history: I am doing work instead of playing with my dog.  I'm paying a little attention to him but I have a goal I want to get to before I pay more attention to him. I have a goal I want to get on here tonight but my dog really wants to play.  I feel bad that I'm not playing with him but would really like to hit my goal before I do.
current: Oh, I bet you are really torn.
next: I am, I would think I'll be done pretty soon and then take him for a nice long walk.