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September 15, 2004
Loving Guido
Having Guido is like having a baby; not a newborn baby, but an eight month old. He takes naps, pees, poops, eats, and wants lots of attention. If I’m not playing with him, he lies down and goes to sleep. I guess he figures it’s boring around here.
When he’s asleep I am constantly checking on him. It’s just like with a crawling baby: you have to make sure that they haven’t woken up and aren’t roaming around. I have to make sure that I’m around and alert so that I can take him outside. He learned today that if he scratches at the back door, I will let him out. He loves being outside. At first he was afraid of our tall grass (it needs to be mowed) but now he flops right through it gnawing on the very tall pieces.
These past two nights he has slept with Kevin and I. Tuesday night was rough and we hardly got any sleep just because this other being was in the bed grunting and snorting with us. Last night we were so tired that we went right to sleep and there were no problems. Guido knows when we put him in the bed, it is time to go to sleep and he lies right down.
So far I am extremely impressed with him. He is very smart, playful, and friendly. He is so outgoing that I can’t imagine anyone not taking to him. He also doesn’t seem to mind riding in the car. We bought a container to put him in so that whoever is in the passenger seat can hold him in their lap. We put a beach towel in the bottom of it for his comfort. He hasn’t gotten sick yet and he is starting to look out the windows.
I have surprised myself with how comfortable I am with Guido. I was always raised with dogs and loved them, but I was NEVER going to own one! It just goes to show that you can’t help who you fall in love with. I do love him dearly. As a matter of fact when I look at him the words from Disney’s Cinderella movie come to mind:
So This Is Love
By: Ilene Woods
So this is love, Mmmmmm
So this is love
So this is what makes life divine
I'm all aglow, Mmmmmm
And now I know
The key to all heaven is mine
My heart has wings, Mmmmmm
And I can fly
I'll touch ev'ry star in the sky
So this is the miracle that I've been dreaming of
Mmmmmm
Mmmmmm
So this is love
Posted by tami at September 15, 2004 12:50 PM