{"id":20420,"date":"2020-01-30T09:36:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T14:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=20420"},"modified":"2020-02-02T08:35:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T13:35:26","slug":"a-new-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/a-new-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"a new addition!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been dealing with a new batch of PTSD-related stuff for the last few weeks, since I was triggered by an incident in my neighbourhood. It’s exhausting to go from feeling pretty much okay to being thrust back into panic attacks and hypervigilance again.<\/p>\n

As a result of that, I started to more seriously consider getting a little emotional support dog, and my therapist agreed it’d be a very good idea. After searching all the local shelters, I found the dog that sounded like my perfect match – even just reading her description made me cry with how much she sounded like exactly what I was looking for. Plus, she’s totally adorable…<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

It was a bit of a snap decision to adopt her (although I’ve been debating for years whether or not the time was right to get a dog), but when life hands you an opportunity, you have to grab it or miss out!<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

So, here is my new baby, Maggie. She’s 7 years old and we think she’s mostly Miniature Poodle (or even Toy Poodle – she’s a tiny little scrap!) and she’s a curly-coated lovebug. She doesn’t know any words except her name as yet, but she’s a very good girl. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

Maggie is only two thirds of Maui’s size, but he’s very unsure of her at the moment even though she’s not even slightly interested in him. I’m hoping they’ll learn to get along, or at least to ignore each other. They’ve touched noses twice now, so I think there’s a chance they’ll become friends eventually!<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

She’s already done wonders for my PTSD – sitting with a warm little dog sleeping on your lap is incredibly soothing, and patrolling the neighbourhood with my tiny fearless companion at my side puts things back into perspective.<\/p>\n

But, there’s a bit of a learning curve to integrate a dog into our household! I’ve never lived with a dog before, and I’m reading and googling and trying to figure out dozens of things every day. I’ve signed us up for a training class, but that doesn’t start for another week so I’ll have to muddle through until then.<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

My life is a bit upside down right now as a result of all this, but I’m trying to practice the ‘acceptance of my situation’ that was one of my goals for this year. It’s incredibly frustrating that I don’t have a new pattern ready to debut this month, but, on the bright side, until I was distracted by life, I’d been working on a special new design that I’m really excited about. Every time I walk past my prototype I smile – it’s one of the best things I’ve ever designed! I’ve had to put the pattern on hold until I get my brain back to working at full capacity; it’s impossible to be creative and clever and innovative when you’re completely drained. I know it’ll be worth waiting for, and a few more weeks isn’t going to make any difference in the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

Thanks to my starting to learn how to be a good dog parent, plus lots of dog walking and dog shopping and dog\/cat mediation, I’m utterly exhausted right now – but it’s for a much healthier reason than the fear and stress of the last weeks!<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

Once Maggie and I get settled into a routine, I think she’ll make an excellent PlanetJune assistant, helping me to stay calm and focused (and providing plenty of cuteness inspiration, of course).<\/p>\n

\"Maggie<\/p>\n

Please welcome my sweet little Maggie to the PlanetJune family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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