The last 15 months has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. While Nessie has a ton of energy and always wants to go go go. I sometimes need to have a break and slow down. Keeping up with her can be a challenge. One of her favorite activities is going to doggie day care. She absolutely loves the people and the dogs she sees at day care. We go to Posh Paws City Kennel (www.poshpaws.ca) and the folks that run it are great. They have an kennel for the small dogs as well as outside areas to allow the dogs to run. Nessie is a Social Butterfly and gets along with pretty much every dog. If a dog is a little shy, Nessie will literally drag them into playing. To her if she decides she wants to play then everyone is going to play.
She has made many friends at Posh Paws, this is Abbie and Nessie ready for a day of playing.
As part of my recovery from losing Milo I decided in December of 2022 that I should explore the possibility of getting another dog. I was not quite ready but I figured it would take a while to find a breeder and would probably have to wait a few months.
When I decided to move forward I expected the process would take 6 months or so. As I investigated breeders I found a breeder who is local to me. When I reached out I was surprised to learn that they had some puppies which were born in September and would be ready in about 2 weeks. Since I was not expecting this I needed to do a lot research about the breeder and also was I really ready for a new dog.
After some long discussions with family and friends I decided to arrange a visit to the breeder. While I was interested in getting another dog I was still very unsure. While speaking with my brother he made a comment about the up coming visit to meet the puppies. He told me to bring the required deposit in case I decided to move ahead with getting a new puppy.
Up until the moment I met the puppies I was still very unsure about what to do. After I spent sometime playing with the 6 puppies and discussing the puppies with the breeder I knew I was getting a new friend. This was the start of a new adventure in my life and the next 10 days were probably the longest time I had to endure to wait for my new friend. During these 10 days I discussed names with my brother and while some of his suggestions did not quite feel right he finally came up with the perfect name.
“Nessie”
As you can probably tell she is very mischievous. Nessie loves to explore and definitely loves people and other animals. I have forgotten what it is like to have a new puppy and how challenging it can be to try and train both her and myself. Another challenge is someone is quite stubborn and if she decides she is not going to do something…well we have a fight on our hands.
Who is Milo and why did I choose to name the blog after him. Well Milo and I found each other in February 2013. He was a scruffy 4 month old puppy who needed to be loved. He quickly endeared himself to everyone who met him and made my life complete. We shared many adventures together with my friends who became his friends. He weighed 8 pounds but had a personality which was much larger than his size. He would fill a room and instantly would make friends with people and animals alike. Sometimes even a cat.
While Milo and I were together he would make the days brighter and wherever we would go he would be the center of attention. When I thought about a name for this blog I could not think of a better name to pay tribute to someone who made so many people and animals happy.
I have had this site for quite a few years with the intention of writing something, not sure what I had in mind. I think if I were to be honest I kept this in my back pocket for the day when I could be creative and energized to accomplish something. So I guess a fair question is why now. Well I have had some traumatic things happen over the last couple of years and I guess maybe this would be a good outlet for my thoughts and feelings. I am not big on therapy or I guess I should say I was not big on therapy until my dog Milo and I were attacked in August of 2022. I lost my little buddy and have been suffering from the incident for the last 8 months. For the first time in my life I have had to reach out for professional help to get me back on a good path. I must admit I am still not there and find myself struggling with anxiety and short temperedness. The therapy helps but I also know I am damaged and am not sure if I will ever be back to where I was before the attack.
I guess that brings me to this site and what I intend to do with it. Writing about everyday stuff can be helpful and possibly even therapeutic. So I figure I have an outlet so why not write about life. Not sure where it will go but I think this will help me and help preserve the memory of Milo. In the coming days I will update on where things stand with life and I think get back to writing about life and the adventures which happen.
I signed up on here back in November of 05 but I do not really use this as I have my own domain and have it hosted elsewhere. Still I find the site interesting and do like to have a look at what others are up to…
Milo's World or at Least a Reasonable Facsimile 