I love the bumper sticker that says, I try to be the person
my dog thinks I am. While I fully
identify with that sentiment, I might subscribe more to trying to be the person
my dog is…
What is inspiring about Mia? Let's be honest, she has had really rough 4 months! Bad dog bite over Christmas, fractured wrist mid February, and opossum attack mid March that included infected bite wounds requiring 2 antibiotics...! She spent about a month getting 7 pills twice a day - not to mention, no fetch, or play time for at least 6 weeks! And this is one active pup. But she has handled it like a champ - stayed in great spirits and taking things such as the awkward splint, in stride. The trooper is still "smiling".When Mia is bored with my head in the computer or a book, she finds her own entertainment – which truly cracks me up. Mia gets her bone and tosses it in the air, jumps away from it, then on to it, away again, then pauses and studies it – as if it may make some sudden movement. The hunter in her never sleeps. Then she takes to tossing it around again – eventually letting it slide under a sofa or the TV cabinet. This, of course, requires my involvement in this game… Accidents happen, I suppose. But how can I not admire someone making their own fun?
On days I work from home and leave the back door open - she'll wander
out and just sit in the sun. One ear is focused on my sneak escape that I
never do but she always expects – but she (mostly) relaxes and enjoys a
beautiful day. I love that! It always reminds me that I should "stop
and smell the roses" and enjoy the precious present. If a dog
intuitively knows that, #ThisJane Says it must be true.
Where do I see Mia most happy? Without a doubt, it is
playing fetch. Good gracious that dog
would fetch until her body literally could not move after the ball anymore.
Our record was over 2 1/2 hours on the Hughes’s back porch with
several beers and rotating human throwers. We all tuckered out at that
point - not Mia. #ThisJane says, when you find something you love, never
give up on it.
Do I want to be the person my dog thinks I am, you bet! But #ThisJane Says I’ll also try to be a
little like the crazy pup too: Keep on smiling, make my own fun, be present and never quit.
