For the Love of the Dog

I like dogs more than most people. Yep - true statement. Dogs are fantastic creatures. Puppies are even more amazing, but I love it when they grow into a dog. Don't get me wrong - that look Loki gives me with those crystal blue eyes and black and brown ears that says "love me forever" is so adorable he could get away with chewing up my favorite pair of CrossFit shoes, but there is something about a well-trained dog that just makes me smile.

I am SO EXCITED for Loki to grow up. Every day he is developing his own personality. He is such a cool dog and so different from Koda. He is figuring things out on his own and it is so darn cute. It cracks me up that he lays directly on the air vent (he likes the cold air apparently) and how he loves peanut butter. And he is an amazing alarm clock - he gets up at 0438 every day. Yea, I can't wait to see if he is adjustable for daylight savings time.

Then there are the things that we do for our dogs. A friend and I spent four hours putting in a dog door yesterday (okay, so Andy did most of the work...all of the work) and I stayed home from work all week because he hurt his paw. And then there is Loki's diet...he eats an all raw conglomeration of food. Have you ever seen what is is dog food? Gross. Horse carcass? Ground up chicken poo? Leftovers that weren't even good enough for hot dogs? No thanks. So, I spend about an hour a week cooking food for him. The other night, he had ground turkey and green beans along with some yogurt for dinner. I had an apple. There is something wrong there, but heck, he deserves it.

After being dogless for three-ish months, I can't imagine my life without one of these furry, innocent, loving canines. Sure, they're a lot of work. And yes, it hurts like nothing else when they leave us (I miss Koda every single day). But ya know what? I am willing to be the best doggie momma around for the return love this goofy, clumsy mutt.

And soon, he'll lose all of his puppy teeth!