It's Not as Bad as You Think
Melissa Ayala
| July 15, 2010
Today I faced the task of trimming my 12-year-old dog's nails. Yes, a 12-year-old diva!
You got me, I'm one of those crazy dog parents, I love my Sugar. She is my kid basically. I buy her little outfits and always make sure her collar matches her leash. Maybe it sounds weird, but after you have spent 12 years with someone, or somedog, they grow on you.
She hasn't always lived this pampered life, for half of her life she was an outside dog. Somewhere along the way, she became an indoor dog, and my pup princess.
But, anyways, back to my story. I had to cut her nails today because when she would walk her nails would tap, tap, tap on the tile floor. So I used the new Pedipaws I bought and asked my younger sister to help me out. So, we faced the huge task ahead of us! If you know anything about my pup, it's that she HATES getting her nails trimmed. She's known for growling at the vet when they do it, and tensing up when I try.
This time I researched every relaxation technique online for dog nail trimming.
So, when I began trying these out today, I was surprised that many worked. I got her on my lap, put on music and covered her eyes. She wriggled around because she didn't know what to expect.
After we began she soon realized it wasn't as bad as she thought and relaxed. Once it was over, she walked easier and left wagging her tail.
Why do I bring this story up? Well, how often do we act like this too?
We think we know how a situation is going to be, but we don't know for sure. So, we refuse to go into something we feel can be at all unexpected. What if we take a risk once in a while. What lies for us ahead if we do? I don't know, but we'll never know unless we take a chance.
You got me, I'm one of those crazy dog parents, I love my Sugar. She is my kid basically. I buy her little outfits and always make sure her collar matches her leash. Maybe it sounds weird, but after you have spent 12 years with someone, or somedog, they grow on you.
She hasn't always lived this pampered life, for half of her life she was an outside dog. Somewhere along the way, she became an indoor dog, and my pup princess.
But, anyways, back to my story. I had to cut her nails today because when she would walk her nails would tap, tap, tap on the tile floor. So I used the new Pedipaws I bought and asked my younger sister to help me out. So, we faced the huge task ahead of us! If you know anything about my pup, it's that she HATES getting her nails trimmed. She's known for growling at the vet when they do it, and tensing up when I try.
This time I researched every relaxation technique online for dog nail trimming.
So, when I began trying these out today, I was surprised that many worked. I got her on my lap, put on music and covered her eyes. She wriggled around because she didn't know what to expect.
After we began she soon realized it wasn't as bad as she thought and relaxed. Once it was over, she walked easier and left wagging her tail.
Why do I bring this story up? Well, how often do we act like this too?
We think we know how a situation is going to be, but we don't know for sure. So, we refuse to go into something we feel can be at all unexpected. What if we take a risk once in a while. What lies for us ahead if we do? I don't know, but we'll never know unless we take a chance.
Melissa is an intern for Zetify and a jouralism major at UT