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A Boy And His Dog

November 26, 2010 in Family with 22 Comments

I still remember my first dog Benji (she was actually a female even though I gave her an obviously male name). She was a wonderful companion to me over the years right up until I left for college. I remember pleading with my parents to let me get a dog. At the time it seemed like essential for survival.

Benji offered me the first opportunity at responsibility. Taking her for walks, feeding her, and letting her out were a few of my duties but I loved every minute of it..

I told you the other day about our new puppy and you even helped us name her (I actually think Maggie may have been the winning name but the boys wanted to go with Millie). To be honest I was perfectly content with not having a dog but the boys had been begging for a while.

It’s so awesome to watch the three of them with this dog. It’s like love at first sight. One of our favorite things to do is take her back in the woods behind our house and hike down to the creek. Watching them chase her as she chases every random thing in the woods makes all the hassle of a puppy seem worth it.

Do you remember your first pet?

Do Cats Go To Hell?

February 24, 2010 in Random Fun with 140 Comments

I was once asked in a Q and A on a Sunday morning if I thought “Dogs go to heaven.” I responded by saying, “The real question is do cats go to hell?” To say I hate cats is a bit much. I don’t hate them, but I certainly don’t love them.

If you’re at all observant you’ve picked up on the fact that most people are either dog people or cat people. There’s actually been a study done on the differences between these two groups.

Sam Gosling, a psychologist at the University of Texas in Austin, proved through his study there was significant differences on major personality traits between dog people and cat people.

The results showed that dog people were generally about 15 percent more extroverted and 13 percent more agreeable, both of which dimensions are associated with social orientation. In addition dog people were 11 percent more conscientious than cat people. Conscientiousness involves is a tendency to show self-discipline, to complete tasks and aim for achievement. The trait shows a preference for planned rather than spontaneous behavior.

In comparison cat people were generally about 12 percent more neurotic, however they were also 11 percent more open than dog people. The openness trait involves a general appreciation for art, emotion, adventure, unusual ideas, imagination, curiosity, and variety of experience. People high on openness are more likely to hold unconventional beliefs while people with low scores on openness (dog people) tend to have more conventional, traditional interests.

They also discovered cat owners were one third more likely to live alone than dog owners and twice as likely to live in an apartment. A single woman was the most likely individual to have a cat.

I dug through all of the research presented and came to my own conclusion. Cat owners are 95% more likely to be more weird than dog owners. :) Please don’t send hate mail. I love you cat owners (just not your cats).

So which are you? Team dog or Team Cat?

Caption Please…

October 29, 2008 in Uncategorized with 68 Comments

What do you think?

September 20, 2008 in Family, My Family, Parenting with 68 Comments

As most of you know our dog Tucker passed away about a month ago. Ever since the boys have been begging for a new puppy. Who knows, maybe Santa will bring one.

I saw this video on my good friend Randy’s blog. I think I would be ready to get a puppy if I had this guy’s touch.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnAjel02lM&hl=en&fs=1]

So I need your suggestions. If you were getting a dog what kind of dog would you get?

Let’s Brag On Our Kids This Weekend

September 13, 2008 in Family, My Family, Parenting, Videos with 47 Comments

So Jett started first grade this year. In less than a month, they’ve got him reading. It just cracks me up to listen to my son read me a book.

I took a little video of him reading a book to his brothers the other night. Somehow the reading turned into an all out brawl but I guess that’s life with three boys.

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/1724097]

So….go ahead….brag on your kids in the comment section…or dogs…if you have cats you really don’t have anything to brag about!

He Was A Good Dog

August 26, 2008 in Family, My Family, Parenting with 106 Comments

So, Saturday was a sad day in the Wilson household. Tucker, our 12 year old dog passed-away. To be honest, I was really surprised at how emotional it was for me. I really wasn’t going to write about it here for fear that many people would think, “get over it dude, it’s just a dog,” but then I decided it’s my blog and if want talk about my dog, I’ll talk about my dog.

There are 2 reasons I think Saturday was so tough:

1) My kids. Jett has grown up with Tucker. Jett named his first stuffed animal, which is a dog, “Tucky”. For all three of our boys the word “dog” was one of their first five words spoken. On Saturday when I was sure he wasn’t going to make it I took Jett out into the backyard to say goodbye. Jett just kept crying over and over, “I don’t want Tucker to die. Please don’t leave Tucker.” As a father that is gut wrenching.

Jett and Gage (who always illegally fed Tucker under the table) also went with me later in the afternoon to bury Tucker behind the house in the field (Truth be told, Jett wanted to bury him in the front yard. He said it would be easier that way to dig him up when we move).

2) Memories. I bought Tucker 6 months before Brandi and I got married. At the time I was living in a trailer out in the woods and was extremely lonely. He was great company during those two years we lived out in the middle of nowhere in the trailer.

The picture below of Tucker in the pool was taken the first day I baptized someone. I was nervous about baptizing Penny and Jerry, so I practiced on Brandi and Tucker all afternoon.

Tucker was with us through 1 trailer, 3 houses, 1 apartment, 2 cities, 3 churches, 2 church plants, and 3 kids. That’s a lot of transition. Before Jett, Gage, and Brewer… there was just Tucker. Those were the good ole’ days for him. I remember when I moved to Nashville and Brandi was still living in Kentucky (during the last few months of her first pregnancy) it was Tucker that slept with Brandi every night to keep her company.

I know, I know, he was just a dog, but he was also part of our family.

So will you tell me about your favorite pet? Have you ever had to deal with the loss of a family pet?

Ugliest Dog?

June 23, 2008 in Uncategorized with 20 Comments

Gus the dog has three legs, one eye and no hair, except for a white tuft on the top of his head. He’s a real winner. He won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest on Saturday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California.

His owner, Jeanenne Teed, brought Gus all the way from St. Petersburg, FL, to compete for the dubious distinction.

So, you’ve got to ask. Who in the world would actually take a dog across the country to compete in such a competition? Any ideas?

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