We\u2019re already getting into fights because Megan wants Shadow\u2019s chew\u2019s and both of them want my dog treats. I have said if they will stop arguing for five minutes then I will consider sharing them, but you know what it\u2019s like with these kids. It\u2019s going to be a long Christmas holiday if this carries on. Then the boys get involved and have pretty much the same arguments but on a human level and we all end up grumpy. I did try to divert their attention by trying to get them interested in making some new year\u2019s resolutions, but to be honest I got further when I started playing \u2018I spy\u2019 with them. I think Megan probably has ambitions for self-improvement, but she\u2019s still only a puppy and games are more her thing. I do need to give some serious thought to my objectives for the year. I\u2019m at the age where I really do want to feel I\u2019m leaving my mark and as I can\u2019t do it through having puppies I need to find a different outlet.<\/p>\n
The year ahead could be an interesting one. I am likely to be a surrogate father by the end of it and whether she wants to think about it right now or not, Shadow will have done a lot of growing up. I wonder if that will settle the question of who is top dog in the house or whether they will still be fighting over it. You\u2019d like to think that having puppies would bring with it some maturity, but then if you look at humans that principle doesn\u2019t always work!<\/p>\n
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