My family dog, Ubu, is a playful lab that pretends to be super protective. He growls when anyone nears an entrance of our house, and as soon as someone actually walks in the door, quickly begins wagging his tail in hopes of getting some attention and love.
Because of his fierce attitude when potential bad guys are at a distance, but his enthusiasm and friendliness when anyone actually gets near him, my family and I play a game with Ubu when anyone knocks on the door.
"Get the bad guys Ubu! Get the bad guys!" We rile him up, to see how much we can get him to growl and bark at the door, and whether it might actually scare the person outside, who is always someone that we know.
Last night my mom told me to make sure to pick all my stuff up off the floor in the morning, so that Dala the housekeeper could vacuum. After doing this, I immediately forget that Dala is coming, sit on the couch drinking my coffee, and when I hear a car pull up in the driveway, begin instructing Ubu "get the bad guys!!"
Assuming it was my mom walking in from running some errands, I continue to get Ubu all worked up when I hear the door open and someone step inside.
"Get her! Is it a bad guy Ubu? Get her!!"
To my surprise, Ubu continues growling, though by this point from where he's sitting, he should be able to see my mother and be jumping all over her and giving her kisses.
A woman starts muttering quickly and fearfully in a language I don't understand, and I get up off the couch and walk near the door to see the woman that must be Dala.
"Oh my god -I'm sorry! It's just a game.. I thought you were someone else!! I'm so sorry!! Ubu, sit!" I try to apologize and keep the dog away from her.
Dala walked past me without saying a word, and to be fair I'd be kind of pissed too if I walked in to be underpaid to clean someone's house and they sent their dog over to attack me.
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