Hey Woofa’s,

HAPPY DOG MOTHER’S DAY TO YOU!

Yes it’s Mother’s Day here in Oz – yay.

A day to celebrate Mums.

But not just Mums of the two legged kids!

What about all the Mums with the four legged kids?

I don’t have two legged kids but I’m a loud and proud Dog Mum!

So I think Dog Mums should get to celebrate Mother’s Day as well!

It may appear that I repeat myself every Mother’s Day, but it’s important to emphasise WHY we should celebrate us dog mums as well.

So go and buy yourself a present for Mother’s Day on behalf of your four legged kids.

We do very similar things for our dogs that mums do for their human kids!!!

I always mention this to my customers.  I ask, ‘What’s your dog buying you for mother’s day?’  And generally I get a blank look.  So I continue with, ‘Well you look after your dog don’t you, so you’re their dog mum, so go buy yourself a present and say it’s from your dog!’

Most of them say, ‘What a good idea, I’m going to do that.’

And this makes me smile.

Take a look at the list below, we have dog mum duties and we deserve to be celebrated as well.

DOG MUM DUTIES!

As a Dog Mum We:

• Feed our dogs everyday;
• train our dogs to go to the toilet (preferably outside);
• clean up after our dogs go potty & check the quality of their poo;
• we clean up after our dogs eat;
• make sure our dogs have enough water;
• play with our dogs, inside AND outside;
• don’t disturb our dogs while they’re sleeping;
• our dogs also nap with us;
• make sure we’re giving our dogs a nutritional diet;
• have to make sure we choose the right Vet, groomer, babysitter, trainer etc
• make sure their toys aren’t dangerous to play with;
• try to socialise them with others;
• teach them good behaviours;
• are selective in choosing clothes for them;
• make sure they have comfy beds, if they’re not sleeping in our own bed;
• take them to school to learn & socialise – dog training/puppy training etc
• choose appropriate places to take them when dining out;
• make sure their friends are fun and playful;
• supervise them at the park;
• make sure they can swim before taking them to the beach or put life jackets on them;
• worry when they’re not well & have sleepless nights until they’re better;
• our dogs follow our every move around the house e.g.; no peeing or showering in private etc
• choose fur kid friendly holidays;
• buy camera’s so we can monitor them while they’re sleeping;
• talk to them all the time;
• worry that they’re happy and whether we’re doing a good job at being a Dog Mumma;
• find patience we never thought we had when they decide to misbehave in public;
• our electronic devices are filled with cute pictures and videos of our dogs;
• can’t stop talking about our dogs when we’re out to dinner with others;
• miss them terribly when we’re away from them;
• have a special bond with our fur kids;
• are ever so grateful to have them in our lives; losing them hurts beyond words;
• Our hearts are covered in paw prints;
• only share certain things and behaviours with other dog Parents;
• try to be upset when they do naughty things but their puppy dog eyes melt us so much we forget;
• take them and restrain them on car rides;
• put the TV on for them to watch or the radio on for them to listen to;
• cater to their every need;
• know the difference between their barks;
• we know all their likes and dislikes – food wise, behaviour wise etc
• had to stop them from eating something disgusting
• have bags full of their favourite things when we take them to stay overnight at their grandparents place;
• make sure they’re taking the right medicine for their needs;
• worry about them when they get older;
• love them to bits and beyond.

Just try and tell me that’s completely different to mums with two legged kids!

I’ve done all this for Billy and my previous dogs!

I also have Billy buy me a present for Mother’s Day.

He’s very good at picking them, he ALWAYS knows what I like.

Life is too short not to enjoy it, so why not I say!

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

Just because you don’t have kids of the two legged kind, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t celebrate Mother’s Day.

Or if you do have kids of the two legged kind AND are a dog Mum, that’s a double celebration.

All Dog Mother’s out there should be celebrating Mother’s Day as well.

HAPPY DOG MOTHER’S DAY TO YOU!

IN THE COMMENTS BELOW – BILLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW – WHAT YOUR FUR KIDS ARE BUYING YOU THIS MOTHER’S DAY?