Puppies With The Patience Of Job


Whether they're nine years old or 14 months old, dogs all have different levels of patience. (But open a chip bag, and all bets are off...) Our Diesel dog has the patience of Job. He will stay by our side no matter how long the wait might be, regardless of what we're actually waiting for. He's just steady like that.


The tiny dog, on the other hand, has the attention span of a flea. Cooper is just over a year old - still a puppy - and wants to know absolutely everything about everything. He's still working on his sit-stay commands, and he'd much rather have whatever his brother has than what is right in front of him.


With one exception. We go out to open Danny's garage door when he texts that he's on his way, and the boys know exactly what that means: door up ... Daddy home. And then we wait. They will stand here for what seems like hours but is only a few minutes, looking down the driveway, waiting for him to turn the corner through the trees. 


And when he does show up ... oh my goodness! I am immediately the spare human because their favorite person in the whole wide world is here. And the patience vanishes. We're still working on calm and sitting when there are vehicles in the driveway. It's a process. Do you know how strong 36-pound Dachshunds are?


But now their patience has paid off, and the object of their affection has arrived. They won't leave his side the rest of the day, especially if he has treats, but mostly because they adore him. I can't help but smile at their bond - they delight me.


This is one of my favorite pictures ever. He's so tiny that he can't even get up on the running board, but he can't wait one more minute for his daddy. Patience has its virtues, particularly when your favorite people are involved!

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