Doggie diary: The story of Rosie and Sophie Overcoming frustrations

It is, without any doubt, not a day to stay inside. I know that's what the dogs are thinking as they explore the yard and listen to the random sounds — the bird songs and hawks cawing, the airplane overhead, the trickle of creek water and hum of cars passing on nearby streets.

I'd love to just hang out with them in the yard all day, especially because they seem so calm and well behaved at the moment. It's been a bit of a rough patch of late, most of which is our own fault. We've — or at least I've — been allowing frustration to show, forgetting that they are still just 16 weeks old and have not been taught some of the things we think they should know. But we'll get it and they'll get it — with the help of a trainer, some patience on our part and some much-needed sleep.

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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.

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