Boring?

So, I'm updating. Not that there's anything to update, really. Things here are going at about the same speed and in the same direction as it has been since the last time I updated.

I know it would appear that things are boring in my life and I guess in some ways it is. But I find it comfortable. I have a wonderful puppy that I'm taking care of and I'm working my job in the hopes that someday my work will pay off.

Oh, yeah! I got a puppy!

He's adorable to put it simply. His name is Buddie. Another sheltie breed the same as Sammy. We got him at the beginning on November when he was six weeks old. He's more a typical sheltie than Sam is, really. He's shy when he first meets someone. He's constantly curious about his surroundings and he loves to play and be silly and annoy Sam.

It took awhile for Sam to get used to him. The first month, Sam wouldn't even look at him. I mean turning his head and acting like Buddie wasn't even there. But as Buddie got bigger and bigger (and my GODS that boy has grown) eventually Sammy couldn't just politely pretend he didn't exist. Luckilly they get along really well. The only downside is that I think they'd have a lot more fun running around outside than being stuck inside all day. For that reason we're all looking forward to spring so we can just let them out and let them be stupid and silly in a big yard.

But, I love him. He's great. We're trying to break him from chewing EVERYTHING and hopefully once the rest of his big boy teeth come in, he'll stop. If not, then there will be beatings to report. It's doubly great coming home from work or whatever. They both get so excited to see me. Buddie most of all because he looks to me to protect him and take care of him. He barely trusts mom, which I can't say I don't like. He's definately my dog and everyone's said so. He's got his own sense of humor and his own moods.

Lots of people think dogs are stupid. For the longest time I was one of them. Who would want a stupid dog that'll love you no matter what you did to it when you could have a cat that'll make you earn their love? Well, that's just not true. Yes, there are stupid dogs out there. But most of them love you because you care about them and they know it. And when you get mad at them for things they did, it's not that they stupidly go back to you and lick your hand because they forgot you got mad at them. That's their way of telling you they're sorry.

I remember when I moved back home from living in Canton for two years. And for the first few months Sam would refuse to let me leave his sight without him flying into a rage. I didn't get it at first until one day we were outside together while I was smoking. Sam walked up to me, put his head on my knee and just looked up at me like he'd done something wrong. Of course, I'd been watching him so I knew he hadn't done anything so I found his appologetic mood weird. After a minute or so, I realized what he was trying to tell me. To put it into words, his eyes were telling me, "I'm sorry for whatever it was that I did that made you go away and I promise I'll be a good dog from now on."

I have to admit, I got a few tears looking at that sad lonely face. Here I was just living my life and he took it personally. So, he got extra lovins that day and we sat and watched TV snuggled up on my bed that night. Oh, yeah, you can't just sit with Sam. He insists you cuddle with him. The best thing about Sheltie's, I think, is that they almost demand physical contact just to make them feel better. And it also makes you feel a little better to. You know that no matter what the world throws at you, there's someone waiting for you at home with a happy, wagging tail and a few licks of love to welcome you home where you belong.