Oh! Dear, sweet, friend Sandra! Bad mother!!?? You're kidding, right??? My dad just got done telling me I should never have gotten a dog because I am so overly emotional over him, so loving and caring, call the vet for EVERYTHING (his kids are going on the Israel scholarships to Yale) that he's afraid of my well being should something happen to Cody. All I know is that my 1st words were "I wanna dog!" All I played with were stuffed dogs!! He's the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm glad I waited so I could be responsible and enjoy him. Would I be better next time? I say yes, but I'm a wimpy door mat whose a sucker for big brown puppy eyes. Even my dog reluctant,adorable, allergy-laden mother wants another dog within 2 yrs since she loves Cody so much and thinks I did great! So she's predujice! (sp) The dog has me wrapped around his paws and tail, yet he really does mind me. Our favorite game is "Me Alpha!" "No! Me Alpha!" If loving, worrying, worshipping, kissing, caring, hugging him 24/7 makes me a bad mother, than I really stink. But when he lays his big ole head on my leg or trusts only me when he's on his back straight up, and I can do anything to him, than I'll take all the credit! San... dog lovers a a special breed themselves...I think you must be AWESOME!!! Trust me and yourself on this!!!
Oh, also, on another note,, I give the Cod-meister massages too and he LOVES them! I don't exert him or throw balls up and down our hill like I use to, but like,Carrie, I try to keep him very active. I worry at the slightest limp, (breaks my heart), offer penance to God, make promises I'll never keep, pay $75 for Cosequin (nothing for myself) and the list goes on! All for the love of a trash thief, kitchen table scrounger, shedding, hairy, 4 legged creature named Cody!!! I'm done!