I have been spending a lot of quality time with my dog this weekend and I have to say that I am so impressed with dogs. I wasn’t fortunate as a child to have any pets and I always regretted that. But my parents were not animal lovers and believed that dogs and cats belonged outside – never in the house. So I did not have a dog as a child.
But as an adult I do have a dog and my mother would be horrified to learn that my dog not only stays in my house all day but he sleeps in the same bed as I do at night. He is very good about getting under the covers and poking his way down to the end of the bed, where he sleeps on the bottom corner, right next to my feet.You can’t ask for a better footwarmer.
Dogs are amazing animals. They are so self reliant and low maintenance. All you have to do is put out fresh water and food every day and let them outside to take care of their “business” twice a day. A bath once a month and a rabies shot once a year. Just that little effort is so richly rewarded with loyalty, playfulness, and warm feet for many years.