Today I learned that my pit bull thinks she is a pug. I have been forming this opinion for some time, but I am now certain that she believes herself to be much smaller and softer and squishier than her actual size and musculature. She is always snuggling her way into tiny spaces meant for her small-dog siblings, climbing onto furniture, and cramming herself into tiny dog beds (despite that fact that a perfectly wonderful large-dog bed remains empty in the same room)- she has even taken to curling up in my lap.
Of course this gets her exactly what she wants: furry friends to curl around, warm places to nap and lots of human hugs. It makes me think that perhaps if I also work to change my self-perception I too can start to fit into the sort of places I would like to be.
I believe it also important to note that she did not come to this conclusion randomly. It is only through being in the constant company of said pugs that she has come to relate herself to them. I will take a careful note of my own surroundings with this in mind.
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