Life as Experienced by a Dreamer

We got a puppy yesterday. I can barely believe it. A couple found two puppies tied up and left for dead in the middle of nowhere and was asking for people to adopt. I told Josh that he should convince me that it was a bad idea to get a puppy. But he only came up with reasons it could work. So, we now have a 4 month old puppy.

It is a black lab. We named him Shadow. It seems to fit. The dog is mostly very quiet (especially for a puppy) and like a shadow, follows us around and lays down nearby. So far, he likes the door mats, so we got him one of his own. He does not like the crate, though he doesn't whine too much when we put him in there for bedtime. He stops after 15 minutes or so. Hopefully, that will get less and less. It is interesting learning how to train him. As an officer we have learned so much about communication and getting people to follow you. But dogs do not understand what we are saying. We are figuring out a whole new way of communicating, mostly by gestures and tone of voice.

Also, Shadow loves to sleep. For a puppy that seems odd, but there is no way I am complaining. Best puppy ever.

Josh got a flight and a simulator ride today, which is awesome. They are finally getting him spun back up. He should wash back this week or next. He is a little too far behind to stay with his current class, and he is fine with that. He even knows a lot of the guys in the flight he's washing back into. Well, back to the real world and studying. Systems 1 test on Wednesday and my first simulator (sim for short) tomorrow.