puppy love: February 2006 Archives
Our dog is a bit of a chewer. She doesn't chew on carpet or furniture or anything like that, but she has a thing for fleece, and sweaters, and tags. The tags have been removed from just about everything in the apartment by those sharp canines and I find them chewed up all over. I don't mind much. I didn't have much use for those tags anyway.
Lately tho, she has put holes of various sizes in three different articles of clothing that I'm particularly attached to - my red Patagonia fleece, my white EMS fleece (that I got for $20 at TJMax!) and my Smartwool sweater that I have had forever. All three articles of clothing were left on the bed, and she took to chewing on them while she was lounging. The hole in the EMS fleece is in the pocket and not at all visible, so that's not really a problem. The hole in the Patagonia fleece (which i've only had for a couple months!) is right in the front and about the size of a silver dollar. I'm going to get something red to patch it up with and hope that its no longer noticeable. And if it is, I will chalk it up to my fleece having "character". Now, the Smartwool sweater I had to trash because the whole she ripped was in the back and about a five inch wide square. There was no way that was fixable.
At first I was upset (particularly after the Patagonia fleece incident), but I've sort of gotten over it. I figure that if I'm SO attached to these things that when my sweet puppy chewed them up I cried, I'm probably a little too attached to them. Its a reality check ... or so I'm trying to tell myself.
As I have said before, one of the best things about having a dog is the people you meet.
Yesterday I was in the law library and one of my professors from 1L year came trotting by. I've always really liked this guy - he's funny and engaging and a really really fantastic teacher. We had never really talked prior to this, aside from saying hi when we passed in the hallway. He happened to walk by right as the screensaver on my computer flipped to a picture of the Maddie dog. He instantly stopped in his tracks and said "now THAT is a good dog!", and I, being the dork I am, said "You want to see more pictures?!" I showed him a couple and he told me how beautiful she is, asked all sorts of questions about her, and then proceded to tell me all about his dogs. It was such a random and genuine encounter and for some reason it really made my day. I had no idea he was such a dog person. And now, we're buds. :)
Its becoming tradition for the Maddie dog and I to head to Looneyville's fantastically sprawling doggie park on Fridays when I don't have class. She runs through the woods like a maniac, romps in the water, chases rabbits and just has a grand old time. Today I decided I would take my camera and snap some pictures. I picked a good day to do so because at one point I looked up and saw a HUGE bald eagle in the trees. Very very cool.
Pictures from today's outing can be seen here.
