Top Five Awesome Reasons You Should Have A Dog

Hello all. It's been ridiculously crazy with school and new puppy and life stuff. This semester is almost over and that means that I'm even closer to graduating! On one hand I feel like I've been in school forever but on the other hand it seems like it hasn't been enough time to learn everything for graduate school. I will take the GRE the last week of May and I'm so ready to have it over and done with so I can apply for grad schools. Sigh.

On to the title:

Top Five Awesome Reasons You Should Have A Dog
(A shelter/pound puppy specifically)
1. They are tiny and happy and so excited to go home with you.
Jack was skeptical of the grass when I brought him home from Lake Martin Animal Shelter. He laid down and rubbed his belly on it for about five minutes before he would walk around. It took him about twenty minutes before he made it across the yard to explore. Eventually he found a Frisbee and became an extra happy boy. 

2. They make friends with everyone.
We visited my parents and my beautiful cousin brought her cutie, Brody, for a visit also. He and Jack  quickly became BFFs and ran full speed around the yard chasing one another. Now, saying that dogs make friends with everyone is kind of a lie. Jack and I have had some difficulty at the local dog park. Mainly because other humans don't have control over their dogs as well as they should in an unleashed environment. Jack is a puppy. He still has all of those cute puppy features. He has no idea when he might be in a little bit of danger which means other dogs take advantage of his carefree attitude. But for the most part, everyone, human and dog alike, have found him to be a happy boy that they can run around and have a good time with.

3. They are so fucking cute!
Jack can basically do anything and he is cute. Takes a bath...cute. Plays with a toy...cute. Pees outside...totes cute. Peeks in the window to see if I'm watching him...adorable. Wishes people happy birthday...off the charts with cuteness. 

4. They play with toys and take walks which means you throw the toys and go for walks which ALSO means you stay in shape!

Every single day we have to take a walk or else Jack is wired and goes non stop until it's bedtime. While he is going non stop he wants me to play with him which interferes with study time. So, walks and ball throwing and rope pulling every day. Jack makes it about a mile or so before he just gives up and stretches out and I have to bribe him with belly rubs and treats in order to get back to the house. It's also adorable.

5. The simplest things make them incredibly happy.

An empty vitamin bottle equals hours of play time. A broken branch becomes the best chew toy on the face of the earth. A towel makes him happy AND gets him dry. Today I bought a twenty dollar plastic swimming pool. Jack stayed in it for about 3 hours. If this guy gets any happier he will just pee all over himself all day. (Also, he figured out how to jump in the chair at some point. No idea when that happened.)

Alright, so if the absolutely adorable picture of Jack haven't convinced you to adopt a shelter pet then you don't have a heart. End of story.