Recently, my 90 year old mother-in-law was staying with us for about two month until we got her into assisted living. Having three dogs (2 dobies and one husky) plus 2 cats, can keep our house very busy. Well, my mother-in-law is not a cat person (whatever that is) and so the cats avoided her and the area she stayed in the house. Now, who isn't a dog person? Well, even house guests can be too much for the mildest of dogs. Over the past couple of weeks I have been noticing how the dogs want out into the garage for more and more time. Even my handicapped dog, Avalanche wanted out of the house. She is now gone and what a difference it makes for the animals. They could pick up on her negative energy and were cranky like the humans that also live in this house. It is like a deep dark winter has turned into a fabulous spring.
It was hard managing an older person with a puppy. Our floor is always cluttered with dog toys and chewy items. Besides, having a handicapped dog, there can always be accidents left on the floor. One morning she did manage to step right in the middle of a nice big pile. You would think a persons nose could detect something amiss. We were always worried of her falling and breaking a hip or something. Having a puppy who literally flies through the air with the greatest of ease along with a 90 year old is an interesting combination. Our puppy, Diva loves to jump over the arm of the couch and land right in the middle of the couch to start playing. Up until the last day our Mary was here, we had to remind her that it was dangerous to sit on that end of the couch. I really think it might have been easier to train my puppy versus my mother-in-law.
Our house is now back to its normal crazy dog and cat oriented self and it feels so good to have a long term house guest gone. Having pets helps minimize the stresses of life, but some stresses are too great to overcome with pets along.
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