Dogs...

We have two dogs- Zoe a beagle/dachshund mix and Oscar a shih tzu

I have found that not only do we need to be like dogs, we need to treat others like we treat our dogs. Wait WHAT????

We need to be more like dogs- Every time I walk in the door they are excited to see me whether it's been five minutes or five hours. They literally jump up and down when they see me. They can see out the back door and I can hear them barking for me while I am still in the car with the radio on. Sometimes I sit in the car an extra couple of seconds because I know at that minute I am loved. As much as I love my husband he doesn't jump and down when I come home. I'm doing good if I get a head shake when I see him. (Although the last couple of weeks when I walk through the door I hear "Mommy's home!" coming from the living room.

My dogs are more forgiving than I am. Last week I stepped on Zoe's paw by accident, she yelped, I hugged her, baby talked to her, five minutes later she was putting her head in my lap. She doesn't hold grudges. Oscar hates going to the groomer (we have an excellent groomer btw) but when we pick him up he is excited to see us (he usually gets a new toy after the harrowing experience) We rub his belly and he is good to go.

When we are gone for a long time the dogs may use the kitchen as a potty. When this happens I sigh, say that it is really my fault and get the paper towels and pick it up. I don't get upset with them and go on. When my husband leaves the seat up I hunt him down, drag him back to the bathroom and force him to put the seat back down. It would be so much easier to just put the seat down.

If we leave food in the a trashcan and are gone more than a couple of hours the dogs will tear into it. They also like to eat anything that is left on any table in the house. I just pick it up. I tell the dogs not to do it again (knowing they will) Heaven forbid if Hubby leaves a coffee cup or a plate out. He gets yelled at, threatened with everything short of death not to do it again.

So my goal for tomorrow is to be more like my dogs.

If you haven't noticed today I am grateful for my dogs and the unconditional love they show me.