DISCIPLINE

I have been really busy the last three weeks or so. I'm so tired I can't think clearly, but I have been thinking about how I don't want my busy-ness to have a bad effect on my dogs. I have been working to keep their routines intact. We may not be doing everything at the same time each day, but we are doing all our same things and we're doing them in our same order. I think we're being disciplined.

People expect and demand a lot of their dogs, and I'm not sure that people expect and demand enough of themselves. I don't think it's right to demand more of our dogs than we are willing to do for them. I feel 100% responsible for my dogs, but I also feel we're a team. We're a family and I need to provide for my family. They give me such loyalty, trust and happiness, and I need to be worthy of it all.

If I can find a few minutes during the day, or stay awake long enough each night this week, I'd like to highlight some ways we can be disciplined so that our dogs will be well-behaved.