In another part, John and his wife, Jenny, discovered that Marley has an uncontrollable fear of thunderstorms. Marley is extremely unruly when he is excited, and when he is frightened he becomes destructive to the point where he destroys all objects in sight, scrapes paint off of the walls, and wood off of the door. I found this notable because when the author, John, described it, I could picture the room in my head and the feelings of John and Marley. It reminds me of the many times that I would awake to a room where my fruit scented lotions, chap sticks and candies are are ruined from my dog, Spanky. I can very much relate to the anger, yet feeling of responsibility for the actions of my dog.
Now, John and Jenny are planning on going on a vacation to Ireland with no specific plans or destinations to visit, and are exceedingly concerned with with how Marley is going to be while they're gone. I found it quite ridiculous how they left a six page, single-spaced, rule book of how to care for Marley. They also compiled a list of suitable dog-sitters, which was also a bit excessive. It will be very interesting to read about how the dog-sitter goes about taking care a this crazy dog, and seeing how John and Jenny will function without their precious Marley.
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