Thursday, December 23, 2010

Christmas Chaos

So, it is the holiday season again.  This time we have a new element in our home to add to the Chaos.  Not only do we have visitors for a week straight, but we have our adorable Chance, both of which are welcome additions during this hectic and fun time of year!  I was concerned how Chance would do with all the chaos, but he has shown his true colors once again!  He definitely feels my anxiety any time there is extra stress on my plate, but he adapts nicely.  We have conquered the potty regime pretty nicely, he has not had an accident inside for many weeks, that is, until two days ago.  I blame it on myself, I had so much going on and was stressed to the core.  Somehow Chance caught on and decided to add to the chaos.  He took a good old stinky dump right in the middle of it all!  Needless to say, after cleaning it up I realized I needed to decompress, so I took a much needed nap and forgot about it all!  Chance also took a much deserved and needed nap, away from all the crying and terrorizing kids.  Whew!  Thank goodness for doors!!!  We hid in Lexi's room together and ignored all the chaos.
Ken's sister has nicknamed him "Squishy".  She says he looks like he got squished with his long elegant face.  I laugh because I think it one of the things we love about him.  I am not impressed by any other dog, as horrible as that sounds!  Kristi (Ken's sister) has also given him an Indian nickname "He who hath no personal boundaries" (or something like that!.)  She is a hoot to have around, and has no problem telling it how it is.  Tonight her girlfriend, who is an animal behaviorist, is coming to stay for a couple nights.  We love Liz, she is an uplifting person, and we love her insight on all our pets!
Since we have had Chance, we have been trying to teach him to use a little "door bell" to inform us of when he needs to go potty.  We have a little rattle thing hanging from our back door, which every time we take him out we shake.  It is at the perfect height for him to reach up and tap if he wants.  Occasionally we will help him tap it before we take him out.  In the last month he has used it to our advantage a good handful of times.  Today, Lexi heard him tap it, went to the door, and saw he was standing there waiting for us to open it  She took him out and he immediately relieved his bowels.  It is moments like these that I just have to smile and say "yes!"  We love him, and feel he is the most intelligent and wonderful dog ever.  Our only problem now is that Zac has been asking Santa for his "own" Italian Greyhound.  Not sure how Santa is going to pull that one off!  In fact, I have put in a counter request to please give us another year or two to get acclimated before he brings us more adorable dogs!  We do LOVE Chance, but I am definitely not ready for another one yet, even if the kids are!  Lexi has the biggest claim on Chance right now, he listens to her best, sleeps with her most, and generally finds her his little master.  We call Lexi his snuggle buddy, and Zac his play buddy.  Ken and I are just extras!
Basically, the general consensus around here is "We Love Him."  Zac has even told me he loves him even more than he loves me.  Totally not cool, but it still makes me smile.  We are counting our blessings this holiday season for having such a wonderful, delightful friend, companion, etc.  Thank you Layle for this opportunity.  We feel very blessed that you allowed us to adopt this little heaven sent angel.  Merry Christmas to all!

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