Thor's Last Day

Yes, It is true. We gave away Thor. I don't know quite how I feel about it.
I have been very frustrated with him. He pees on things. He gets on the table. He takes food from the baby. He takes food out of the baby's mouth! He barks at the dark. He is not good at playing. He follows me around all day long. He jumps on me a LOT. There are more.
Well, one day I came home from running errands and he had gotten onto my craft table. He got down the painted puzzle pieces and chewed them up. Out of the bag, all over the floor. I WAS SO ANGRY. I yelled. I held him down. I put him outside. I cleaned up the mess. I was still angry. After that I told Josh I was ready to give him away. I just cannot deal with his antics and a toddler and a new baby. I am sorry poor puppy Thor. I don't want to start teaching Rome to yell at the dog and hold him down when he is bad. I don't want him to see me so angry at Thor all the time. Josh agreed. I put an ad online and told a couple of my friends. Well, one of them had some relative (sister-in-law's mother-in-law or something) that was looking for a little dog to rescue to keep her company because she is sick and has to stay home. Perfect. I talked to her and it sounded great. It took a week or two, but they came and picked him up and drove him up to Ogden to his new home. I hear he is doing great and she was soo very excited to have him. I am glad for him. He is a good dog and needed more attention than I could give him. I hear she bought him outfits and even got a dog sitter so they could go out for the night. Yes, we laughed at that. He is definitely being spoiled, but good for him. Hopefully he will be a good dog for her. I can't say I miss him. The house is a lot quieter without him. Zeus sleeps on the couch all day. I don't get mauled trying to feed him. Rome can eat his snacks in peace. So, no I don't miss him. I just feel bad that I couldn't handle him anymore. I gave away my little puppy-baby. Rome loved chasing him around the house. (I don't know that he liked it) Rome has only asked about him a couple of times since he has been gone. That makes me sad. I hoped they would be good friends. But it was for the best. I hope you had a nice last day Thor!

Breakfast

Buddies

My puppy

Treats?

Couch time

The Difference Between Dogs and Babies

Babies figure out that the dog gate is not attached at the bottom (because you lost 2 of the hooks) and get into the kitchen. Dogs sit happily in the kitchen with the unattached gate.

Dogs scatter wet grass all over your clean* kitchen floor because you let them go outside. Babies laugh and try to eat the grass. Gross!

Dogs smell stinky and musty when they are wet. Babies smell sweet when they are wet, well, after a bath anyway.

Babies smell like wet dogs when they are attacked, I mean loved by the dogs that went outside. Dogs are confused when you yell at them for loving the baby. What? You mean you don't want me to lick his entire face? You sure? I could try it again in 30 seconds...

Dogs eat all of the baby's snack when they are let into the living room by the escaping baby. Babies don't care, they like to share snacks with the dogs anyway. It is funny. Wait, isn't that why the dogs went outside?

Dogs think when I say "snack" that it includes them. Babies think that if you are eating then they should be too. Hey, didn't I get you your own snack? Oh yea, the dogs ate it. I didn't need all of my snack anyway.

Babies think that the gate to their room is the best toy. They go in and out and in and out and in.... Dogs think it looks like fun... Stinking dogs. Tell Baby, the gate was to keep the dogs out.

Mom thinks isn't it nap time yet?