Ripley was cool about most things. He didn't mind the vacuum cleaner, but if you pulled out the long wand thing to use that, he would bark like mad.. run to attack it.. teeth and paws.. we had to put him in the bedroom. LOL Brutus gets fixated on things.. like a coffee cup on the road, he will just stare at it until you drag him away.
He frets a lot, is afraid of black pickup trucks, the elevator and certain people ... he can be walking along and for seemingly no reason will launch himself at someone. We can 't figure out why, but he was abused in some way. So the tree was not normal. He was happier when he laid behind me, within tripping distance..lol
Brutus is a bit messed up. He is a rescue and they dont know what he went through, but he has issues. I cannot walk him, jumps at people and needs Michael to control him sometimes. He'd pull me off my feet. But he's a sweet guy.
Oh, that's nice about your Party!! I hope you have a good time. I hope your brother in law continues to do well.
We are dog sitting this afternoon and evening for our dog-child.