WHEN THE CRAP HITS THE FAN

Stuff happens.  Sometimes that ‘stuff’ isn’t so good.  If you’re anything like the little guy below, you may tend to cover your eyes and try to pretend you don’t notice the bad stuff or pretend the crud in life will some how be gone when you uncover your eyes.

That’s just not how it works.

Jet, my foster mom, says there is no rhyme or reason sometimes for the tough things that occur in a dog’s life.  She says humans are not immune to challenges. 

Jet’s full of insights so I asked her, “What’s a dog (or human) to do when the crap hits the fan?

First: don’t whine.  (Geez, I’m a dog so this just doesn’t seem fair.)

Two: say a prayer.  (I’m on it.)

Three: Think (but not too much).  What can you do to overcome the problem?  Who can you go to for guidance?  What are your options? 

Four: Learn.  Make sure you get some worthwhile lesson out of the crummy situation so you don’t feel all the pain was completely without merit.

Five: Act.  And as Benjamin Franklin used to say, “Don’t confuse motion with action.”

So, here’s my lesson of the day… You can’t close your eyes and wish a problem away.  Hiding solves nothing (for dogs or humans) so get off the couch Potato Head, say a prayer, make a plan and get your mojo on.

Okay, the question of the day is from Spud who asked:  One of my favorite toys is one of my parent’s pill bottles filled with a treat or a few bits of my food.  – It takes forever for me to get in to the bottle but the reward is grand.

Dear Spud:

Tell your parents (from me): “Bad humans! Bad humans! Bad humans!” Never use human pill bottles as a toy.  You never know when you or one of your canine pals will get hold of a pill bottle filled with medicine (something bad for us but good for humans).  Want a cheap (but safe) treat toy? ...Go to the $1 store.