SAPPY POST ALERT – but I can’t help it! There are days where
I question my love and compassion for Deuce especially lately. We have just
recently began leaving Deuce out of his kennel during the day and at night.
Unfortunately, he’s not taking to his new found freedom. We have been coming
home from work with poop and diarrhea, everywhere. It’s ALWAYS by the side door
where we let him out.
Before you ask the obvious question, YES we do let him out
before we leave for work and YES we do let him out before bed.
After a couple hours of googling and asking my knowledgeable
Facebook friends, we’ve come to the conclusion that giving Deuce that much room
to “control” was giving him anxiety and he wasn’t ready for the responsibility of
watching over the entire house. This is fine! I can understand that. We have
now been baby gating him in one room to control a smaller area. Let’s hope this
continues to work (knock on wood).
Here’s the sappy part – When I was playing catch with Deuce
last night, it made me realize how much LOVE I have for him. He is truly an
amazing dog. I’m guilty of calling him “devil dog” and portraying him as a
killer and in all honesty – he isn’t the friendliest to others BUT it’s because
he has a true passion for Josh, Deagan and I.
My big masculine scary Pit Bull follows me EVERYWHERE in the
house, tucks his tail between his legs and hide in a corner when he’s in
trouble (we don’t even have to yell, he just knows), cuddles in our bed,
snuggles with Deagan and wags his tail like no other when we walk in the door.
Have I mentioned how smart he is? He’s a genius of a dog when he wants to be of
course.
Deuce truly has made an amazing impact on our lives and we’re
only 1 year into our time with him. We have MANY more years of love, passion
and complete craziness with our devil dog. I’m looking forward to see what’s in
store for Deuce.
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