Pictures and Miscellaneous Thoughts

Hi! The purpose of today's entry is mainly to show you some new pictures. We had quite an exciting weekend when Katina, Breaker's new owner, and her daughters make a long drive in frigid weather to come to Macomb to pick him up.

Naturally, Lynn and I had show pictures of Breaker, but we also wanted to get other photos of him. We set up our "studio," which consists of a black sheet duct-taped to the back side of the flat screen TV, draped over the front of the TV and then over a grooming table that is placed beneath the TV. It makes a nice background for the light colored dogs. (We'll have to come up with a different color sheet when it's Mira's turn!) We took about 35 pictures of Breaker, some much better than others. Here are a couple of them.

One thing I love about Breaker (besides his appearance, structure, movement....) is his great attitude. He has an amazing zest for life. He is a clown. He is always happy, and his cheerful attitude and love of life always make me smile. Dogs like Breaker can teach us a lot about how our attitudes affect our lives.

One of my favorite "Food for Thought" quotations comes from Charles R. Swindoll, who said: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

It's not always easy to maintain a positive attitude, to see the cup as half full, or to see the silver lining, but you have to admit that things go better when you do!

P.S. I'll post the new puppy pictures tomorrow.

Life is good when you have a Lhasa to love you!

Joyce