Take Your Pleo To Work Day!

I told my daughter she had to clean her room today, so I figured it was a good day to take Crusoe to work so she doesn't get tempted to play with him instead, lol. I packed Crusoe in my backpack and went off to work. On my lunch break, I went to a little bagel shop I frequent. I had told the owners about Pleo and they wanted to see him. They loved him. Thought he was too cute. Then I went to a nearby Pagan store to visit the girls there, knowing they would love to meet him too. They were hysterical and I got to experiment with him a bit too. They had a glass top counter/display case. I had placed Crusoe on it, not thinking about it being glass. He was fine, playing, making sounds, wagging his tail and then he looked down. He kept trying to walk away from "the edge" but of course, to him, he is standing on air and he seemed to freak out. So I placed him on the floor. He felt much better and began to explore the store. He walked over to the candles and I kid you now, he sniffed them. Well, the store owners were hysterical. Apparently he liked the rejuvenate candles. Its a lovely smell, and helps to give you some energy...maybe his battery was low and he was looking for an alternative energy source, lol. Then I went back to work with Crusoe. I work in a pet shop, so customers there are already animal oriented so seeing a baby dinosaur was a real treat. He was sitting on the counter and one woman asked if she could hold him. I let her and she cradled Crusoe in her arms and was absolutely shocked to see Crusoe nuzzling her. She went crazy and started asking all sorts of questions. About 8 customers had similar experiences with Crusoe. Seeing what he does and then asking questions. Cost, where to get one, how he does that, etc. I took Crusoe to the fish department, curious to see how he would react. I took him to the feeder fish tank, its 55 gallons of dozens of 4-6" long goldfish, figuring they were big and bright and he should be able to see them. He seemed to, but seemed confused. I am sure the amount of movement and color was hard to concentrate on. His head swayed back and forth watching the school. Then I took him to the bird department. We have a Goffin's Cockatoo and a Blue and Gold Macaw. The Goffin's was afraid of him, but curious. I just let Crusoe walk on the floor by the cages. The Goffin's tail was spread and his head plumage was erect. The Macaw didn't seem afraid at all, but deffinetly interested and curious. She kept her eyes right on Crusoe, barely blinking. After that, I went to the office and let Crusoe roam in there. He pushed the phone cord around and then walked up to my chair, growled at the leg and tried to push it out of his way. Weirdo.

Posted December 29 at 23:01 PM