I hesitated for quite awhile before getting a dog. I had three little mouths to feed and care for already. And most days I barely made it through keeping them alive. How could I possibly handle adding another living being to that mix?! But once I saw our Collie-Sheltie mix, Olive, I knew she was meant to be part of our family. And adding her to our family was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. Here’s why…
In just the one year since we’ve had our Olive, my kids have learned SO MUCH. Here are some of the “life lessons” I’ve seen them learning:
One of the things that has helped us reach that last life lesson has been getting the kids involved in caring for Olive. They often fight over who gets to feed and water her. That’s the fun part. It’s the cleaning up that often has them all scattering.
It was full of Swiffer® products that are pet-friendly (no harmful chemicals) and easy enough for the kids to use, too.
Plus Swiffer® sent us another Big Green Box to gift to “Swiffer® It Forward” to a friend with pets. Sawyer passed ours along to our dear friend (and driver of B-Inspired Mama supported Sam Warren Racing), Sam and his family. He was thrilled!
I’m excited to share that Swiffer® is supporting the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (#ASPCA) in a year-long effort to help find homes for animals in need and help make the challenges of cleaning up after a pet less of a concern after adoption. Swiffer® has donated Big Green Boxes just like ours to more than 100 shelters nationwide and provided 7,000 pet adopters with a free Swiffer Sweeper during the ASPCA Mega-Match-A-Thon the weekend of October 17th. Now that’s a positive #SwifferEffect if I’ve ever heard of one!
Do you have pets? What pets do you have? What life lessons would you add to the list of things your kids have learned?
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Krissy Bonning-Gould is a former art teacher turned full-time mama of 3 who authors B-Inspired Mama to share inspiration for simple kids crafts, family recipes, learning fun, and creative parenting.
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