Love For A Lifetime

Dogs are a lifelong commitment. It's very sad to me when someone adopts a puppy then changes their mind and doesn't want them anymore. I tell everyone that you get what you give and like anything in life you'll get out of something what you are willing to put into it. 

More than once I've talked someone out of giving up on their new puppy only to get emails months later thanking me for not letting them rehome their puppy. It's so worth the effort to hang in there and fit these amazing creatures into your life. You become a better person and learn and grow right along with your dog. 

Animals are not here for our use, they are beings on this earth who deserve the best we have to offer and they give as much as they get. It's a privilege to share my life with my dogs and my other animals. I serve them every day and consider myself so blessed to be able to do things for them. 

 I had three human children and my dogs have been my fuzzy kids. It's crazy to even think of returning a human baby to the hospital because you can't deal with it anymore, so why would you dump a dog at a shelter because they don't "fit" into your life? 

Buying or adoption of a dog is a one way ticket my friends. Your ship has SAILED once you take that baby home. You make it work. The blessings for doing so
are immeasurable.

Happy Fourth of July!

Some dogs love fireworks and some shake uncontrollably when they hear them.  Tank and Harley loved them and would sit together and watch them every year.  Mugsy would start to shake when she heard the first pop and would be so upset sometimes I had to turn on the TV or music and close all the windows and sit with her and miss the show.  Every dog is different just like every child is different.  Know your bulldog and don't expose them to fireworks if they're scared.  It's very easy for a bulldog to get stressed and it can be harmful and even fatal if they get TOO stressed.  Please be sensitive to their needs as you would a child's needs.  We didn't treat Mugsy any different as a puppy than we did Tank and Harley and she still was so much more frightened and sensitive to things.  It's just who they are.  Have a happy fourth of July but please keep a close watch on the feelings and signals from your bulldog. 

Clean eyes no more stains!