[Dailydrool] this and that

[Georgia Powers]

First off, drool to all those with ailing hounds and special drool  
that the two missing basset girls return home. Re being "just a dog"  
or a "slave,", I guess I freely admit to being a slave to two girls  
aged 10 and 12, one extremely demanding orange tabby, two incredibly  
pushy goldfish ( aged 5 years ) and of course Eugene--who, my  
daughters inform me, became my son the moment we saw him sitting in  
his cage at the shelter at the tender age of 6 months. Since he was a  
relinquished pet, I know some previous family wasn't all that  
enchanted with his basset ways!! Truth be told, neither was I in the  
beginning...

  I guess the only one who doesn't really get the royal treatment is  
my poor husband!! In my case, having my actual human children gave me  
more freedom to treat my pets even more like my  children without  
caring what anyone else thought.  My sister once said she had her  
children first as dog substitutes because she wasn't yet living in a  
place that allowed pets when she had her first baby!! While I adore my  
cat, the love that dogs display for humans to me is a mystical thing-- 
and I'm not a spiritual person at all. When my children were born, my  
beloved poodle never took a back seat. For me it was similar to when  
my second daughter was born--your heart just expands to include all  
your kids, two legged or four. While I do miss the shed- free days of  
owning a poodle, I now no longer notice the hair flying from Eugene-- 
all I see is his incredible , loving , comical self.  Georgia and her  
son, Eugene.