the tiny one
So many people make jokes and jabs saying dogs or cats are starter children, they somehow prepare you for parenthood. I think this argument is extremely thin. I mean if I have a hard day with the dogs and they disobey I can shame them and lock them in a cage while I revamp their craigslist ad. Dogs (despite many attempts on my part) are also useless with various house chores and I swear my Mom had three kids so that she didn’t have to clean out the fridge or clean toilets for twenty years. In addition I hope that our doggie parenting isn’t a reflection of how Devin and I will act as parents or I might find myself playing second fiddle both as the good cop and bad cop. Somehow he does both so well and the dogs adore him for it.
There are some ways in which being a Dog Mom has changed me:
- DOG MOMS NEVER SLEEP IN: Every morning around 6:00AM I am awoken by the sun and the clinking of little dog tags begging to go outside. It isn’t this noise that drives me from slumber but the debilitating fear that being slow to act in regard to my little alarm clock will result in a 20 minute session with my carpet, Nature’s Miracle and a wad of paper towels.
- DOG MOMS ARE NEVER FAR FROM HOME: Dogs know that you love them and care for them enough to carry a tremendous amount of guilt everywhere you go, every after work dinner, late night hangout and Saturday afternoon shopping adventure. No matter how much fun I am having all I can think is that somehow the water bowl has run dry, the big one has finally become hungry enough to eat the small one and that I forgot to close the bedroom door and every pair of leather sandals I have are in shreds.
- DOG MOMS BECOME THOSE CREEPY DOG PEOPLE: I never thought I’d be a dog person I didn’t have pets as a kid and found it strange people would elect to have to clean up after an animal. There is no limit to how much these creatures can destroy your belongings, literally crap all over your life and still look at you in the eyes smiling afterwards, it is unreal. We try to never feed them people food but they have a three year plan to change our minds I swear; their relentless pursuit of what they want and desire is inspiring. But it is the unlimited amount of obedience and affection that causes you to quickly forget the former. They always race to the door, greeting us with unlimited excitement and enthusiasm, we are the center of their world and boy do we like it. But there is also no way to express how much I love these little sacks of fur. Recently one of Devin’s Mom’s dogs passed away and we both were emotional over it, knowing how devastated she must be, it shocked me because I felt for her what I would feel myself…grief. I can’t really imagine my life without them.
Dog Moms, Cat Moms, Fish Moms, Bunny Moms etc. I am sure you can relate. Somehow these creatures burrow a space into your life and your heart. If you haven’t had a pet maybe it’s not for you, but that’s what I thought and look at me now. To affirm how crazy for my pups I am I uploaded just a small taste of the photos I treasure and share with anyone who will let me.
the regal one
Snugglesguy love
