Writing this makes me super emotional, because I love my dogs so much. So, as a dog parent I am committed to ensuring that my dogs are safe, healthy and happy. For the past 12 years I’ve done just that with no complaints. My dogs make me very happy, for a while they were my only babies. When I got pregnant I knew that it would not be very easy for them, especially Kayla, she is super clingy; but I was hopeful. Unfortunately I was placed on complete bedrest in the hospital with no plan for my fur babies. My parents agreed to take care of them until I was able to. Itwould end up being a year before I would get them back!
I felt like I had lost control of my life and my dogs at this time. My parents are great and I am grateful that they cared for them when I couldn’t, but they don’t adhere to my care plan. The way that I care for dogs and the way that they care for them is totally different. The have more of a ” they are just dogs” mentality. Then, my baby girl was born and to be honest, I forgot about my dogs for a bit. Being a human mom is NOT comparable to fur mom. It’s a totally different kind of love, this baby is so precious, its like an extension of my body outside of my body.
So fast forward to June 2020, my daughter is finally at home with us and we purchased a new house so we needed the dogs to make everything complete. I remember feeling so excited to finally have my whole family under one roof.
The dogs came back! Now I have all of my babies together finally! Instantly my excitement turned into feelings of being overwhelmed. They were my dogs so I wanted to do everything for them ( just like before), but I couldn’t. I have my baby girl and she needs so much attention. So all of the responsibilities of the dog fall on my Partner ( I hate saying boyfriend LOL).
So my dogs are in the house with me but I am still unable to care for them as I would like to. And Kayla (the one I was worried about) hates me. Well, maybe not hate, but she is so annoyed with me. The other day she literally peed on my foot! On purpose! Like she was cursing me out! I am so disappointed that my “Dog Mom” life has turned into this, but just like anything else I just need to work harder.
Writing this post alone is encouraging me to be more intentional about spending time with my fur babies…
I am open to suggestions how do you make sure that you fur babies don’t feel left out?
The Christyle 