Comments on: The Puppiness Project – Don’t Take Things Personally

By: Edie

Edie — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:49:29 +0000

There must be something in the air — I blogged today about trying not to take things personally, in my case the comments of an archivist who, I felt, had insulted my great uncle. That’s one of the reasons I miss dog blogging — I no longer take Frankie’s example to guide my behavior as much as I did in the past. Of course Frankie thinks everything is about him, which I suppose is one form of taking things personally!

By: Holly @ A Pet's Life

Holly @ A Pet's Life — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:34:26 +0000

Great article! We have so much to learn from dogs – their gentle nature and forgiving attitude is something to be admired.

By: Bella Entlebucher

Bella Entlebucher — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:34:47 +0000

Well, what can I say. I have a human that comes round and he doesn’t like dogs. I’ve got a different approach to Honey. I lick him. I sit on his feet. I nudge his hands and I puppy dog eye him. If the lick and the sit and the nudge doesn’t work, puppy dog eyes ALWAYS do. *wag wag wag*

By: Basil

Basil — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:59:33 +0000

Typist is a lot like you so she tries to remember the saying ‘don’t worry about what people think about you, 90% of the time they aren’t! (Ok so she changed the exact wording slightly but the sentiment is there!) She spends so long worrying about things when she should just be enjoying them, for example when she went to get her degree she spent the entire walk across the stage worrying about how to hold her hands rather than enjoying the moment, then once she had collected she thought oh dear that was it and I missed it!
I know it is easier said then done, but just be you! Your pretty ace!!

By: 24 Paws of Love

24 Paws of Love — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:39:37 +0000

I’m sorry Pamela, did I hurt your feelings? lol That’s about what I feel like all of the time. I know I’m hurting somebody even when I didn’t do anything wrong. (I think) 🙂

I’m the same way. I can remember things from grade school that still make me worry where I screwed up with this friend or another. Or something I said that still stays with me when I think about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to just shake off all those feelings like a dog after a bath and roll in the dirt? Be so much easier. 🙂

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:55:43 +0000

How funny….Elka has been trying to woo my grandmother each time we visit. She puts her head on her, looks up with those eyes, and sighs so very soulfully. Granted, food may have been involved.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:35:47 +0000

In reply to Mike Webster. Hi Mike! I have read this over a few times to allow it to sink in. First, thank you for the very well thought out response. I think that I personally hold back a lot of speaking my beliefs. I feel as though sometimes I do not stand up enough for what I believe in , but like you said, maybe I have come to terms with that and I am just choosing my battles wisely.

By: houndstooth

houndstooth — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:53:07 +0000

It’s like you read my mind and said it so much more clearly than I could articulate it! I worry all the time in new social situations that I’ll say or do the wrong thing. I can’t imagine you ever offending anybody, though!

By: Flea

Flea — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:25:49 +0000

In reply to Pamela. I hate blogs that do that. I'm so sorry that mine does. I've been trying to figure out how to make it stop. Looks like it's time to find an outside party to help. :(

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:25:19 +0000

In reply to Georgia Little Pea.

So did you leave that bit of baggage here not to pick it up again? Good for you. It’s an unhappy memory must better left behind than all the fun things you’ve been cleaning out of your closet.

I keep waiting to hit the magic spot where I care less about what other people think. It would be nice to wake up and feel suddenly “cool” but I suspect I have a lot more grief to put myself through until I evolve into a self-confident crone. 🙂