You’re right, Rumpy, that those behaviors are perfect (ly) natural for a dog. So I guess you’re right. You are perfect.

I love the way you see the perfection in each of your dogs. I think your comment could make a lovely blog post.

It led me back to think about Agatha and Christie and what made them perfect too. Maybe that’s the only good thing about saying good bye to our dogs after such a relatively short time. When we’re not dealing with their messes, we’re better able to see those perfections that are hidden from us in the midst of trouble.

I reread Shiva at Tim Horton whenever I need a laugh.

I love how Sampson and Delilah have all these wonderful lab traits, like trainability and enjoyment of their food. But no one could ever confuse them for duplicates. Breed is only one little piece, isn’t it?

I find that the more I learn about dogs the more I can see my dogs (and foster dogs’) perfection. I wonder how much more perfect Agatha and Christie had been if I had known what I was doing when I adopted them.

But I’m glad to hear you don’t find Honey boring for being perfect. I’ll be sure to tell her. 🙂

I remember the crazy stories about my earlier dogs. But I also look back on them with so much love that I can’t remember how upset I was to find my house being destroyed.

So here’s to dogs that have things to teach us. 🙂

The crazy thing is that in another household, Ruby’s “unstoppable energy” would make her perfect and Boca’s being “relaxed and easy” would be more challenging. I love the way perfect is an always changing category.

And it looks like you have a perfect pairing in your house.

Aha, so now we see what led you so seriously into agility with Jimmy. It sounds like he’s just trying to tell you, “more, more.”

Perfect dogs will always be talked about for being perfect. But your mom will remember and retell the specifics of the mischief stories forever.