Down with the sickness

I dont know why, but everytime I am feeling sick. I feel sick all over. It slows me down and seems to catch up to me.

I hate that feeling of wanting to sleep endlessly...it is a beautiful day out and I have lots to do....but all I wish I was doing is sleeping :(

Funny thing happened yesterday; I was home after my meeting with a colleague and I was out back letting the dogs out.....now every afternoon since the kids are all in school.....I have to let the dogs out myself one at a time (cant wait for my new fence)...I let Stella out first cause she is easy, then take her in and set out her food bowls, get Zeus on a leash and then take him out to his chain and feed/water him....then I come back in for Milo. I wait to take Milo out because he is hyper as hell and I cant keep him calm while I take the others out.....so he is last! Well during the entire process of letting Zeus and Stella out (maybe five minutes) he BARKS and BARKS! He has the most annoying bark too....very high pitch and whiny. So as I was standing outside with Stella (before I let out Zeus) my neighbor, Rachel came out to say hello from across her yard.

I said to her, "Gosh, you hear Milo? He never shuts up". She is a dog trainer by profession and says to me, "You want a bark collar? It is perfectly safe and doesnt shock him"......I was like heck yeah! So she goes in and gets it for me. She explains that it shoots citronella in his face everytime he barks. It is perfectly harmless and wont hurt him, but he wont like it at all.

I was so excited to use this thing; so after I let all the dogs out and fed/gave them water. I put the collar on Milo.

TEST ONE: When I go outside and ask Milo to stay.....he jumps on me and barks at me like he is pissed off. He wont dare come outside, but he barks and barks....then runs to each window and door back and forth, from upstairs to down and tearing everything apart in his path.

So after I put the collar on Milo, I went to go outside.....I told Milo "Stay"...he went to jump and bark and immediately got shot in the face with bitter citronella.....HE SHUT UP AND BACKED DOWN! Freakin amazing!!!

Soooo all day he was a totally different dog; I was able to leave and come in without having to hear his endless barking and cleaning up everything he knocked over. I was able to sit on the couch without having him jump across me and onto the furniture barking at everyone and every car that went by........peace!