Our Pets (9)

I have been trying to find something to inspire me since yesterday and in spending some time alone, was going through some old pictures. I smiled as I recalled past moments and found an older picture of my Peanut (well the truth is she was simply much younger).

I found this article on a blog site as it reminds me of the unconditional love that our pets give us every day. I've been blessed by having Peanut in my life for the past 12 years and now Teddy as well for the past 2. They are both around 14 years old now and every day is special with them. They make my heart smile.

"Be the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are
Posted: 08/16/2012 12:09 pm EDT
To be the person my dog thinks I am."

We put a lot of thought into what other people think of us. Does he like me? Why does she hate me? What did I do to him? Why does she think that of me? It is in our nature to want to be liked by others and to want their approval, but sometimes that very quality gets the best of us. We start measuring our self worth by other people's opinions. Before we do this, the question we should ask ourselves is what importance does this person have in my life? Why should their opinion matter? What motivates them to act this way toward me? Humans are more often than not motivated by selfish reasons, so why do we care so much about what they think?

There is a great quote from author Mary Ann Evans, also known by her pen name George Eliot, that says: "We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment." Instead of looking for approval from other people, imagine what your dog thinks of you. The love that your dog has for you is one of the most unadulterated loves. Your dog does not care if you are thin or fat. Your dog does not judge if you are having a bad day. And your dog will never reject your affection. You are your dog's favorite person.

When another living being loves you so much, why would you ever doubt your self worth? We should instead strive to live up to that love and be the type of person our dog thinks we are."

I've put this thread in the picture section in case anyone wants to share their story about their pet and maybe post a picture.

Geeze I found a couple of pictures to share from my computer but don't know how to share them on here! grrrrrrrr so these dogs will have to do for now!

Here's to pets

That's too weird, my youngest gal's pet's name was Peanut too!

I used to have pets, cats n dogs, but not for few years now.
I loved coming home to them and their antics though..and miss them.

I try not to think about the time when the dogs will be gone - I know my heart is going to be broken. We have the "puppy love time" where its a good thing that I've got two hands to pet them at the same time! Teddy is like a bull in a china shop while Peanut is so tiny I have to really watch to make sure he doesn't hurt her by accident as he's scampering around.

While Moose suggests a rest time in-between pets passing ... I have a feeling that neither one of us would be able to last too long before the pet bug would bite us.

Gave up pets in the past, broke my heart too. Is probably why I've had none for quite some yrs now..
Mind you moving around a lot is not good idea to have one anyways. I've just never had roots I suppose.. maybe one day

Ahh but good for both of U!..that's great to see connections happening on here..wishing you all the best..

Perhaps its you that needs training!! Gotta love it when they don't want to listen to us.