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Good morning. 
25 March 2025
I'm up extra early this morning, thanks to my dogs—special shout-out to Ben. I know, same old story. Sometimes I joke about tying them to a tree like I’ve seen some people do 
, but honestly, it’s not something I could ever imagine doing. When I look at them, I see them for who they truly are—living, breathing beings with unique personalities. I see their happiness and their sadness. In my heart, when we took them in, I made a promise to be responsible for their lives. It takes patience, but doesn’t every relationship? I can’t fathom how some people can share their lives with dogs and yet treat them with indifference.
"You don't realize how much a dog's presence defines the contours of your home until, in its absence, the walls seem to relocate themselves." - Meghan Daum
@Swede1952 My now 15-year-old dog tries my patience often but I shrug it off because I too made a promise, for better or worse, in good times and bad, to take good care of her, even if that means taking her out six times a day, including multiple times in the middle of the night.
She's a good girl.
@Axomamma 
She's a good gird.
@Axomamma Your dog is a good girl. I think the cat made the mess.
@Swede1952 @Axomamma ...I so admire and love your post. I had two, sisters they were, Labradors...they both lived past 15 yrs...the last few months of their lives - having been greatest joy & my survival for 3 yrs before passing - were full of, like you say, multiple nighttime trips out, trips to the doc, etc etc. I wasn't perfect all the time...but they were my truest, best friends, companions....in the end, nothing was too much....your pup is lucky to have you.