Quadrant 1: I Love My Dog
Usually cooed when the dog is sleeping peacefully and being "oh so adorable" because, well, frankly, because it isn't doing anything you think is "bad" like peeing on your rug or jumping on your visitor or eating your pillow or running off or....._____.
Quadrant 2: I Hate My Dog
Often growled under your breath when, say, your poorly supervised puppy dog has done something you define as "really bad". Like eating the new dog toy when you turned your back for just a minute! Or __________, or __________
Quadrant 3: I Like My Dog
When she makes a soft pillow and listens to my problems when no one else will. Or she listens to me when I ask her to do something or she just shows me the joy of living day to day or ____________.
Quadrant 4: I Don't Like My Dog
When she does prewash before I asked her to! Or she gets into the trash again. Or she runs off or digs or I swear she understands but won't listen or _____________.
Here's hoping your 2009 is filled with lots of Like and Love, very little I Don't Like but maybe just enough to remind you of the path to return to or get on towards figuring out the like and love you want and please please please don't ever get to where you hate your dog. And if you're there. Get help!!!
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Turn Don't Like Into Love
When your dog does something you don't like, consider turning that into love by following this process:
1. Take responsibility: "I left the dishwasher open and unattended, what was I thinking?"
2. Think of how much worse thing could be: "Well, at least he isn't breaking the dishes."
3. Think of how cute it is: "These are the moments that make life interesting, and he is cute doing that. Kody off! OK, come here you cute puppy! Keeeesses!"
Happy New Year!
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I like you idea Kody!
Thank you redirecting us to the bright side.
Kelly Gorman Dunbar
Editor, Dog Star Daily