Lets talk about our four legged friends...we have a lot of them, so we could talk for a long time!
These puppies and not just ours, teach us so much about LIFE, don't they?! As much as they drive me crazy, I truly love them all. Everyone who knows me, knows I was never an animal person until I met my husband and he had Moe aka Moe Moe. He was a beagle. Once I met that dog, man I just needed to get another one. Moe was just crazy haha, that dog and Nick were best of friends and I realized what it meant when people say " a dog is a mans best friend" that was 1000% true for Nick and Moe. Moe went everywhere he could with Nick, he was always right at the door when Nick got home and when he was single he was Nicks dinner partner every night! When I say dinner partner I mean this dog tried to eat all of his food at any chance he could! This dog LOVED food. I could go on for hours about his issues but I won't do that to you all! When I met Nick, Moe actually welcomed me in with plenty of dog cuddles and attempted dog licks (yuck that is so not for me haha). After being around Moe for a year I just knew I needed to have a dog I could call mine! Moe made me truly love the crazy dog life. I will love him forever for that!
That is where Teal'c aka Biggie our bull mastiff came in. Teal'c just melted our hearts over and over again....even after he ate 3 couches. (yes you read that right) Biggie was just as crazy as Moe as a puppy he made me laugh with his head tilts and his crazy toy hamburger squeaking. He thought he was a lap dog and would just sit on you...even at 170lbs he would just sit on you! He was awesome. He would get so excited and then just crash and lay down! I remember when my grandmother came over for dinner. She was a little nervous because well, he was huge. I said just come in and ignore him, he will calm down. She expected the excitement to last a long time, to get jumped on or something. Instead he ran around the house for a couple minutes and when she sat down he laid at her feet. She said to me "that's it?" I said "yup, that's it" she just smiled and from that point on she spoiled him with lots of treats and food anytime she saw him at party. He was just that much of a love bug! I would sing to him often when he would cuddle with me. "You are so beautiful" was his song and anytime I hear that song I just see him in my head with his head held high and his eyes closed when I would rub his head and sing it!
As many times as he would eat a couch he could always just sit up, tilt his head to one side, look at me or my husband, like what I didn't do it.....and just make us smile! He didn't get in trouble for very long! He was also so good with the kids, the kids would crawl on him, pull on him and even try to ride him like a horse and he would just sigh, carefully just roll to the other side or walk away....lol poor puppy! He was great!
Let's just pause there for a moment.
We will get to our current puppies in a minute but lets talk about....dog loyalty:
There is no one more loyal to you than your pup! These dogs will always have your back no matter what. I never have to wonder if my dog will protect me and my kids or not. If my husband is not around they are ready and willing to protect. When my husband is at home they know if he needs help or not...they can sense it and I can totally see it.
Now lets talk about patience...
I have learned if you want a pup you need to have lots of patience because the good Lord knows they love to test it! They eat stuff, the they go crazy and need lots of attention, they throw up at random times, most likely because they ate something they were not supposed to. (even before that first sip of coffee in the morning, yup that happened today 😀). The best part is they always love you unconditionally at all times, so it makes having patience with them a little easier!
With that being said, nowlets talk about a dogs love....
A dogs love is a love like no other other than Gods love for us...Dogs, they know no different, they love you no matter what. Having a bad day...they love you. In a sad mood.... they love you. You get mad at them because they ate something or broke something...they still love you. You are super excited about something...they are just as excited as you and ready to love you. Are you getting my point here. No matter what is going on in your life, your dogs love you unconditionally. That is the best part. They teach us in a way that we need to love each other no matter what. We need to remember that even in the hard times and the good times, we need to love on each other more, NOT LESS.
Dogs feel our emotions and can sense everything. Recently this summer our daughter broke her nose, we came rushing in the house all of us in a panic. Her screaming the whole time we were there and then my husband, me and our daughter just left our son and my in laws here so we could get her checked. Our current middle dog, Rocco (who we will talk about in a few) was super stressed out. He couldn't settle down, he paced and paced.... he sensed pain and stress and he didn't know what to do because he is supposed to protect and well...he couldn't. When we got home he didn't settle for hours and the next day when everything was okay....he slept THE WHOLE DAY! Poor puppy.
So lets get back to the rest of or puppies!
Next came Nala aka pretty girl! She is my LOVE dog, she shows us all so much love all the time. She is my pup we always say because no matter where I am, she is close by! She came when Teal'c had knee surgery and my husband came across a little animal control right next to the vet where he was having surgery! My husband came to me, 5 months pregnant with our first son and said...Hunny can we get a puppy, its a pit bull...
I was like ahhhhh no way we are about to have a baby. BOY did I learn in that moment never to judge a book by its cover OR other peoples opinions. Nala is the sweetest pup on the planet and has always been my girl and our sons (who I was pregnant with when we got her). She is always close by the two of us! Again, another lesson learned by puppies! Soon after we got Nala, a few months before we had our son we lost our beagle Moe Moe to cancer (DAMN CANCER). Nala was the perfect fit to help Teal'c deal with the loss of Moe.
So we had just Teal'c and Nala for a couple years just them. we always try to have 2 dogs but then get 3rd once the oldest is getting alot older and can't keep up with the youngest as well. Once that happens then we look to get a puppy. This way the oldest can kind of train the puppy. That is our mentality at least. So far it has worked out pretty well.
Next up came Rocco aka LALA or Rocco Bidocco. Boy oh boy this dog right here is now the protector of this family! He learned really fast from our Bull mastiff Teal'c how to be the dominate one and make sure he guards us all! He came when our daughter was 1. Nick took Nala and Teal'c to Pennsylvania to pick him up! He was not actually the dog we had originally picked according to the website the breeders had shared with us, but he chose US! All the puppies ran around our two dogs and he just plopped right on Teal'cs leg and well the rest is history! He came home with my husband and everyone fell in love with him. He is awesome. He is so good with our kids, again as toddlers they too tried to ride him, pull on him and just be crazy kids around him and he just lets it fly...
About 2 years after having Teal'c, Nala and Rocco we lost Teal'c to cancer as well (DAMN CANCER x100000). Rocco and Nala both missed Teal'c, you could see the sadness and sense it when they would pace around the house, pick up his favorite toy or lay in "his spot" on the couch. It took a while for them to realize he wasn't coming home, but they did so good and the two are in love and they are completely lost if they don't have the other with them.
We spent 3 years with only 2 dogs and it wasn't until January of this year (2018) that I finally gave in and said yes we can get a third dog (because my family has been asking for 2 years). I wasn't ready for a long time to even consider getting another dog. The loss of Teal'c was super super hard for me and I just wasn't ready. Every time I would even consider it, the loss of him would just come back and I couldn't do it again. I couldn't even imagine getting another dog, no way in heck!
Well that no way in heck changed to a YES YES YES when can we get him very quickly, way quicker than we planned! (that seems to happen to us alot with things)
We decided that another bull mastiff was the dog we wanted. My heart finally opened up again and I just kept saying bull mastiff. Teal'c was really the best dog, he was huge, he ate so much stuff but he was seriously a big love bug who again thought he was a lap dog! So I knew that was they way to go. I did some research and shared it with my husband. He got in contact with a women who had some puppies coming soon. Through their talking they were connecting the dots of where Teal'c came from and a light bulb went off and she realized that one of Teal'cs great great nephews was having puppies and we could get one of them! WHAT are you kidding me I can get a puppy from the same blood line as Teal'c. There was no way in heck I was going to say No to that. I'm pretty sure I said yes before my husband could even say let me talk to my wife about this.(I was listening to him while he was on the phone)
So that is how we got our last pup and he is truly a pup at 7 almost 8 months old! His name is Rya'c aka Minkalicious or Bubba! He is a constant reminder to all of us what those puppies teach us every single day!
He is such a good boy and he really does remind us so much of his great, great, great, great uncle Teal'c which is why when he does something crazy I can only get mad for a second! This puppy sure does get him self in some trouble daily, whether it be trying to eat stuff off my counters, or climb on the table (yup legit on top of the table), eat our shoes, paper towels, really this dogs just gets into EVERYTHING! He is a puppy and that is what we have to remember. That puppy reminder comes every-time he goes on a crazy energy spree and then he completely passes out or he chews on a bone so much and passes out on it. He is just like a baby or kid when they go go go and just pass out! They are so precious when they are sleeping right HAHA.
With that being said, lets talk about responsibility....
Responsibility is just another things dogs teach us and kids is responsibility. You can't just leave and not come home for hours - you have your 4 legged family members waiting for you who can't wait for you to get home. They have no sense of time, so when you leave they think your gone forever. The excitement when you walk about in is shear craziness. You can't leave your stuff all over the house, because if you do it is going to be eaten or broken. You have to feed and water them. You need to give them attention. you can't just ignore them all day because if you do....remember that thing we talked about earlier...patience, that will be greatly tested because just like kids if you do not give them attention they will misbehave until you do give them THE RIGHT ATTENTION they need.
Tonight we had a great example of this, we could hear Rya'c doing something my son ran in the dining room and he was chewing his lego book with the directions to build his legos. We have been telling him that when he is done with his legos they need to go in the playroom because he will eat them. He got mad at Rya'c because he ate the book, but we quickly had to remind him that he can't get mad at the puppy because he didn't put his toys away. I told him "I say the same thing, if he gets something because I didn't put away, it is no ones fault but my own." A quick "ohhhh your right moment" happened there and sometimes those are hard to hear but is all about learning responsibility and how to live with a pup.
I truly believe God made dogs to teach people loyalty, love, patience and responsibility. Everything was made for a reason and I believe that is why God made animals especially dogs. I also truly believe that each one of these dogs that we have and have had in the past, has been specifically put in our lives for a reason. I see how each dog has taught us a little more about life a little different than the last.
I can't believe I am actually writing a blog post about dogs, but that's what these amazing creatures do you, they change you! I hope you enjoyed this post and if you have pups I hope you can see these things in them just like we do each day!
xoxo
Carrie
These puppies and not just ours, teach us so much about LIFE, don't they?! As much as they drive me crazy, I truly love them all. Everyone who knows me, knows I was never an animal person until I met my husband and he had Moe aka Moe Moe. He was a beagle. Once I met that dog, man I just needed to get another one. Moe was just crazy haha, that dog and Nick were best of friends and I realized what it meant when people say " a dog is a mans best friend" that was 1000% true for Nick and Moe. Moe went everywhere he could with Nick, he was always right at the door when Nick got home and when he was single he was Nicks dinner partner every night! When I say dinner partner I mean this dog tried to eat all of his food at any chance he could! This dog LOVED food. I could go on for hours about his issues but I won't do that to you all! When I met Nick, Moe actually welcomed me in with plenty of dog cuddles and attempted dog licks (yuck that is so not for me haha). After being around Moe for a year I just knew I needed to have a dog I could call mine! Moe made me truly love the crazy dog life. I will love him forever for that!
As many times as he would eat a couch he could always just sit up, tilt his head to one side, look at me or my husband, like what I didn't do it.....and just make us smile! He didn't get in trouble for very long! He was also so good with the kids, the kids would crawl on him, pull on him and even try to ride him like a horse and he would just sigh, carefully just roll to the other side or walk away....lol poor puppy! He was great!
Let's just pause there for a moment.
We will get to our current puppies in a minute but lets talk about....dog loyalty:
There is no one more loyal to you than your pup! These dogs will always have your back no matter what. I never have to wonder if my dog will protect me and my kids or not. If my husband is not around they are ready and willing to protect. When my husband is at home they know if he needs help or not...they can sense it and I can totally see it.
Now lets talk about patience...
I have learned if you want a pup you need to have lots of patience because the good Lord knows they love to test it! They eat stuff, the they go crazy and need lots of attention, they throw up at random times, most likely because they ate something they were not supposed to. (even before that first sip of coffee in the morning, yup that happened today 😀). The best part is they always love you unconditionally at all times, so it makes having patience with them a little easier!
With that being said, nowlets talk about a dogs love....
A dogs love is a love like no other other than Gods love for us...Dogs, they know no different, they love you no matter what. Having a bad day...they love you. In a sad mood.... they love you. You get mad at them because they ate something or broke something...they still love you. You are super excited about something...they are just as excited as you and ready to love you. Are you getting my point here. No matter what is going on in your life, your dogs love you unconditionally. That is the best part. They teach us in a way that we need to love each other no matter what. We need to remember that even in the hard times and the good times, we need to love on each other more, NOT LESS.
So lets get back to the rest of or puppies!
Next came Nala aka pretty girl! She is my LOVE dog, she shows us all so much love all the time. She is my pup we always say because no matter where I am, she is close by! She came when Teal'c had knee surgery and my husband came across a little animal control right next to the vet where he was having surgery! My husband came to me, 5 months pregnant with our first son and said...Hunny can we get a puppy, its a pit bull...
So we had just Teal'c and Nala for a couple years just them. we always try to have 2 dogs but then get 3rd once the oldest is getting alot older and can't keep up with the youngest as well. Once that happens then we look to get a puppy. This way the oldest can kind of train the puppy. That is our mentality at least. So far it has worked out pretty well.
Next up came Rocco aka LALA or Rocco Bidocco. Boy oh boy this dog right here is now the protector of this family! He learned really fast from our Bull mastiff Teal'c how to be the dominate one and make sure he guards us all! He came when our daughter was 1. Nick took Nala and Teal'c to Pennsylvania to pick him up! He was not actually the dog we had originally picked according to the website the breeders had shared with us, but he chose US! All the puppies ran around our two dogs and he just plopped right on Teal'cs leg and well the rest is history! He came home with my husband and everyone fell in love with him. He is awesome. He is so good with our kids, again as toddlers they too tried to ride him, pull on him and just be crazy kids around him and he just lets it fly...
About 2 years after having Teal'c, Nala and Rocco we lost Teal'c to cancer as well (DAMN CANCER x100000). Rocco and Nala both missed Teal'c, you could see the sadness and sense it when they would pace around the house, pick up his favorite toy or lay in "his spot" on the couch. It took a while for them to realize he wasn't coming home, but they did so good and the two are in love and they are completely lost if they don't have the other with them.
Well that no way in heck changed to a YES YES YES when can we get him very quickly, way quicker than we planned! (that seems to happen to us alot with things)
We decided that another bull mastiff was the dog we wanted. My heart finally opened up again and I just kept saying bull mastiff. Teal'c was really the best dog, he was huge, he ate so much stuff but he was seriously a big love bug who again thought he was a lap dog! So I knew that was they way to go. I did some research and shared it with my husband. He got in contact with a women who had some puppies coming soon. Through their talking they were connecting the dots of where Teal'c came from and a light bulb went off and she realized that one of Teal'cs great great nephews was having puppies and we could get one of them! WHAT are you kidding me I can get a puppy from the same blood line as Teal'c. There was no way in heck I was going to say No to that. I'm pretty sure I said yes before my husband could even say let me talk to my wife about this.(I was listening to him while he was on the phone)
So that is how we got our last pup and he is truly a pup at 7 almost 8 months old! His name is Rya'c aka Minkalicious or Bubba! He is a constant reminder to all of us what those puppies teach us every single day!
He is such a good boy and he really does remind us so much of his great, great, great, great uncle Teal'c which is why when he does something crazy I can only get mad for a second! This puppy sure does get him self in some trouble daily, whether it be trying to eat stuff off my counters, or climb on the table (yup legit on top of the table), eat our shoes, paper towels, really this dogs just gets into EVERYTHING! He is a puppy and that is what we have to remember. That puppy reminder comes every-time he goes on a crazy energy spree and then he completely passes out or he chews on a bone so much and passes out on it. He is just like a baby or kid when they go go go and just pass out! They are so precious when they are sleeping right HAHA.
With that being said, lets talk about responsibility....
Responsibility is just another things dogs teach us and kids is responsibility. You can't just leave and not come home for hours - you have your 4 legged family members waiting for you who can't wait for you to get home. They have no sense of time, so when you leave they think your gone forever. The excitement when you walk about in is shear craziness. You can't leave your stuff all over the house, because if you do it is going to be eaten or broken. You have to feed and water them. You need to give them attention. you can't just ignore them all day because if you do....remember that thing we talked about earlier...patience, that will be greatly tested because just like kids if you do not give them attention they will misbehave until you do give them THE RIGHT ATTENTION they need.
Tonight we had a great example of this, we could hear Rya'c doing something my son ran in the dining room and he was chewing his lego book with the directions to build his legos. We have been telling him that when he is done with his legos they need to go in the playroom because he will eat them. He got mad at Rya'c because he ate the book, but we quickly had to remind him that he can't get mad at the puppy because he didn't put his toys away. I told him "I say the same thing, if he gets something because I didn't put away, it is no ones fault but my own." A quick "ohhhh your right moment" happened there and sometimes those are hard to hear but is all about learning responsibility and how to live with a pup.
I truly believe God made dogs to teach people loyalty, love, patience and responsibility. Everything was made for a reason and I believe that is why God made animals especially dogs. I also truly believe that each one of these dogs that we have and have had in the past, has been specifically put in our lives for a reason. I see how each dog has taught us a little more about life a little different than the last.
I can't believe I am actually writing a blog post about dogs, but that's what these amazing creatures do you, they change you! I hope you enjoyed this post and if you have pups I hope you can see these things in them just like we do each day!
xoxo
Carrie
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