somniloquence

I think the thing with doxies is that from what I've seen with my friends', they're barking machines, and destroyers of worlds. I think I would lose it if they ate my stuff. i gotta give Sadie credit, she is not an eater of stuff.

I've always thought of myself as an all-animal lover, but I think this has made me wonder about myself. Growing up with dogs, I never thought much about the care of them -- it just was what it was. I longed for a dog I could go on walks with, but we had hunting dogs, and they were not good on walks. So I alwyas felt like I had to do the dog care without any of the enjoyment of them -- they were definitely my dad's dogs.

I think it was just bad to start out with one with such special needs, and have it be a negative impact this way. I think if I'd had the dog I first wanted, this situation might have been radically different.