The Puppy + Animals

Well, my parents are away for the week seeing my sister and her kids (lucky!) so I went down south to get the puppy and brought her to Tampa for a week! Today was Day 1 with her being with us (full day, that is) as I got back yesterday. I figured I would share my experience because the day was fairly amusing overall but also made me realise yet again how animals have feelings, too. The morning started out with her waking us up at 6 AM and when she came back to bed from my boyfriend taking her out to pee, she tracked her old poo back into the bed! EEEWWWWW!!!!! I freaked out and was wide awake and not at all happy. Then she proceeded to wake us up 4 more times about once an hour after that until I had to actually get up to get ready for work. Then I went to work so I have 5 hours of unaccounted puppy activity while my boyfriend stayed home with her. He did send me a picture of her though, where she had perched on his knee for like, 15 minutes in the same position. Silly puppy. Then, I got home and shortly after we went for a walk and to throw out the trash. Along the way (two blocks because she deserved it and it was lovely out after 5 PM) we saw 5 humans, 5 dogs and 8 cats. Well, that's what I saw - I think she was so overwhelmed because she saw of the humans but only 3 of the dogs and 2 of the cats. It was a little crazy, but again, brand new place, a lot to take in. We got back, I went out back and cleaned up all her poo thus far (including a fresh one. Ew.). She fell asleep right after that, just conked out. Then she shifted and fell asleep on my side like a baby, it was adorable. Finally, she got up to pee and we played a bit then she started to play by herself and puked on the toy and a rug. Got to clean that up as well. It's like having a new born baby, except she can't really cry, just jump or give me looks. She has always been the kind of dog that has had a little bit of trouble adjusting though, which just goes to show how much of her own personality she has. All dogs and cats do, well actually, all animals do. I think that's why I've always loved working with animals - they are so unique even if you have a whole group of the same species that are siblings. It has been a wonderful life getting to know so many species of animals, I hope I can work with animals again soon. So, moral of the story - if you have animals, adopt an animal or know of someone who says crazy stuff like "Oh, that's just her personality," or "She doesn't normally act like this." about a dog or cat or whatever pet they have - it's totally true. Animals actually probably have more personality than some humans because we can't understand them unless you're Cesar Milan or some other kind of animal whisperer, but even they can't speak like animals. :)