Doggie diary: The story of Rosie and Sophie 12 days in

I’m thinking the puppies have adjusted. Rosie and Sophie have been with us 12 days now and have turned into little balls of energy. Rosie still has a bit of a cough, but they spend much of the time that they’re outside their pen in some form of wrestling frenzy. It is fun to watch — for us, not sure about you, dear readers — though we sometimes have to break them up.

Rosie is the quicker of the two, so she gets the better of Sophie indoors — mostly because she can use the furniture to keep Sophie off step. Sophie, however, is stronger and tends to win outside when they tumble around in the snow.

And they certainly are getting more comfortable by the minute, taking over the house (but not exceeding their bounds — at least not yet).

What is striking to me is that after just a dozen days — and way too many people in and out of the house — these little mutts are incredibly attached to us. They follow us around, climb into our laps if we sit on the floor and look for us when we get up in the morning and sneak into the living room.

Annie asked me tonight — jokingly, of course — if I was having second thoughts. The dogs were in active mode and I was trying to write a column. My answer was simple: No. No second thoughts. None at all.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet