Humans ask questions. Maybe that’s what it means to be human.

If you and your husband join the parents brigade, I’ll be fascinated to see if you transfer any skills from caring for Luna and Penny to raising a human peanut. 🙂

Hmmm, you’ve done it again, Kristine. You’ve started me working on a post about how we work out our needs and feelings about other people in our care for our dogs.

The older I get, the more I appreciate the word “enough.” Or as Mary Poppins said, “Enough is as good as a feast.”

So yes, I think it’s enough to care for our dogs without worrying all the time about their feelings. But then again, I’m the person who is shocked to find only 25% of the population suffers from depression. You mean there are people who don’t dread life? 🙂

If you’re old and crabby then I am too. After all, I wrote that my dog is a self-serving bitch: https://www.somethingwagging.com/2011/07/30/my-dog-is-a-self-serving-bitch-and-im-ok-with-that/.

But like most things I write about, this really doesn’t have near as much to do with dogs as it does with humans. The fact that I ask the question in my insecurity says loads about me and nearly nothing about Honey.

If a dog is a mirror for our quirks and insecurities, being able to live happily by Georgia’s side allowing her to be who she is without asking freaky questions is a sign of your own enlightenment. I hope to get there soon myself. 🙂

I also find we often interpret a dog’s actions in human terms. Loyalty, happiness, that sort of thing. Isn’t it possible they do things not because they want to please us or make us proud, but because that’s just what they do as dogs? What do you think? Am I being old and crabby again, or do I have a point?

I might have gone off topic. This is what happens when you stop blogging for a week! Apologies X

Sometimes it’s okay to take things at face value. Dogs don’t worry about whether or not we really like them in our hearts, it’s our actions that do the talking. That should be enough for us as well.

You are so right that this is one of those areas where dogs are so much smarter than humans. That’s why it’s so much easier to read to a dog than it is to read to a person. 🙂

Isn’t it amazing how if someone asks what makes your dogs happy you just know?

I don’t think I could answer the question nearly as well for my husband. 🙂

Maggie will probably stress a little with the move, just like you will. It’s natural.

But the good news is that she’s going with you. And, in the end, you’re “home” to her. 🙂

So get some sleep. You’ll need it.