PACK TIME

The Pack has had some rough moments this week. Your Fearless Pack Leader has been nearing the Disabled List with overuse injuries to her right wrist and elbow, left knee, and entire lower back. Lifting Sweet Satchel's 77-or-so pounds 20-30 times a day has been challenging, but his back legs haven't been receiving the right messages from his brain and the challenge has increased. All Pack Members are feeling a bit wounded!

What's really gotten our Pack Leader feeling beaten up though is an exchange that caused emotional wounds. The Pack's Leader was basically fired by a client this week because she asked to change some appointment times to accommodate Dear Satchel's needs. Now, no one has really said she's fired, or that appointment change is the reason, but after almost 9 years of service to this client, one would hope to hear support instead of, "I need a break. I'm tired of you being wishy-washy."

Some appointment change requests doesn't seem equivalent to "wishy-washy," and there's definitely more to the story than The Pack can share here, but WOW. We can know that it's more about the stressors and life of this person than it is about Leanne, but WOW.

This is why Leanne is a D.O.G., a Dog Obsessed Girl. Dogs don't let you down. Dogs don't use you to make them feel better about themselves. Dogs don't decide to shake up your life because they are bored with theirs. Dogs don't need a break from you. At least not Leanne's dogs. The D.O.G.'s dogs appreciate her, and they clearly show it so she never has a doubt. Luna runs to see Leanne the moment the garage door opens.


"Hi Leanne! I missed you!"

Satchel looks to Leanne for all of his needs; he knows he can count on her to translate and decipher and get it right.

"Hey Leanne! You always know what I'm sayin'!"

So Leanne is grieving a relationship she thought she had, and she's trying not to stress about the money. She's being her resilient self and feeling blessed to be able to spend more time with The Pack. Since she's been home almost 100% of every day for a week, Satchel has been sleeping through the night! That hasn't happened since maybe June of last year!!!

The week also brought 4 money making opportunities including 2 new clients. God provides. Dogs provide. Leanne gives everything to us, and Instant Karma shows her she's making the right choices. Being a caretaker may not have been the biggest money making life choice, but there's nothing better than being at home with Leanne. There are manipulative people out there with selfish ideas. At home, we have comfort, happiness and security. Leanne will always be Satchel's cushion and patient guide. She'll always be Luna's happiness. She's everything good to us and anyone who doesn't recognize her value doesn't know goodness.

That client is supposed to call back after her 3 week "break." We think she'll beg Leanne to come back. Leanne doesn't think so. Leanne's not even sure she'll get a call. But she is sure she can't go back. Life is so precious, Leanne can't spend her time with anyone who doesn't support her Pack Time. She feels confident she can find a way to make enough money and stay home with us. She smells kind of nervous about it right now, but she also smells confident. She smells good. She is good. She's good because she's a Dog Obsessed Girl. She's a D.O.G., and we're lucky she's ours.