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January 27, 2012

Unconditional Love

Filed under: Baby JJ — gardener @ 7:33 am

When he was younger- any chance that JJ had to spend with either Marcel or myself- he would choose Marcel every time. He always sat by Marcel- followed Marcel, but always listened to me better- I was the consistent one with making sure he did what he was supposed to do.

I’ll admit that I was a little jealous. I was the one who spent time training him- I was the one who was consistent with him, but he seemed to love Marcel mare. I know- I shouldn’t be a little jealous of such a trivial thing- but I’m honest in admitting I was.

Then at some point something shifted- I really stopped thinking about who JJ loved since it was obvious that he adores us both- but in different ways. I will always be the one who is consistent with discipline and Marcel will always be the fun playmate-

Several weeks ago- I noticed a shift- JJ has started being at my side ALL the time- It started when I was not feeling well and just really feeling down- Maybe it was going on before that but I didn’t notice. Now- he is beside me at all times. Right now- he’s lying beside me on the sofa- and when I get up in a moment to make myself a cup of green tea- he’ll follow me to the kitchen and wait until I’m done- then follow me back.

Unconditional love- that’s what my little guy has for me- and I couldn’t be happier.

September 15, 2010

Cooler Days

Filed under: Baby JJ,Seasons — gardener @ 11:08 am

When I went out with JJ this morning, I noticed a definite coolness in the air. I will admit that it made me smile and combined with the winds it was actually chilly. The sun was shining, the humidity low and I would have loved to spent the entire day outside sitting in the sunshine. Unfortunately there was dinner to be cooked and work to be done so I had to settle with the 45 minutes that I was out walking the dog.

Sometime later the clouds rolled in and I just got caught in a rain storm about a half mile from home where Marcel and I were playing ball with JJ. He really is such a funny dog. He doesn’t realize that he’s a little guy and some of his best playmates are a rottweiler, a german shepard and an irish setter. He never sees the size difference and I bet it he could talk, he’d tell you that he’s the same size as they are.

May 5, 2010

Gettin’ Away

Filed under: Baby JJ,Holidays,Life,Travel — gardener @ 4:29 am

It looks like Marcel and I are finally going to take that little vacation that we’ve been talking about doing for months now. Even though we have our vacation for this winter booked and ready to go, I have been itching to ‘get out of dodge’ for a while and just relax.

If all goes according to plan (we’ll know this coming week), then we’ll be heading away the weekend after Mother’s Day for a long weekend (Friday-Monday). I’ve found the location of where we’ll be staying and we’ll be taking JJ with us. We went back and forth on the idea for a while, since it will mean taking him literally everywhere we go, because I don’t think it’s fair to him to leave him alone (even in his crate) in a unfamiliar place, but ultimately I knew it would be fun for him.

I also realized that while we would be away that we would be passing close to the town where JJ’s breeder lives and since it’s time for him to have his seasonal ‘plucking’ and grooming session, I’d love to make an appointment and have her do it. Her prices are much cheaper than the lady we were going to use in the area, and since we wouldn’t be going out of our way to drive there, we’d actually be saving money by doing so.

That’s our plan at the moment, and I’m so ready to get away. I’ll have my mother in law check in on Mister, although he’ll be fine because I’ll make sure he has enough food and fresh water to keep him for a few days. I know he gets lonely though. I’m excited about this little get away, and since I’ve been saving change for months now, we have enough saved that it should pay for the entire weekend getsaway, provided we don’t buy anything extravagant. I’m excited and soo ready!

March 20, 2010

Sleepy Saturday

Filed under: Baby JJ,Life — gardener @ 1:36 am

I think there should be some sort of law regarding being awake at 7 in the morning on a Saturday. I was snoozing along so great this morning when I hear JJ start yelping. I knew that it meant he was awake and ready to go out, but I was not a happy camper to be getting up that early. I got out of bed and tossed on my coat over my pajamas, because there was no way I could envision myself getting fully dressed for a quick walk.

He did his doggie business and I decided to go ahead and give him breakfast, which he promptly ate. By this time I was back in bed and on my way dream land. Mister M. had jumped up in the bed and was lying beside me and right about the time I dozed off, I could hear JJ tossing his food bowl, which meant his water container was next. I got up again, took them both out of the crate and went back to bed.

At 9, he was awake again and ready to go out yet again. It was pouring outside and the wind is blowing about 30 mph. Being the responsible doggie owner that I am, I went out with him, but it doesn’t look like there will be any extra shut-eye for me this morning.

My oats are cooking and I made Marcel cinnamon toast out of 1 1/2 cinnamon raisin bagels. They smell SO good that I wouldn’t mind having one myself. Since I overindulged yesterday, I’d better get back on track today, so no bagles for me.

March 7, 2010

JJ and the Beach

Filed under: Baby JJ,Life — gardener @ 5:29 am

Woke up this morning to find another day of sunshine and beautiful blue skies.   There is very little wind, and even though the temps are hovering around the freeze point, it’s gorgeous outside.   Marcel and I decided that it’s a good day to take JJ for his first trip to the beach and then after walking on the beach for a little while, then we’ll stop in at Aloha for a cup of coffee before heading home.   It will be interesting and fun to see how JJ does seeing the sand and the water for the first time.

It will be great to get out and keep my mind occupied.  In the meantime, before we head out, I am going to get my Bible Study lesson done so that I’ll have it ready for Tuesday.   

Life is for living-  not for just sailing along always waiting for something better to happen.  Get out today and MAKE it happen.  It doesn’t mean that everything you want will happen the first time you want it to, but keep trying- What do you have to lose??

October 28, 2009

Potty Training and Other Thoughts

Filed under: Baby JJ,Life — gardener @ 3:31 am

I was thinking this morning while lounging in bed about how hard it must be for people who have carpet when they want to house train their new pets. We have tile flooring, and even having that, it has been a challenge with little JJ.

I met a lady yesterday who has a full grown Cairn and she told me she had hers house trained within five days. Her’s is a girl, but boy was I ever envious. I think part of it had to do with the fact that she’s raised dogs all her life- and well, I don’t have a clue about house training, but I’m learning quickly.

I think JJ is doing much better with me, because he doesn’t have accidents when I am taking care of him, but unfortunately he’s had a few with Marcel. I think Marcel still has to learn his little signs. It will come though.

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