Karen’s Opinion

Oh my goodness! I almost forgot to participate in one of my favorite memes, Heads or Tails. Skittles always thinks of the most fun topics for us participants. The theme/prompt for THIS week, September 15, is:

HEADS – “Way”
*OR*
TAILS – “Rhymes With Way”

I chose to rhyme with the word way. I am thinking about the word stay. I wish our dogs knew how to “stay”. Training makes the difference between a wild uncontrollable animal and a lovable manageable house pet. Effective training can be given to a dog from the age of eight weeks. It is best for the owner and dog to start training before bad habits become deeply ingrained. Too late for our two!

and no, they don’t “stay” off the furniture either.

Join us at Heads or Tails by clicking on the picture of the coffee mug.

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I am a bit obsessed with my dogs. I have a Shitzu named Brody and a Boston Terrier named Elsie. They are a joy. I love walking into my house and having them go crazy because they are excited to see me. I truly believe that happiness is pets. I can be feeling down in the dumps but when my dogs start wrestling and playing tug-o-war, it makes me smile. They are good for each other. They chase each other around the house so much that it sounds like a herd of elephants running down the hallways. I think when a pet passes away, it affects the pet left behind. We had to have our Toy Fox Terrier, Nacho, put to sleep because he got so sick with cancer. It was hard on us all. I think Elsie missed him too. Dog’s are very smart. Sometimes they are too smart! They know when you are going somewhere and sneak into the car so you don’t have the heart to tell them they can’t go. We have to turn a fan on in our bedroom so that if they whine during the night we aren’t tempted to get the dogs and put them in bed with us. Our dogs are so spoiled.