I couldn't say no

I had 5 pairs of eyes staring me down waiting for an answer. (The 6th pair of eyes luckily doesn't know how to do this....yet.)

They'd spent the better part of six months begging me. 

The object of their desire was everywhere we went. On every corner, every road, and in every park. 

We'll do everything! You won't have to do anything! This will be the best thing EVER! 

Fine. Fine. Fine. 

We'll go on the waitlist for a puppy. 

<<Insert squeals of joy and happy dancing>>

Let's be real, they were trying to convince the lady with six kids. The one who adores babies and cuddles. They didn't have to work too hard. 

Our pandemic puppy will likely arrive this summer or fall. Her name is already picked out. Her best friends are already waiting for her. 

This rmade me think of a book we just finished about man's best friend written by Katherine Applegate called, The One and Only Bob. It's the second book of a must read series even though it's YA lit. I'm including an excerpt here so you can be reminded of how important it is to think like a dog named Bob when it comes to your body. 

Bob says:
"Dogs ain't perfect. But I'll tell you one thing where we rule: tolerance. 
For us, a dog is a dog is a dog. I see a Great Dane , I saw howdy. I run into a puggle, it's Glad to meet ya, how's it goin', smelled any good pee lately? 
Go to a dog park and you'll see. We are equal opportunity palyful. You sniff my rear, I sniff yours. You don't see that with humans, obviously. Constantly seeing differences where none exist. All these things like skin color? Dogs could care less. You think I won't hang with a dalmation "cause he's spotted? Or a sharpei 'cause she's wrinkled?" 

Some humans have little tolerance for differences in size, color, age and ability. Hopefully we're at the beginning of a movement that helps us all adopt Bob's motto of equal opportunity.

Thinking about dogs reminds me of the comparison that's been made about restricting food for animals compared to people. If there was a television show created similar to The Biggest Loser for dogs, it would be cancelled in a hot minute. Trying to make a large dog lose weight just because you think a slimmer Great Dane or Saint Bernard would be "prettier" is ridiculous. Dogs come in all shapes in sizes and always will, just like humans. If we can accept this idea for our furry friends, let's do the same for our human friends. We love our pups for who they are and they love us unconditionally, too. 

Let's all be a little more like Bob this week (minus the rear sniffing). Love yourself unconditionally. 

xoxo,