[Dailydrool] Ms Daisy Pulsifer....

[Suzabells at aol.com]

Dear Droolers, both dogs and owners..
Ms. Daisy has grown up, i do believe.  She is 10 months old now and is  an 
entirely different dog than when got her last April.  i got in alot of  trouble 
after writing to the new-to-me Drool that "there may be a rescue needed  in 
Colorado if things don't change pretty soon!". i had no idea what that even  
meant at that time, i had no idea what a Bassett was like to own and i surely  
had no idea how serious Droolers were on this site. i got into more trouble as  
time went on but i learned so much from those episodes , i don't want to  
consider them mistakes. rather...they were huge learning experiences! 
 
I was between a rock and a hard place this week, it was bitterly cold out  so 
i couldn't put her out so i could get to the store. i didn't want to put  her 
back in her bed either, she has a kennel with a feather pillow and flannel  
sheets in the kitchen here. so i took a huge leap of faith and left her loose 
in  the house! i remember telling one drooler that you would have to be insane 
to  leave a puppy loose in the house all day.  well, i was gone about 45  
minutes, came back and very cautiously opened the kitchen door expecting God  
knows what. Nothing is what i found, absolutely nothing chewed, torn up, no  
accidents, just a dog sleeping away on the sofa. i had prepared the  house 
carefully because most of her mistakes are mine when you come down to  it, like 
carelessly left things along counters etc.  
 
so Thursday i had to have a root canal. i left at 8:30 am and didn't get  
home until 12:45 pm. i was a nervous wreck. there is also a kitty sleeping on my  
bed every day. she is 14 yrs old, hates the dog but Daisy cant get on my bed, 
it  is way too high. i came in to find my little dog sleeping by the fire 
stove,  nothing had been done at all in the house. i cant believe it!  she was 
SUCH  a nightmare puppy last spring, i had to shove myself every day to estabish 
 rountines and behavior rules, i nearly gave up many times and maybe would 
have  had it not been for you Drool folks .
 
i don't worry about potty accidents, we settled that affair when she was  
about 3 months old but when i was gone that long, i felt badly for her. as it  
turned out she didn't even have to go, we had done that enough before i left i  
guess. no toilet paper unraveled , though i left the bathroom door open, the  
rooms get too cold if i close the doors. the most she could really do is chew  
the furniture again , as she chewed a huge section off the bottom of the sofa 
in  October . but that is another issue we discussed at great length and it 
hasn't  been repeated. 
 
i think one thing that has been a blessing and curse is the fact she is  
alone here with me, there are no other dogs in the house. i had two miniature  
Dachsunds years ago and you couldn't teach them a damned thing. they got into  
terrible trouble all the time because there were two of them. i feel badly for  
Daisy because she doesn't have another dog to play with but i can't go through 
 that all again either. she has a home and bed, great food, treats and the 
love  and affection that many children don't have so my sympathy is limited.  
 
i celebrate this intelligent darling little dog and i am so very  pleased 
with who she has become. what a treasure hidden in all that puppy stuff  just 8 
months ago!  if i am careful with my things then she is relieved of  the 
responsibility of whether to get in trouble or not. i owe her that  much.
 
Merry Christmas to all Droolers and thank you so very much for all the  
guidance you have given me this year. i couldn't have made it without you,  truly!  
Sue/Daisy/Colorado

 
 
 
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