Meet Zoe!

I have a dog. Her name is Zoe. I call her Zoester, Zo, Nina, Nino, Lola, Munchkin, snoop doggy girl, spoiled brat... I can go on and on and she knows when I'm talking to her. I can call her raisinet and she'll come running to me will lick my face and feet to no end. I can safely say she is MY dog. I bought her, I pay for all her medical/grooming/food/any and all other expenses. She loves me, but she loves someone else. I bought her for my sister (long story, we had a dog for 3 months but we had to give her back and we wanted a dog ever since and I was like ok, I'm going to get it for you). But even my sister knows that Zoe's ultimate love does not go to her. It is for my parents.

Zoe LOVES my mother and father. All of you that know Zoe know that she will get super excited and happy to see you. She'll attack you with kisses and will sit on your lap and look at you lovingly and make you feel like the only girl or guy in the world. (thanks Rihanna for that catchy tune) That is until my mom or dad show up. Her allegiance is with them. And I'm ok with that. I have a feeling that if I ever have a child, Jimmy Neutron or Madeline (the names of my future children) will be on my parents side.

The reason Zoe loves my parents so much is because they take care of her. They love her, walk her, feed her, talk to her, comb her, discipline her, teach her, bathe her, hug her, they do EVERYTHING for her. They dedicate time to her. And Zoe knows that which is why she clearly loves them more then me. I can't have a pet on my own, I'm never home, I'm always busy, I wouldn't want to have a pet and keep it in a crate all day. That's mean and cruel. So when my mom calls me on the verge of bursting into tears cause she has to take her to get groomed and leave her there for a while, I know she is really worried and hurt. She doesn't want to leave her there and is actually looking for a DVD as we speak, so she can learn how to groom Zoe on her own.

Let this be a lesson to all you parents out there. You can't buy your children. Love and time is what they want most from you. They'll love that you bought them the latest toys, clothes, etc for them, but they will love more whoever gives them time and love.