The feelings mutal
 

I loved my Yorkie long before I even got him. However, yesterday I realized how much I love Reign. It is kind of hard to explain. The euphoria of picking my puppy, picking him up, bringing him home, and FINALLY getting what I want has weened so-to-speak.

I am still so very fond of him; his little antics, how he misses me when I am gone. The can/hard- food-egg white- salmon oil concoctions I make and he LOVES. Training and watching him just 'get it' and the smiles he brings to others. Despite this, I wasn't sure how he felt about me! Weird?

Yesterday I was walking him and like most of your little ones, he LOVES leaves and the thick grass. He looked at me and I saw dried grass sticking to his eyeball. I was trying so hard to get it out with less invasive methods, but it wasn't working. So I literally had to hold his eye open and use my nails to grab the pieces sticking to his eyeball. Obviously this is not the safest way...

Reign laid there in my lap; in the middle of the sidewalk and let me do this with the utmost cooperation. He didn't move, didn't stop me, and was the perfect patient.

I am glad I was able to get it out. Plus, it assured me that he trusts me, looks to me as a leader, and for protection.

Yesterday I found that our feelings are mutual.

Great story, dogs are the most wonderful thing

I know exactly how you feel. I love how Brandi has complete 100% trust in me. Whenever I need to give her medicine, eye drops she is the perfect angel and never fights me. She looks for only me in unfamiliar surroundings.

We know each others habits and thouhts and feelings. We are in perfect sync. Now my cat on the other hand.....well let's just say my cat thinks I was put on this earth specifically for her. :D She sees me as her loyal and faithful servant. Every now and then she rewards me by allowing me to pet her.

Awww, that is so sweet!

That is so sweet. They really are the most wonderful dogs.

You stole my words! :D That's exactly what came to my mind and I was going to type and saw the person above me said the same thing.
It's true though. So sweet. I like that. Scary sometimes how much you love these littles guys and they love you back like crazy.

Beautiful.

It is wonderful to hear from someone who knows the responsibilities of puppy ownership and actually enjoys them. It can be really disheartening to hear from people who get a puppy and are crying the blues a short time later because they feel the pup demands too much attention. Congratulations.

This! It drives me ape***t mad! Raising a new puppy is every bit like having a new baby. Having a slightly older puppy is like having a toddler. I often feel like I have two of them. The only difference is, I know the 2-legged toddler will eventually grow up and not need me for every little thing. That puppy will need me for every day that he takes a breath; feeding, bathing, playing, nursing. And that's just fine with me. Every laugh at his antics, puppy kiss and flopping down on the couch next to me with a contented sigh makes it all worth it!

Ha! That's funny! I often felt my skin kids took much longer to mature than my pets! Our older dogs were ready to pass on due to age while the kids were still putting us through the torment of the teen years! I remember our Yellow Lab's knowing eyes watching as I was trying to calm an angry teen that was not being allowed to go on that weekend trip with the gang!

Ok, thats it. I need to shut YT down. I'm sitting in the airport and thought I'd do a little catching up on YT and that just made me cry. I've been gone for a week and can't wait to get back home to my baby. The way they love us is just too special for words!

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Awww! Isn't the love we share with our little ones so wonderful?! :)

What a special moment of bonding between you two. So special and so sweet :)

Awww... I almost cried writing it. I was going to write this thread yesterday! Have a safe trip.