I have delayed writing...the weather has turned my routine all around and both the dog and I are out of sync. I had a great chat with a couple of guys about art and van gogh and all stuff artsy. It was nice to have a mature conversation. My dog is changing in personality-more aggressive, more needy. He's about 11 months and he just seems so everywhere -I can't escape him because he tends to follow me everywhere. Not my dog-my daughter's, but I guess it was stupid of me thinking it would be anything other than what it is.

The dog park sometimes reflects my life. When everything is going well-I am there daily making sure my dog gets his exercise and socialization. When I'm in a funk-and that is part of my problem-he stays at home. I don't know how muchhe equates with my life and the quality of his life-when he realizes that his life will be limited in consisitency and stucture when I stay in bedall day-or just take them out as little as possible.
It's amazing though-I stay in bed-he stays with me-it's almost as if he knows I need him to understand and go through this with me...and not get destructive with biting and chewing stuff up-that usually happens when the house is in tourmoil.

consequences of not getting the dog out...

For the last few days I have been really sick with a chest cold-got antibiotics yesterday. Dog poops in house. It's so frustrating . also he's getting into stuff. WhenI put him out the second he barks the neighbour comes out and complains. Not good. Will take him for a walk-may help my chest as well.

Just me and my dog this morning-yesterday I was sick and the kids didn't get the dog out-he pooped in the house-so I got him out even though I feel like sh-t. I like to watch him wander and smell the trees and leaves and catch the stick. He's a great dog and he makes me feel better about myself when I make sure his needs are taken care of.

Riverview verses Moncton Dog park

Being a non-native to Moncton or Riverview-I hold no particular grudge, bias one way or another for either community. So today I checked out Riverview. I found the contrast so startling-where to begin? There are no trees, no vegatation, just rocks and gravel. The little dog park was busy...in contrase, the Moncton little dog park is almost never busy. The people seemed friendly enough-no pit bulls, rottweillers, boxers and other dogs that have caused me some grief at the Moncton park. I guess the big attraction at the Riverview dog park is the water for the dogs to wade in. I don't know if that is a plus...

I must say that the Moncton dog park has personality ... too much sometimes. Today a white boxer came to the park-the owner reassured me he was real friendly...not. I have never seen my dog bare his teeth-he did today-he was supper angry and very much on the defensive. After the white boxer attacked twice-I removed my dog (it should have been the other way around). As I was leaving he was going after another dog. The young man had brought his son who seemed to enjoy watching his dog attack other dogs...unnerving to say the least.