It occurred to me this morning as I was going through my new daily ritual of having two wet noses thrust into my armpits at 6 am that the decision to have a second dog is much easier than the decision to get a dog. The first dog required lots of planning, thoughts about lifestyle changes, the needs of the pet, buying books and soliciting advice on how to be a good owner, etc.
With the second dog, the thought process was basically “If Tunch is going to be safe, I guess I need another leash.”
BTW- 21 years ago this month, I was lucky enough to see this guy play live at the Mid-Hudson Civic Arena in Poughkeepsie, NY:
Still a genius. And his music has not aged at all.
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BTW, I’m not sure what kind of growing season you all are having, but I feel like I am living in a tropical rain forest this year. I have to cut the grass every five days, and instead of the usual once a week to ten days pruning of the tomatoes, I am finding myself having to aggressively prune and re-tie every 2-3 days. And I don’t mean pulling a few little suckers off here and there. I mean having to cut off large limbs that were not there a few days ago. On some plants 30-40% of the bulk every couple of days needs to go. Crazy. Must be the rainy mornings, humid days, and hot nights, but jeebus.