Beware the owner-pet lookalike affliction.
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There is actually research into this.
Today’s post is an excerpt from a draft of my tongue-in-cheek book on retirement.
I’m also looking at setting up an online community.
If you’re interested…
Tag: Dogs
My Retirement Book: Getting pets involved. Don’t overdo it.
As loyal and loving as Barkley is,
he may not need the boot camp designed for you.
Today’s post is an excerpt from a draft of my tongue-in-cheek book on retirement.
I’m also looking at setting up an online community.
If you’re interested…
A promise: Your email address will be used to inform you of the status of the book and community and will not be shared.
Retirement Stepping Stone 14: The company of dogs…not at all a bad thing.
When retirement came in November of 2016, there was immediate benefit: I had seemingly endless hours to spend with Boo, our six-year-old shelter pet.
It was a time when morning walks morphed from ‘pre-work checklist item’ to ‘mid-morning luxury’. And baking under his watchful eye? More proof that this new chapter was right for me.
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While the rest of life took unexpected turns, Boo provided certainty, loyalty and lots of laughs.
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And when my wife would come home from work, there we would be…often with fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies or cranberry scones awaiting us all in the kitchen.
Note: I retired for twelve months and learned plenty. I’ll aim to post at least one stepping stone per week. Each of these lessons or impressions from that year off will constitute a mini-chapter of my book-in-progress.
Along with my book-in-progress, I’m also looking at setting up an online community.
If you’re interested… [Honest! I’m scaling back my ‘shiny objects’ list!]
A promise: Your email address will be used to inform you of the status of the book and community and will not be shared.
