Thread:OodlesOfTootles/@comment-29088925-20180408191421/@comment-29088925-20180408195842

Thanks Kat and Talou. I know you both have/had dogs and so might have experienced this at some point. This will be my first dog since I didn't want to get one until I retired. I haven't even met my puppy yet and it's already changing my life. In some ways, I think it takes more work than preparing for a new child. They arrive ready and able to seek out and chew ... and doodles love to chew. All of my favourite leather pumps are now locked in the downstairs closet. The vase of river-washed stones has been moved from under an end table to on top of the console behind the tv. I'm eyeing my stripped antique stuffed chair. It's bare down to its wool batting, canvas and wood. Either I reupholster it before the puppy sees it or else I take it to an upholsterer ... and so on. I've also started a list of everything I will need for the puppy and it keeps growing! It seems that the more I read about training a puppy, the longer the list gets.

If you see less of me in the game for a while after May 19, you'll know that a certain little someone is keeping me extremely busy. 🐶❤️