Thurber’s Tail: Can our puppies change our hearts and our world?
Editor's note: This column is based on an earlier, shorter version that was distributed by Cagle in February 2021.
Coffee. I needed coffee. And sleep. And food.
That’s the experience I had for weeks after I picked up my 8-week-old Lab puppy, Thurber, in February, 2021.
Before I got him, I was cocksure I’d mastered the proper training techniques to bend my little guy’s will to mine.
“No dog of mine is going Number One in my house,” I boasted to anyone who would listen.
“No dog of mine is going to lack discipline,” I protested.
“No dog of mine will sit on my furniture!” I said, arrogantly.
How did things work out?
I had my carpet cleaning company on speed dial — my cleaning service, too!
Discipline is overrated, after all, as it intrudes on fun.
...continued
Copyright 2022 Tom Purcell, All Rights Reserved. Credit: Cagle.com
