THE IMPACT OF CHANGE

Change can be good. For example, your human might get a new job and
when they come home, the family is rewarded with a fancy meal and
you get a new bone. This is good change.

Change can also be very stressful. For example, you might get
married to someone that has six kids that all have to adjust to
living with your four kids in one small house. Yikes!

Sometimes I think humans forget that change (good and bad) impacts
the loving pets in their lives too.

Which brings to mind the lady that wrote me about the tired looking
dog that walked in to her yard one day. He was groomed and healthy
but followed the lady in to her house and went to sleep. An hour
later he gestured to get out of the house and went home. This
happened every day so finally the lady pinned a note to his collar
that said: Do you know your dog is napping at my house every day?

When the dog returned the next day, he had a new note on his collar
that said: He now lives with six kids (two of them under the age of
three) and he’s trying to catch up on his sleep. May I join him?
Children are a joy but they can be hard on us four-legged guys.
Which brings me to my last story today.

Recently, my neighbor dog Miles was blessed with another baby in the
family. His mom and dad have a little girl and they just brought home
their newborn son. - Lots of change.

We invited Miles over to our house for fun, bones and some extra TLC
(tender loving care). I can’t tell you how great it is to have a
pal to play with in my own house. It’s like doggie daycare except
better and Miles is MUCH more relaxed too.

My point? Change impacts ALL family members. This includes us four-
legged companions too. Next time you invite big changes into your
life, be sure your pet get the kind of treatment needed to cope with
the changes in a healthy manner.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Lacy and Lucky who asked: Recently our mom and dad hung up a portrait of us in the house. Although it is quite nice (we really are good looking) they did not warn us of the portrait and we freaked (out as you will see when you view the attached video).



Do you think our parents should have asked our permission before hanging the picture up?

Dear Lacy and Lucky:
Rumor has it that you guys are a real handful. In fact, my doggie grapevine informs me you ate five pies on Thanksgiving that were meant for your human family members. As I recall, you are also the dogs that eat books. My point of bringing all this up is that dogs with your reputation should be thankful that your parents want to hang up your picture rather than just hang you. Seriously you guys, the portrait looks great. Lap up a little wine with your mom and dad and relax.



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