“We don’t need another dog.” “But I WANT one.” This conversation repeated itself multiple times over the past year or two. We have a cute little dog, we got her from PAWS, the pet rescue in Ocean Shores. Summer is everything a dog owner could want, but she is not “another dog.”
Seneca was relentless. Finally is a moment of insanity I said. “Seneca, if you can behave for 100 days with no school problems or temper tantrums, we will get another dog. “A tea cup chihuahua,” she asked? ” “No not a tea cup chihuahua.”
Her behavior behaved dramatically. No more calls from school, home work was getting done, and tantrums at home were greatly reduced. But 100 days was a long time for her to maintain. She was determined. She marked days off on the calendar and each day we got a report. She gradually ticked them off.
Along about day 85 I saw a mention in the 4-H newsletter about an Australian Shepherd that was in need of a new home. That is Ted’s favorite breed. The ad said he was small. Ted called. Ted was hooked. A week later Buster moved in.
He is everything I want in a dog, doesn’t yip, doesn’t chew, and doesn’t climb on the furniture. And Seneca adores him. He sleeps in a kennel beside her bed.
Poor Summer is a little out of sorts, but Raven came to the rescue, he gave Summer the quilt he made in 4-H this summer. There is plenty of love for two dogs.
And Maddie, the cat is, is not so sure. Here she is in “retreat”.