These past nine weeks have been completely dedicated to getting to know my new baby girl and taking care of her every need. In the process of giving her so much of my love, I’ve neglected giving my own precious dog a healthy amount.  I found I would feed her in the morning, give her some pats on the head, and mindlessly open the door to let her in and out. I knew my lack of attention toward Simone was bad when I had a hard time falling asleep at night because of it. I would find myself saying…tomorrow is the day I will find time for her…. We will play outside and have fun.
Somehow, though, the next day I would get lost in caring for Sage and the other things that I needed to get done around my home. I would forget about her again :(
I finally changed my ways today! We made it outside to play! I threw tennis balls and sticks…she fearlessly ran after them, and like usual, failed to bring most back to me. We did successfully play fetch about two times. She did a wonderful job of sitting by me after she retrieved the ball and when I asked her to drop the ball, she would! (Oh, I just love when she listens!)
What a precious dog. She patiently waited for me to return. All those weeks of neglect  didn’t bother her one bit. She was concentrating on the present and was so happy I was hanging out and playing with her at that moment. It appears dogs really do love their owners unconditionally.
I love you, too, Simone :)