
Dane continued to lick her face, pushing his body onto hers.
“Does Daddy not give you enough loving?” she cooed at him. “Don’t worry. I’ll always cuddle and pet you. We’re going to be best friends.”
Dane put his front paws on her shoulders, and she fell on her back, giggling as Dane licked her whole face.
“Danie!” she yelled.
She continued to giggle and tried to get her face out of his reach so he couldn’t lick her anymore.
“Dane! Away!” Daddy commanded.
Dane got off her, sitting with his tongue hanging out of his mouth.
“Lie down.”
She looked at Daddy to see him walking into the living room, a plate and sippy cup in his hands.
“You’ve got to be stern with him, Little girl.”
“I didn’t want him off.”
Maybe that was a lie. She didn’t really enjoy her whole face getting licked to where she wasn’t able to breathe.
“Little one, don’t lie. I know you like it when he licks your face, but that was a lot. Could you breathe?”
“A little.”
“Next time, tell him to get off or to stop.”
“Okay.”
Daddy set the sippy cup and plate down before he helped her sit up. Before she could say anything, Daddy pulled his shirt off and wiped her face.
“We can wash it if you want,” Daddy suggested.
“I’m okay. Maybe later. I don’t want to get up right now.”
It would take energy to get up, go to the bathroom, wash her face, then walk back and sit down. Too much energy. While she didn’t like that her face felt a little nasty, the urge to clean it wasn’t that great.
“When you change your mind, let me know.”
She nodded, and Dane laid his head on her lap.
“Such a good boy,” she whispered.
“I brought you apples, some peanut butter, and some water.”
Rainey screwed her face up at the mention of water.