Thank Heavens For Furry Babes.

I just wanna say a big thanks to my furry babes. Last night Loopy was snoring. She has been snoring for three nights now and it prevents me from sleeping. One thing that I cannot cope with is not sleeping. I get snappy and irritable and start shouting and smashing things.

So Loopy was asleep on the sofa in our bedroom. I had covered her up with a fleecy blanket and Carly was on the bed with me. I threw the covers off of me and over Carly and ran around the bed to Loopy and pulled the covers off of her. I shouted at her 'if I can't sleep then nobody is going to.'

Both dogs ran off to their playroom and I got back into bed. Everything was lovely and quiet then but then the guilt sets in. So, I get's up, goes into their playroom, says sorry and we all go back into the bedroom and back to where we were before.

Loopy stopped her snoring and I woke up refreshed this morning.

My dogs have completely forgiven me. I couldn't help my reaction and I think they understand that. They knew they weren't in big trouble and I know that my reaction is down to my mental illness. I hate myself though when I take it out on them. They deserve better.

Ceasar Millan the 'Dog Whisperer' says though that dogs come into our lives for a reason. You always get the dog that is right for you. Well, my doggies really do help me through this illness. I love and adore them for that and give thanks to the God of all mankind that they are with me.

Concernedgal said:

Your babies knew that you were just a little irritable from lack of sleep . All they wanted to do was give you a little space. I don't' think there feeling ever got hurt. Your babies love u unconditionally and they will always forgive u. Just like my son bambam. Let's face it.... they are our children.

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Yeah, they are our children. And guess what? Last night they were so very quiet. No snoring at all and it was lovely. They just got out of my way so quickly it's quite amusing to look back on. I really do believe that dogs help with mental illnesses. Perhaps there should not just be dogs that help the blind and so on, but does that help anxiety sufferers as well. Or any person with depression or mental illness. Aren't we so lucky to have them in our lives? I really do feel sorry for those folk who don't want pets. Then again, I feel even worse for those folk who want animals and can't have them.

I saw on the news recently that in the UK they are going to change the law to be that if someone is renting that they can automatically have pets if they want to. They've done this because so many rented accommodation owners say that the tenants can't have pets. I told my Landlord that if I couldn't have mine I wouldn't be moving in!

How is Bambam doing lately?