Spoiled by dog doors

We're spoiled by a dog door. Do you know it is a little known fact that dogs can pee up to 7,846 times per hour? And that's only if you withold water. So while we are visiting our folks who do not have a dog door, we are at the mercy of the dogs' bladders. Our activities are limited by tolerance of the least controlled dog to remain dry.

Fortunately, 90% of a dog's day is spent sleeping. Sometimes I wonder why dogs were designed this way- to spend almost every waking hour peeing and every other available hour sleeping. It just seems a little dull. And then, I have to ask myself, why do I love dogs so much then?

Maybe it is because dogs don't ever pretend to be something they are not. You always know what you are getting with a dog, and then you make your choices accordingly.

Last night, despite being tired, I had to walk the dogs a last time. I had forgotten how glorious summer evenings in upstate NY can be. The air was washed by the recent rain, the stars were out, and a cool breeze was just the right amount of gentle against the waning warmth of the day. As the dogs and I walked through the cool evening, I realized how blessed I was that my folks didn't have a dog door and a fenced in back yard.

Psalm 22:20 NIV

Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs.

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