Things are slowly getting better in Charlieville. I miss the little pooper when I’m at work, and even though he’s been a huge challenge, I love him to no end. I now wake up at 6am on mornings when I have to work to walk him (an amazing accomplishment for me… both the early wake-up and the exercise). He’s adjusting to my being gone slowly but surely. “The plan” for him while I go to work has changed a few times due to trial and error. I had first planned to crate him, which went horribly. Then, I tried fencing off the end of the hallway with a doggie gate so he had room to play. He escaped. So I went back to the crate, and began crating him at night while I was at home as well as when I was away. He escaped that too. Twice. Don’t ask me how, because I have no idea. But when I finally discovered that the metal door to the crate was bent from his panicked chewing, I let him win. He now gets to hang out in the apartment while I’m gone, which has not gone as badly (yet) as I thought it would. He has only had an accident once, and that’s when he wasn’t feeling well. His anxiety and barking while I’m gone has been getting better-- slowly. I keep reminding myself that we’re aiming for progress, not perfection. And essentially, even though he is 3 he is still a puppy, since he was never trained in any way by his previous owners. So a lot of the behaviors I’m dealing with are puppy behaviors (for example, eating poo when I’m not looking and subsequently vomiting it all over my living room.) By my descriptions of him, he may seem like an extremely naughty and gross little doggie. And indeed he is. But I clean him all up, and he is my little pooper, and I love him.
Now for some politics I’m thrilled about: our new president, Barack Obama. As Austin pointed out, I may be a huge supporter but this doesn't mean I agree with every aspect of who Obama is. I will always be pro-life, and I will never agree with hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on campaigning. But I am excited on so many levels to witness him being elected into office. I believe our country has made amazing strides, and I can barely fathom the fact that there are those who lived in segregation and get to see a mixed race president get elected. I am excited that our country broke records as far as voter turnout. And I’m thrilled beyond belief that a man of great character and determination who believes strongly in peace and bipartisanship will lead this country. I'm looking forward to what the next 4 years will bring.
Some new pics of stinker:
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