Pearls of Wisdom

"Love does not dominate; it cultivates."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Pink Pills

Sensei suffers from dreadful allergies. My allergies cause my skin to itch which makes me have a desire to scratch at it. Scratching at my body damages my beautiful coat and makes me quite uncomfortable.

In response to my scratching, my student checks my body for fleas. I realize she does this to protect me but it's really quite insulting for her to imply that I might carry parasites like some common filthy vagrant. She, of course, never finds any.

My student also worries that Sensei's allergies may be caused by my diet. However, ever since I have come to live here I have always been fed, healthy, allergen free, fish based food. My food is made with Salmon and has no wheat or corn or other ingredients that cause allergies. I have eaten several types of good food, but still, my allergies remain.

It may be that I am allergic to pollens and other things in the area as my allergies can get worse in the springtime. Even so, they remain all year long.

Perhaps I am just allergic to the other dogs that live here that actually ARE a bit filthy. They roll in dirt and other foul substances. They like digging and participating in other unclean and unhealthy activities, but I digress...

Whatever the cause I experience horrible allergies. In order to help Sensei and my body better cope, my student provides me with small, oval shaped, pink pills covered in squeeze cheese. I quite enjoy my morning pill dripping in runny cheddar, so much so that I run to the kitchen whenever I hear any pill bottles rattling that may predict my much loved cheese snack. It's not always cheese, my pills have been delivered in peanut butter, little chunks of meat, cream cheese and sometimes even in "pill pockets" which are clever little liver treats with a hole for my pill. Some mornings I won't even finish breakfast until my pill has been given. They may think differently but I am not being fooled. I don't mind taking my pill at all. I am quite aware that my daily gooey snack has a little surprise hidden inside, but I couldn't care less. Do they not see that I rarely chew my food and prefer to gulp it down, I certainly don't chew my little pill. In fact, I would probably eat the pill without the lucious coating as they do make me feel better, but it's nice to keep them on their toes so I will continue to run to the kitchen each morning and wait for my delicious delivery.

Pearls of Wisdom

"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them."

Dalai Lama

Pearls of Wisdom

"Friends can help each other. A true friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself - and especially to feel. Or, not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. "

~Jim Morrison

Welcome Autumn...

With my lush, thick coat it should come as no suprise that I am not fond of Summer. As I have shared in the past, my students work hard to keep me cool and comfortable but it doesn't stop me from despising those dreaded summer months.

So, it with an open heart that Sensei welcomes the Fall. The crisp cool mornings, the falling leaves and the chilly nights. I look forward to seeing the front grass covered with yellow golden leaves and the crows that seem to appear just as Halloween approaches. The sound of the neighborhood children passing by and greeting our large tree with a face each morning.

I welcome all of what Fall has to offer........Welcome Autumn....

Pearls of Wisdom

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."

~George S. Patton

Sunday...kayaking, television, gathering

Apparently, my student has taken to kayaking with Sonic. I cannot think of a more revolting way to spend an afternoon. A bath is dreadful enough, but the thought of being completely surrounded by water is unthinkable.

From what I understand, Sonic quite liked it. He didn't mind wading in the water on the beach. He actually enjoyed riding between her legs in the kayak. Personally, I would not have even pretended to enjoy it. The little fool even went swimming with her.

Sensei is thankful that she has Sonic to torture with such activities. I quite enjoyed my own Sunday, lounging around on the floor while my other student watched television. Then, I hosted yet another Pekingese gathering. There were even more Pekingese there than last time. Even Lovely, who I quite liked while she was here made an appearance. Then, home to lounge around some more.

Ahhh....lounging, television, lounging, gathering, lounging.....Sundays.....quite nice....