the joys of puppyhood

A list of happy things by Maggie.



I love to lay on long laps and take short naps.

1. Everybody loves me wherever I go.

2. My life is very simple: Sleep, wake, pee, eat, poo, play, pee, play, pee, eat, poo, sleep–repeated 4 times a day.

3. I have lots of toys and flip flops to attack and chew.

4. I never have to clean up after myself, someone follows me around constantly picking up my messes.

5. Everything is new. What’s this? What’s this? A flower? Is a toy? If I chew it, will it squeek? Is it food? Will it bite back?

6. Belly rubs. Mmmm belly rubs. I love belly rubs so much I bite the hand that rubs me.

7. My ducky. Oh how I love my ducky. We play “kill the ducky,” then I cuddle up to him in my cave when I nap.

8. Ice cubes! How fascinating.

9. I get treats for doing simple things like sitting, running, and being quiet, which is essentially doing nothing at all.

10. My daddy didn’t want me to be a “couch dog” until he fell in love with me and couldn’t resist scooping me up to be with him.



Andrew holds me on our first weekend together. Aren’t I cute?