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| Dogs are a blessing too, it's just that you can't use their kidneys. |
Yesterday I was bragging on how smart Chim is and how quickly he learns to follow the rules of The Big Bed. Last night he broke every one of them. Just like when you are training up a child, you don't do the "If you do that one more time I'll...." thing over and over when correcting them. You just correct them the first time and adjust their behavior. Linda kept giving him one more time all night. He was licking her, changing positions, going under/over/under the top bedspread a bunch of times, and to top it all off... he woke us all up at 5:00 a.m. to play. That is not a good dog Chim! At 5:50, she put him into his bed and shut the door. We were able to all go back to sleep until 7:30, but overall, I bet we only slept 5 hours last night combined. He'll be doing a few nights off The Big Bed then Linda will give him another try. Right this second he is sitting next to Linda with his eyes closed swaying back and forth and whimpering. He is just like a toddler. He's super tired but does not want to go to sleep and miss anything. If there was a way Linda could video him doing it, it would go viral on YouTube in one day. Chim can be a big pain, but he melts everyone's heart with his joy, exuberance for life and his unconditional love. Having him in our life has been a huge blessing. He gives Linda a crash course in patience and forgiveness every single day.
