The Daily Details Of MaggieMoose Life

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life."

William Morris

  It's the New Year-present tense. The holidays are history. Maggie and I are trying to figure out our new rhythm for this New Year. Some things haven't changed. Our morning ritual of sharing the love is where Maggie plops in my lap on the floor and self attaches herself to me. Snug as a bug in a rug. I stroke her velvet coat with my hands. I feel each of my strokes brings me back a hand full of her love. It's a good way to start the day. L-O-V-E. One thing that has changed is Maggie has new fleece blankets on her cozy beds. She has a Navy blue fleece for the bed by my laptop and a fleece blanket of hearts by my desk. C-O-M-F-O-R-T. We started walking more this week and eating less by smaller portions. We are thinking of our H-E-A-L-T-H. One thing that hasn't changed is the slow build up of toys by my chair (that's any chair, no matter where I sit). Yes. Toys are plural. F-U-N.

Road trips perk up our A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E sense. It doesn't matter to us whether it's around the corner to the local pet store or further away. Maggie likes looking out the window and seeing other dog friends out & about. In this New Year we are taking a genuine interest in the daily details of our life. H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S. We wouldn't want to miss out on something special!

MaggieMoose: Let's Walk The Talk

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

John Lennon

  Maggie and I lived life large around the holidays. Last week she went to see Dr. Karen Blount, her Veterinarian at Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital for her almost two year old annual check-up. She stepped on the scales and WHOA it read 54 lbs! She gained four pounds since her last weigh-in. OK, my fault. Not enough walks. I confess I didn't feel like walking her in our daily deluge of rain over the holidays. And company was here.... Omigosh, I have a million excuses. Maybe it was grandma's fault? She's the one who kept saying let her have another, it's Christmas.... One too many treats Maggie. We check in at the counter after the surprising weigh-in. Maggie's buddy Yarrow greeted her. What a sweetheart, Yarrow remembers Maggie since she was a puppy. Then Angelo, the gentle giant (football player comes to mind) lowers himself to give Maggie a little healthy heart biscuit. Maggie's in love. We go into the room and the door closes. Maggie is looking all around. Memories? In between becoming a blur, she pants.

And continues to pant while waiting for what? Meanwhile there's talking outside the door. Maggie stops panting to listen while staring at the door. On high alert she listens to the talking. All panting ceases. Maggie's eyes remain focused on the door we came through. Eavesdropping Maggie?

Back to panting. Now Maggie hears rumblings towards the other door to her left. She switches focus. 

In walks Dr. Karen Blount her Vet, with someone to shadow besides her. The news is Maggie's healthy, but the ideal weight recommended is between 48-50 lbs. OK, we have a prescription for a little reduction in the daily kibble and on my end a major decrease in the treat rations. Life happened on the large size. Since it is the New Year Maggie, let's get physical and start walking the talk. WOOF WOOF 

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