Thought for the day

Some days, life with a dog can get frustrating.  Not that I would change having Squirt for anything in the world.  He's made our little family complete.  And I'm old enough and smart enough to realize that having a dog is the closest thing to having an actual child that I will ever get, so needless to say I am quite protective of my little one.

When you take a dog, or any other animal, into your life they become part of your family.  At least that's how I see it.  I know that not everyone feels that way and that's sad.  Animals bring so much to one's life.  And you do realize how your perspective changes particularly when it comes to your stuff.  Squirt pretty much owns the house now and 99% of the time gets whatever he wants.  Spoiled?  Yes!  Do I care? No!  He sits on whatever he wants, sleeps wherever he wants and yes, pees wherever he needs to when he can't hold it any longer.  Those are just the facts that have come to be expected.

And also, I realize that sometimes sacrifices must be made when it comes to Squirt.  Last year, when there was a chance his eye would have to be removed, I was ready to sell my car to pay for it.  I didn't even think twice about it because that's what you do for your children.  Anyway, my graduation trip is coming up in a few weeks.  It's actually our annual trip to mountains of Tennessee to go camping with friends.  I had thought about planning something else as a trip, but since this one was so close to graduation, I thought I might as well do this for graduation instead.

But, as per usual in life, there is a fly in the ointment.  All of our regular dog sitters have said no to taking care of Squirt while we're gone.  Of course it's their right to say no but it certainly does put a hitch in our plans.  And I'm not exactly sure what to do now.  Squirt's not much of a people person, so taking him with us is not the best option but still a possibility.  We'd just have to take turns staying with him in the tent.  There are worse things I suppose LOL  Putting him in a kennel is not an option strictly for financial reasons.  So, there's a chance I may have to stay behind to take care of the pooch.  That would suck, but sometimes life throws you a curveball.  I would hate to miss this trip as I really love it every year.  And let's face it, I need it and Michael needs it.  On the other hand, Squirt needs me and family comes first.

We still have a few days to figure something out so I will make no rash decisions.  It's a rainy day here and now if I can just get Squirt to at least go pee in the front yard that would be wonderful!  Wish me luck!

Cheers