Dog Tie Outs

Happy Holidays everyone! Every year, my wife and I get a big bone for She-She and a bag of tennis balls for Roo.  The dogs are so happy, I can't imagine what else we could have gotten them that could even make them happier.  But, then I realize they are just as happy on all the other days of the season just sleeping on the couch next to us, running around on the Dog Run they inspired and getting fed; Oh! lets not forget, the ever impending food spills from the kids they get to clean up after.  Basically, everyday is like Christmas to them because they are happy with the world they live in and the people that were chosen to care for them.  Such a simple thing, sometimes it makes you wonder why that simple happiness is so difficult to achieve for humans.  Why do we need all this stuff to make us happy when there are clear examples of what I would call "true humanity" walking around your home showing us the way to happiness on a daily basis? During the ho...

The Things Our Children Do for their Two Dogs Over the weekend we needed to get the dogs some food.   Our son was insistent on carrying the bag through the store, even though we had a cart he could put it in.  We said, "Axl- there is a cart right here."   He responded, "No, I am going to carry this bag for my dogs.  It is for them."   His face started turning red as he struggled to pick  it up.  He got it up onto his shoulder like he had seen me do many times.  Nervous about this venture and my son's determination to really carry this bag, I stood behind him to be sure all was ok. I got a firm look from Axl and he stated he was all good now, so I walked a few steps ahead awaiting was will happen…. He continued…"Yeah… see… I am going to carry this for my dogs…….see…." His mom and I were busy talking about something on the shelf  and turned around to find him …. He repeated, "No, no… I got it…." "No really, I...