It’s a dog’s life as Cookie settles in

MY daughter La Gidg and I had been talking for a while about how we might be able to get a small dog

I’M trying my best to not look at the news anymore. Donald Trump’s recent insane pronouncement, another shooting, another death, another flood, another person being arrested for fraud, another species about to die out. 

I need to take a break from the news: it’s too much to take in. That’s ironic, given this article is for a newspaper (but you can also read it on my blog mallorcamatters.com). Instead I have been looking inwards, at myself and at my family and trying to make sure each and every one of us is happy, or at least happier, than we were. I’ve found inspiring lists like these: 

•   Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes a day 

•   Dream more while you are awake 

•   You don’t have to win every argument, agree to disagree 

•   Don’t take yourself too seriously, no one else does

•   Life is too short to waste time hating anyone, so get rid of those ill feelings 

•   No one is in charge of your happiness, except you

•   Read more books than before 

•   Sleep for eight hours a day 

•   Smile and laugh more 

•   Drink plenty of water, at least two litres a day 

•   Forget issues of the past, don’t remind your partner with their mistakes of the past 

•   However good or bad a situation is, it will change 

•   Call your family often. 

And yes, some of it I should certainly do more of, and I am trying, but really what can make an instant impact on your life? Get yourself a Cookie. 

My daughter, La Gidg, and I had been talking (plotting) for a while about how we might be able to get a small dog into our house without my husband minding too much. We knew that we couldn’t have a big dog as they are so much responsibility, but a small dog which doesn’t need too much walking and is about the same size as a biggish cat? Shouldn’t be a problem. 

Now all we had to do was wait for the right one to come along.  This week it happened. My daughter was on a sleepover and I got word there was a cat-sized male adult dog looking for an immediate home. After a chat with his fosterer (Kim from Dogs For U) and a chat with my husband, I went and met Kim and took Cookie home with me.

My daughter didn’t have a clue that her dream was about to come true until she got back and we introduced her to our new family member. 

Now Cookie is settling in nicely and seems to be fitting in just fine, all he wants to do is be with his new people, get a cuddle and a biscuit and in return we get a very waggy tail,  stinky kisses and unbridled joy. Happy days.