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Lessons from my blind rescue dog.<\/p>\n
\u2014Wherever you are, find the dog-people.<\/p>\n
\u2014The only things in life that matter are people and food. Although not necessarily in that order.<\/p>\n
\u2014You learn everything you need to know about a person by the way they talk to you.<\/p>\n
\u2014When you are blind, friends are very important. If you hang around the wrong ones, you\u2019ll get lost.<\/p>\n
\u2014Food tastes SO good.<\/p>\n
\u2014But not broccoli.<\/p>\n
\u2014If you do enough of the things that scare you, you won\u2019t be scared of those things anymore.<\/p>\n
\u2014Out of all the animals on the earth, humans are the only ones who can be cruel.<\/p>\n
\u2014Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you will end up peeing in the house. So just remember, if you DO pee indoors, try not to walk through your own puddle.<\/p>\n
\u2014There is no such thing as a little triumph.<\/p>\n
\u2014Being afraid is okay. Everyone gets afraid. But being afraid doesn\u2019t have to slow you down. You can be afraid and be strong at the same time. In fact, sometimes the strongest creatures are also the most afraid.<\/p>\n
\u2014If you DO, however, walk through your own ginormous puddle of pee, and your feet become wet with puppy urine, whatever you do, DON\u2019T climb onto Dad\u2019s bed with your pee-feet and put your paws on his pillow and root around like you are searching for exotic truffles.<\/p>\n
\u2014There is no value in celery.<\/p>\n
\u2014Or spinach.<\/p>\n
\u2014Life is far easier if you have a bad memory.<\/p>\n
\u2014Follow the voice of someone who loves you and you will be okay.<\/p>\n
\u2014The most valuable possession you own is your trust. But trust has a shelf life. So give it to someone fast or it will spoil.<\/p>\n
\u2014Children are always nice to blind dogs.<\/p>\n
\u2014People in hotels do not like it when you sniff their butts at the communal coffee machine.<\/p>\n
\u2014If someone loves you, they will prove it to you with a treat.<\/p>\n
\u2014When you get lost in your own backyard, just make a lot of noise. The human who loves you will be there shortly.<\/p>\n
\u2014Lack of empathy is the same as abuse.<\/p>\n
\u2014The person who feeds you supper is probably your true friend. But the person who shares his Mexican takeout food with you, including his queso dip, AND lets you eat on his bed, is the truest kind of friend there is.<\/p>\n
\u2014You can\u2019t pay attention to bad things and good things at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u2014Squirrels are weird.<\/p>\n
\u2014Books are good for chewing. Especially the books your dad bought on Amazon about training dogs.<\/p>\n
\u2014Dogs were not created to poop on a leash.<\/p>\n
\u2014Sometimes, humans like to shout during televised college football games, and they cuss a lot, too. This is very disturbing.<\/p>\n
\u2014Especially when Tennessee beats Alabama.<\/p>\n
\u2014Occasionally, in the middle of the night, if you get scared, or disoriented, or you can\u2019t remember where you are, just find your best friend. Press your cold nose against your friend. And that friend will hold you tightly.<\/p>\n
And even though you are frightened, and your world is so dark, and you sometimes wonder why all this bad stuff has happened to you, you\u2019ll feel okay because you\u2019re not alone. And ultimately that\u2019s what scares dogs (and humans) the most, is being alone. But you\u2019re not alone. Nobody is. Not ever.<\/p>\n
\u2014There is no such thing as an evil dog-person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lessons from my blind rescue dog. \u2014Wherever you are, find the dog-people. \u2014The only things in life that matter are people and food. Although not necessarily in that order. \u2014You learn everything you need to know about a person by the way they talk to you. \u2014When you are blind, friends are very important. If … <\/p>\n