House Sitting a Dog - Sweet Belle
Sweet Belle
- the cutest dog Boston Terrier Pug in the world
(in my eyes anyways)
she's thinking..."um, what are you doing?"
(in my eyes anyways)
While I was in my hometown of Vancouver, I had the privilege of house-sitting for one of my best friends while she and her family went on holiday to Cabo, Mexico. All I had to do was feed and walk the dog. Not that difficult - right?
Well, hello?! It was so much more work than I had thought. This dog could not wait to get outside every time I came home to take her for a walk. It was like resistance training in itself. I got blisters on both my hands. Sometimes, I would even run just to keep up with her, cause' I was too tired of pulling on the leash.
Later, I found out that they didn't feel the need to walk her everyday because Belle was a small dog and they had a large home and backyard. However, I didn't know that. So, I did walk her everyday, sometimes twice a day for an hour or so and she just loved it. At first, she was anti-social, so she lunged, growled and barked at everything and anyone passing by, but after a few days, she got so much better and I came to enjoy our lovely walk-runs together. People thought she was a male dog because of her looks and thought she was adorable until she lunged at them.
she hates getting her photo taken
I adore dogs, but not enough to take care of them everyday...maybe when I'm older, a lot older; yet in this instance - I fell in love. I never thought I could fall in love with an animal. But life always has some unexpected surprises in store for you. I fell in love with how she greeted me, and how her bum and tale would wiggle with such happiness and enthusiasm.
I have this rule - I will hug and cuddle an animal, but I will not kiss it, neither on its fur nor mouth; however, on this occasion, I so wanted to break my rule. She was that adorable. I kid you not. I wish I wasn't so germophobic and concerned about hygiene and all that because I would've really liked to have given her a sweet peck before I left.
I really miss Belle.
I wish I could take her for a walk right now.
Do you have any animal stories you'd like to share?
I wish I could take her for a walk right now.
Do you have any animal stories you'd like to share?
Belle is so cute..I adore those photos...hahha...I have two dogs and I do walk them twice a day...But Balazs always says that the dogs walk us...hahha...as we would be way too lazy to go for a walk if we didnt have them.....Kisses,sweetie
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE dogs so so much. My sister had 1 and my brother in law had 2, so now that they were married this year, they have 3 small pups, one of them being a Boston Terrier. I can't wait everytime I go home to LA to kiss and cuddle them!! I have too much going on here in NY to handle that responsibility right now, but oh how I love dogs.
ReplyDeleteBelle looks so cute- I have a dog Spike- He bugs me though- super barky and pees on the floor when he's mad- INTENTIONALLY!
ReplyDeleteI took him as a favor for a friend who got divorced- I hate little yappy dogs-
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog today. It's lovely to meet a fellow traveler! I have a thing about germs too but not when it comes to dogs! I'm crazy about them (I have two and they look a little like Belle) and all my rules go out the window with them! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a CUTIE!!! I LOVE dogs and have 2 myself. Taking care of a pup is definitely not as easy as it looks! But I'm glad you got the experience!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a great week, lady :-) xoxoxo
That's the way to do it - someone else's dog! I walk my neighbour's dog (he drinks and falls down a lot - the man, not the dog) and it means I have all the fun, little obligation - though he is is so unhygienic I have been driven to wash him, several times, and kisses are DEFINITELY out of my comfort zone.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit like being an aunt, not a mother~
Aw, how adorable! I love dogs. My parents got me a dog a couple years ago, and we've all just fallen in love with him. It's funny how attached we can get.. :)
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Anh
Aw, so cute! I also once fell in love with an adorable pooch I house/dog-sat for (it's parents were also off having fun, in Turkey :)). So funny how the non-traveler who stays at home gets such benefit too!
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This is such a cute dog, you did better then me looking after it as I wouldn't know where to start. You have a really good blog too :)
awwww so adorable!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie!!! These pictures make me want a dog.
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Valerie
She's so sweet! We used to have 3 cats and a little dog - it was actually smaller than one of the cats - in fact we were convinced that she believed she was a cat herself and couldn't understand why she always said woof and not meow!
ReplyDeleteso cute! I have 2 pups that I love!
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She is SO cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love dogs, but just not for myself. I will be happy to pet YOUR dog, or play with it, hug it, squeeze it. But they are way too much work. My husband just brought a puppy home as a surprise this weekend and I'm not too thrilled. So far she's scratched up a door, bent a sliding door, chewed up a brand new iron's cord, and chewed up my son's phone. It's not looking good...
ReplyDeleteNaaw, she is such a cutie :)
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Awwwwwwwwwww I have such a puppy fever!!!
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ReplyDeleteKisses my dear:) Happy 1st of September:)
Aweh!!! she's so cute! I love love love animals! :)
ReplyDeleteHow cute!! Bell is positively adorable! I totally love my cat and horse, I could not go without cuddling and smooching them, lol :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute pooch! I miss our dog and being dragged around by him. They can be a surprising amount of work, but so worth it. I'm sure Belle will miss you too!
ReplyDeleteAwh that is so adorable! The storey & Belle! I can totally understand being in love with an animal even though I haven't had a dog since I was a teenager. My other half is allergic so we can only have fish...I do have an aquatic frog that I'm pretty much in love with though :)
ReplyDeletevery sweet!
ReplyDeleteMy parents and sister have two dogs. They are much larger than Belle, but one's a boxer so she has that scrunched up sort of face too. And often gets mistaken for being a male unless she has on a bright pink collar or something.
My husband and I have decided, after living with my parents for a few years, that we will not have dogs. They are just TOO much work. Honestly, they were just as much work as the children.
Instead, we have a cat, Nacho. As much as I love dogs, cats are just so much easier. Plus, we can leave him at home alone for several days - something you can never do with a dog.
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ReplyDeletei love dogs too... couldn't bring ours over in the move. so sad!!
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Aaaah to cute!
ReplyDeleteShe is adorable...such a sweet name as well...we lost our sweet lab last year...maybe it is time of another. oxoxox
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cute dog! Dogs are my favorite. I love her name too! I don't kiss dogs either. But hugs for sure!
ReplyDeleteYou have finally answered one of life's many mysteries for me... why people kiss their dogs. It never seemed natural to me, but I can see what you're saying. When you love someone enough, kissing them seems so natural... xo bb
ReplyDeletejust adorable.
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