Pets are weird. Not as weird as kids, but weird enough. I know so many people who don't want to bother with animals, because they are a pain in the butt. And yes, they are. But honestly? They bring such joy to our lives. No one loves you like your dog. Ever. And cats? Are like little codependent vampires who sort of love you. When they want to.
The beautiful thing about pets? They seem to understand instinctively about kids with autism. We have a cat who is a bit standoffish with everyone else. Except for my son. I would say she is mostly his cat. She sleeps in his bed, and helps him to calm down. She tolerates him better than she does anyone else.
And this weekend, I found out just how wonderful our Newf is. I have plans to make her a therapy dog at some point. She proved she just might be up to that task. JBean was throwing a tantrum (yes, again) and sitting on the floor. The dog was lying across the room. She army crawled to her until her nose was just inches from JBean's feet. Then she just waited quietly for JBean to come to her. And they laid on the floor together, kid and dog, just...being. Yes, she calmed down. It was good.
Like this:
how about you? Are you a cat person, a dog person or do you prefer no fur balls at all?
T, who figures the fleabags are worth most of the trouble they cause
2 sent chocolate:
We love both, but Brandon prefers cats. We can hardly wait to get our own place so we can have a couple of kitties!
I have to say though, having a cat purring in your lap is the most therapeutic and calming.
I'm a cat person for sure, but I love dogs too. CJ does not like either. He's always pushing the cats off the furniture and dogs scare him, even our big gentle lab. She's smart enough to keep her distance.
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