A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than his owner can express with his tongue in hours.

Pepsi

Last year I got myself into a sticky situation (well okay several but 2009 was an eventful year)…  I got a dog. I wanted a “little” Bouncer so badly and so quickly that I went against the better judgement of every single person I know and went to some random shop and got a puppy from a breed I knew nothing about.

Pepsi Costanza was absolutely adorable but barked constantly (and I mean constantly), destroyed our gas heater (pleasant discovery one morning as I was about to have a shower), ruined the sprinkler system and was a Kelpie (farm dog). He was your average energetic puppy and his mischief was no fault of his own! He was so cheeky that he was segregated from the other pups at puppy school, yet he melted the heart of everyone he met. 

Pepsi and I were completely incompatible and it didn't matter how many times a day he was walked and played with he simply needed more stimulation. He needed to work! This poor little mutt needed a farm and sheep to round up not a landscaped terrace. So being the stubbornessa that I am I stuck out this turbulent relationship (I have a great knack for that) for a year before my body corporate intervened.

Luckily Pepsi Costanza is in a much better place now with owners giving him the time and space he needs. I got this link below in an email from a bestie, I just thought I must put it on my new little addiction… Maybe someone somewhere will read this and sign or it will make someone somewhere use far better judgement then I did when investing in man's best friend. I am glad that I am now far more educated about this issue and hope you can learn from my mistake. If you want a pooch then rescue a dog, seek the advice of animal experts when choosing the right pet for you and do not support mass production of little puppies that end up unwanted/euthanised dogs.

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