I stopped off at the feed store to get Josie a (big) rope halter and a new (big) feed tub, because she actually has to squeeze her eyes shut to get at the last of her grain in a regular sized flat backed bucket. Unaccustomedly filled with Christmas spirit I decided that not only did Willow need his own big feed tub, but the girls all should get presents, in the form of bully sticks. I got five of the 16 inch kind, one for Daisy to have outside to her self, and four for in the house, insuring one for each.
When WHS, Daisy and Pepper and I went for our walk, Daisy decided she had to bring hers along. Proud and funny with it, she kept turning back to show it to us (or Pepper) what a prize she had brought. I thought her jaws might get tired from being clenched for so long, and after a while she put it down, but Scott is a good daddy and good-naturedly volunteered to carry it back for her.
There's something so innocent and heartwarming about seeing a dog who's had a big time and tired herself out doing something she loves sleeping with her current favorite prize. It feels so good to make a dog happy, and it's so easy, they don't really need much to be content. Just shelter, warmth, good food and someone to love, and we all become better people through our love for them.
There's something so innocent and heartwarming about seeing a dog who's had a big time and tired herself out doing something she loves sleeping with her current favorite prize. It feels so good to make a dog happy, and it's so easy, they don't really need much to be content. Just shelter, warmth, good food and someone to love, and we all become better people through our love for them. 
Amen. Life is miserable without a good dog (AND cat, AND horses/ ponies/ mules/ donks!) around.
ReplyDeleteJosie sure is something! How goes the leading practice? Be persistent and consistent with her- she'll decide soon enough that it is HER idea to be a Very Good Mule ;)
Mrs. Mom, thank you, & I surely agree- & leading updates to follow!
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