{"id":2119,"date":"2022-06-24T06:14:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T14:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treehousewriters.com\/wp53\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2022-06-23T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T04:31:00","slug":"dogblog-today-i-am-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treehousewriters.com\/wp53\/2022\/06\/24\/dogblog-today-i-am-two\/","title":{"rendered":"DogBlog: Today I am Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the chaos of deadlines and New Book Planning<\/a>, I’ve forgotten many things.\u00a0 But this, I did not forget. Today is Max\u2019s second birthday.<\/p>\n

While her \u201cpresent\u201d will be a long hike this weekend, tonight a small gathering will be raising a glass (and handing out a new Hedgie) to celebrate. Over on Twitter, I asked if I should get her a pupcake, or if that was gilding the already-spoiled puppy.<\/p>\n

The overwhelming response was \u201cyes, get her a pupcake!\u201d<\/p>\n

For those of you unfamiliar with this trend, a pupcake is…exactly what it sounds like.\u00a0 <\/span>A dog-tummy-safe cupcake, made with things like bananas, pumpkin, and peanut butter flour. You can make them at home (there are mixes!) or you can go to a hoity-toity pet shop or specialty baker. Yes, there are actual dog-treat bakeries.<\/p>\n

Dog people, we need a reality check.\u00a0 <\/span>Dogs eat dirt.\u00a0 <\/span>They eat raw carcasses they find by the side of the trail. They will eat shit, <\/i>some of them. They are not impressed by a fancy pupcakes with dog-safe frosting and a candle.\u00a0 <\/span>Admit it, you\u2019re doing it for the insta.<\/p>\n

(Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with that.)<\/p>\n

But this is<\/i> a milestone birthday. We did it, we got through her puppyhood and her adolescence mostly<\/i> intact, if a lot poorer (most recent expense: $80 for meds to get her through another bout of Giardia, ouch).\u00a0 <\/span>She\u2019s reached her adult size and weight, and her personality is, if not set, then firmly established.\u00a0 <\/span>85% sugar, 10% vinegar, and 5% hellion.\u00a0 <\/span>I love her to bits, and I wouldn\u2019t trade her for anything.\u00a0 <\/span>Although I might downsize her just a bit<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Are there things I\u2019d do differently over the past two years, given the chance?\u00a0 <\/span>Absolutely. \u201cNo dogs on the bed\u201d would have been a hard rule from the start, for one.\u00a0 <\/span>Getting her better-socialized with under-ten humans. Figured out her particular quirks and needs faster than I did.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s probably impossible to raise any living creature and not have regrets along the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are some things I just have to accept were always going to be, raising a pandemic puppy.\u00a0 <\/span>But I think we did okay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

People tell me she will start to settle down, energy-wise, around three.\u00a0 <\/span>Or four.\u00a0 <\/span>Or maybe five.<\/p>\n

Please god, by five.\u00a0 <\/span>Momma\u2019s tired, and the cat needs a break.<\/p>\n

And this brings us to the end of my regular dogblogging.\u00a0 <\/span>I hope you enjoyed growing up with us.<\/p>\n

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\u2026and did I get her a pupcake?\u00a0 <\/span>You\u2019ll have to check my instagram<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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