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Year of the Dog

12/30/2017

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I'm not a big astrology person. I don't believe the placement of the stars at a certain time determine our future...or anything else for that matter. But I like how the Chinese have named the years. Just for your info...I'm a Leo but if I were Chinese, I'd be an Ox. 

However, 2018 is the Year of the Dog. I find it interesting since for me, 2018 is going to be devoted to dog stuff.  I'm getting a puppy in several months that I'm so excited about.  More details and puppy pictures will come when I have them but I can tell you, he will be a Belgian Malinois from a top breeder in Florida. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it.

So, in honor of 2018 and the Year of the Dog, I give you a reprint from another blog of mine. Some may have already seen it...sorry...but it still holds true.

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​I thought about this the other morning as I lay in the fetal position at the edge of the bed, one foot half off, the other being used as a pillow for a 95 pound Doberman. And as I lay there thinking about how close I was to falling off the bed, I realized I didn’t want to disturb the dog.

Now, I’m not one who thinks of my dog as a furry child. She has a dog’s name, not a people name. I don’t dress her up, except for that one time. After having her spayed, she was cold so I put a long sleeve, thermal shirt on her. Which she loved and wore for about a week.

That said, she is spoiled. She sleeps on the bed with us. I let her on the couch, and she gets fed people food, probably more often than she should. She gets a high quality, raw diet, has a better health-care plan than I, and doesn’t really have to work for a living.  In fact, one of her favorite sports is couch napping.

They say letting your dog sleep with you is a good thing. That you sleep better for it. Sometimes I’m not so sure. Especially those nights when she is chasing the cats in her sleep. Funny thing is, when I’m away from home and have the bed to myself, I miss her.

Roger Caras said, “Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.” And this is so true. Dogs give us unconditional love and teach us the meaning of loyalty. Our lives are made better for having a dog in it.

​Yes, she takes up a lot of the bed and sometimes hogs the covers, but she can use my foot for a pillow anytime she wants.


9 Comments
Phyllis
12/30/2017 05:18:44 pm

When I was a teen, I had an Eskimo Spitz who was my baby and lived in the house. When I married, I had to make a choice who to keep-I kept the man. :( lol

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Jean
12/30/2017 06:34:10 pm

That's so sad! My horse actually picked out my hubby. I think that I'll make a note and tell that story for Valentine's Day. :-)

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Brenda Marie link
12/30/2017 06:39:26 pm

I am a dog lady, myself. I had no idea it was the year of the dog. Very interesting.

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Jean
12/30/2017 06:42:02 pm

I just discovered this about a week ago. It was just something cool since I"m making major dog plans for the year. :-)

What kind of dogs?

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angela
12/30/2017 10:24:23 pm

Well said. I love my Chow

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Elynn Price link
12/31/2017 08:22:56 am

For me dogs are a very healing part of the family. They can be in the way and annoying, but they are always there to listen

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Jean
12/31/2017 08:48:14 am

Definitely annoying at times. Especially at 5 in the morning when she insists she MUST go out and it's 30 degrees out there and my bed is nice and warm. Definitely love 'em.

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Patty Wiseman link
12/31/2017 09:31:43 am

Love my dog, Cutter. Even wrote a story about him. Pet lovers are special people!

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coursework writing uk link
10/25/2019 11:01:34 am

I was born on a year of a dog that's why I must know it before other people. Being born on a year of a dog, I've learned that I am a very compassionate person. I prioritize the need of other people more than myself. Most of the character books that I've read were saying that people who were born on these years are indeed compassionate. That's why I was not surprised when I knew I was one! Dogs are indeed the perfect pets we could ever have!

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