To the simpler things in life

A few days ago I read that one of the better thins about a recession is that many people return to the simpler things in life that make them happy. Here at Lucy's dog House we have been impacted just like everyone else. Instead of getting down about it again today, I looked at Lucy and asked her, "Do you want to go for a walk?". She replied like se usually does, she pretty much started jumping around like a big hairy porpoise, she was so excited. So we took a quick spin around the neighborhood and everything seemed better. For both of us. As I write this Lucy is happily snoring away and I am happily blogging.

I think the author of the article I read the other day was a genius. Here is to the simpler things in life.

New Stuff At Lucy's Dog House

Lucy wanted me to let all of you knwo that we added a bunch of new products at www.lucysdoghouse.net. Above is a picture of our new British themed collars. They are pretty awesome and are both affordable starting at $9.00 and cool all at the same time.

We have a bunch of new collars and you can check out our whole selection at new dog collars

Blogging

I do not know what it is, I need to put a sign up or something or tattoo it on the back of my hand. I tell myself everyday that I have to blog that day and then all of a sudden the day is over and I have not managed to blog for the day. Okay well, that stops today. Well at least for today. LOL. We shall see how it all turns out.

Wow, Lucy has had a pretty wonderful day. Like most Great Danes she is a huge lounge lizard. She especially likes to lay out back in the grass. She especially likes it when the sun is nice and warm and she can spend hours out there. Luckily the bug situation here in Texas is not too bad right now, so I just leave the screen door open and she just comes and goes as she pleases.

I swear she stays out there until she can stand it anymore, comes in for a while, gets a drink and goes right back out there. Talk about a sun worshipper.

Oh, by the way, before any of you send me an email to remind me that I need to put suntan lotion on her, got you covered.

Lucy - The Stinky Dog

I love Lucy like she is one of my children and sometimes she does stuff that I as a "parent" can only sit back and laugh about. Like last night, Lucy goes outside for her evening trip to the backyard and she decides that someone else's poop is the greatest thing in the world. So of course what does she do, she proceeds to role around in it, so the rest of her "pack" can smell it too. Well needless to say I was only so impressed, so Lucy got a bonus bath last night.

Which by the way, I am probably one of the luckiest dog owners in the world. When she knows she has done something like this, she knows exactly where she is headed. Like last night, all I had to do was tell her "bath" and she headed off to the bathroom where she gets her baths. I snaped my fingers and told her to get in and she got in. Lucky me, since Lucy is not a lot of fun to wrestle with when it is not play time. Lucy is weighing in a 130lbs these days, so if she is not inclined to do something, she can be pretty difficult to manhandle someplace.

Cutting Lucy's Toe Nails

Well, you would think that since I am work in the pet industry, i should be a pro at cutting my own dog's nails. It is not really all that hard, just got to get the nail in the clippers and cut with a deliberate motion. If you don't, it is kind of like taking off a band aid too slowly, you know what I mean.

Well, I messed it up. I went too far back on one of Lucy's nail and she bled all over the place. Luckily I had some styptic powder which was able to help stop the bleeding. She was such a trooper during the whole thing as I was trying to get the bleeding to stop.

That said, she did not let me cut the nails on her front feet.

Why I Love My Dogs

So being away from my dogs for eight months has taught me a lot of things. The most imporant is that they are a major part of my life. Well, of course, you say. I always knew it but it is one thing to know something and quite another to truly internalize it. I look forward to coming home every day because I know that I will be greated by non-stop tail wagging and it is just because I walked through the door. I mean come on what else is in life is that consistently happy and a source of joy?

Wow, it has been a long time

Sorry, that I have not been posting all that mcuh lately. I guess I could come up with all sorts of good and not so good excuses but nah, not going to do it.

Life gets busy but whatever.....

I did just get back from a long business trip overseas. It is good to be back with Lucy and Kona. They both looked like hairy dolphins they were jumping around so much. I had this big fear that they would forget who I was after not being around them for eight months.