Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2002. Mattie was six months old and the bedtime routine was a nightmare. Mattie did not like to sleep! We tried warm baths, music, rocking, no lights, lights, and the list went on. Mattie hated being on his back and I am not sure if you can see it, but he made fists and truly was fighting and wiggling to change positions. We learned early on to put the car seat in the crib with Mattie in it. As this propped Mattie up safely and he would sleep for small intervals that way.
Quote of the day: To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. ~ Emily Dickinson
This afternoon, I went to pick up Sunny. No surprise, that I learned Sunny went on a starvation diet while we were away and even refused his treats. They tell me a small percentage of dogs are this way. Needless to say, as soon as Sunny got home, he devoured whatever I put in front of him. Before bringing him home, I took him for a long walk. As soon as I let him out of the car, he was practically racing through the first half of our walk. Thankfully by the time I got him back to the car, all his untapped energy was released and he was calmer. I got Sunny's routine and needs down to a science. As they told me at Dogtopia..... 'he misses you and will only take food from mom!' Unlike Dogtopia, I have the other problem. With me Sunny wants to eat ALL the time! Which is why I do not worry if he doesn't eat while we are away.
I would say that Sunny is an emotional beast. As you can see in the photo above, he is sitting right behind me tonight as I write the blog. My velcro dog is back, and Peter's velcro cat is reporting for duty.
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