We Should Wake Up Like Our Dogs

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Wake Up Like A Dog

You might be wondering what I mean by the weird title of this blog post. I haven’t been able to blog as often during this winter because of my busy ski instructor schedule and some of you must be thinking that I’ve gone completely mad writing about waking up like our dogs.

Let me explain. Each morning here at my home without fail, one of my Lhasa Apso dogs Chester, starts to prop himself up at the side of my bed between 6:30 and 7 am to see if I’m awake yet. This might be after he has already visited the dog litterbox (a skill he learned through his dog potty training).

I’m quite use to this of course since both Chester and his sister are six years old but for some reason today, it dawned on me that Chester was actually setting a pretty darn good example. When he gets up, he’s wide awake, full of energy and enthusiasm. He’s ready to go for another day no matter what’s in store.

Dogs Show Super Positive Vibes

Chester must have already decided that it was going to be a great day no matter what happens. He made that decision to be super positive and his resulting energy first thing in the morning certainly shows! Heck, he even did this during his two weeks with the cone over his head after his eye surgery.

This is definitely something us humans should learn. You make a decision to be positive and you will more than likely approach your day, even if full of challenges, with more energy and gusto.

For me, this is yet another example of how my pets have taught me something useful. I thought that my dogs only taught me about compassion and responsibility. Now it seem that at least one of them is teaching me more about motivation.

Some of you may have already seen this before but below is a video that shows both Chester and his sister Roxie exactly how they greet me each morning. You can see why waking up like them in this case, is a good thing for motivation.