[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

You sound like you have a ton of space! Makes me jealous. Even in Kaji's 9 years with us, he had stuff, but it wasn't overwhelming. He had a shelf in one of the smaller cupboards for all his food and snacks, multiple beds, but he mostly hung out on the couch or our beds, so the multiple dog beds really weren't necessary. He had his own chair at the dining table for family dinners (I know, I know, not a good habit to establish, but he would just sit there to be with the family. He didn't whine, or beg. He was such a good boy) He had a basket of toys that was never more than half full. He only liked 3 toys, his giant (for him) plush soccer ball, his Kong tennis balls, and a tiny soccer ball. He had more, but he just didn't really care for them. Even bully sticks were not his thing. If I bought him one every 6-8 months, he was happy. He would get so bored of them if I bought multiple. They would just sit there. I stopped buying them. He really didn't need much. What a little odd ball, right?

To be fair to the family, my pups share my space to store their stuff. They are mine after all, that includes all fosters. Communal space only has communal use stuff (TV's, books, etc. etc) so if it doesn't fit in our space, we just can't have it. Plus, Kaji never needed it, neither did the fosters. The fosters just want to feel safe. That made having room to move around that much easier.

We moved about 6 or 7 years ago to a bigger house that is all one story and open concept. I got lucky because there is a hallway off of the living room and it has two bedrooms and a bathroom and that became my area. Mine hang out mostly on the furniture in the living room except if no one is in there and then Joey likes to snuggle in the cloud 9. Our craft room is where I train so I have lots of training things in there like props and such as well as a grooming table. Mine love toys but I have to many I know. I usually go through them every couple of months and “donate”some to my aunts dogs. Callie loves beds so I have a bed buying problem lol.