[JadeD]

He was in town and he had grass there. I don't know what his deal is here with grass. I just let him go on the sidewalk and I clean it up. Not a big deal really. I carry little bags in all my coats and keep some in my car too. They are great for emergency trash bags in the car as well as needing to clean up after the dog.

I think he went in the house there because they were never home. He went from seeing people a few times a day who let him outside to having a stay at home mommy who only works a few half days a month. When I get into my "busy" season this summer I will work a few half days a week, but he will have my teenagers home with him. The only time he would be alone is the last few weeks of school and the first few weeks of school next fall. I am sure he will survive those just fine as I will only work 1-3 half days a week even then. I only work 2-4 hours at a time.

He is hardly ever crated because I am at home, or he goes with me. I do crate him though because I believe he should be able to be crated. He gets crated in the morning when I take the kids to school because mornings are so hectic I just can't take him with me to take them to school. That is maybe 20 minutes he is in his crate Monday-Friday. Then about twice a month he is crated for about 4 hours while I work. Occasionally he is crated for an hour while I go shopping once a week or less. The rest of the time he is with me (he goes almost everywhere with me) or he is home with one of my kids or my husband. He loves to go with me in the afternoon to pick up the kids!

I love him though, quirks and all! He is curled up against me right now, which is his favorite spot to be. I don't think he knew what "the good life" was until he met me. He would look at me so funny when I would hold him and kiss his neck and tell him I loved him. Now he just snuggles against me when I do that.

His is the first face I see every morning. My husband is gone to work before I ever think about stirring. Teek is such a joy to wake up with. He is always in a good mood. He just gets up and stretches. I just can't imagine how I managed to live all these years without a dog like this.