Favorite things, like food, treats, toys, people, places, and activities.Weight, to ensure lifelong maintenance of a healthy weight.Medications, including vaccinations, flea and tick control, heartworm and deworming medications, and supplements.

Grooming, such as brushing, baths, nail trims, and ear cleans.

If this is more your style, you can track things like: If you don’t want to keep a dedicated journal for your dog, you can always incorporate dog-themed spreads and trackers into your bujo. What did she do that made you laugh today? What’s her personality like? What are her favorite treats and toys? How does she greet you at the door? Does she love to exercise or is she one of those dogs that you have to drag around the block? Why are you grateful for her companionship? Tracking Your Doggo in Your Bullet Journal There are all kinds of other things you can write about. If this is your kind of journaling too, it doesn’t have to be set up like a personal diary, with a daily log of your doggo’s activities. I paste in photos and ephemera, scrawl in a few doodles, and write long rambling entries. My own personal journals are a mix of writing journals and scrapbooks. I’m not a list-maker or a tracker at heart.

The journal will be a beautiful memory book.

Was his bowl filled before everyone raced out the door this morning? Whose turn is it to walk him this evening? Did Little Susie brush Fido as promised on the weekend?

A tracker can provide confirmation that your dog’s basic needs are met.

Tracking training sessions can help ensure consistency in training.

Information can be easily shared with pet sitters or other people who help care for your dog, like dog walkers and doggie daycare workers.

Tracking vet visits, vaccinations, medications, and other health information (like allergies) can help you and your vet manage your dog’s health care.

Journaling about your dogs is a great idea because: Why not celebrate National Dog Day by starting a writing journal about your doggo or by incorporating dog-themed spreads into your Bullet Journal® (bujo)? There are all kinds of ways that you can do this. But if you read my blog about Book Lovers’ Day, you’ll know where I’m headed. The NDD website has a number of suggestions for marking the day. According to the NDD website, the day was established “to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year and acknowledge family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort.” Do they really need another one? Well, why not? Doesn’t every dog deserve to be celebrated as much as possible?Īugust 26 is National Dog Day (NDD). My boys are well-loved and well cared-for. In both cases, when the special day arrives, I break out the paper party hats, barbeque steak for their supper, and present them with gifts (usually toys or new collars and special treats). Since no one knows his birth date, we celebrate Archie’s adoption anniversary instead. They had purchased Gabe from a breeder and gave me all his information, including his birth date. Gabe is a second-hand dog, rehomed when his first family realized they didn’t have time for a dog. They also have their special celebration days. Archie, a Generation Z pupper to his core, is allergic to gluten, after all. Home-cooked food, lovingly prepared by their mama and heated before each meal? Of course. Matching sweaters under the Christmas tree, dropped off by Santa Paws and his eight tiny reindeer? Well, yeah. Automated ball chucking machine? You know it. Plastic kiddie pool in the summer, refilled with fresh water every other day? Yep, check.

Boo.) But they have enjoyed some perks in life. That said, my doggos do not live in the lap of luxury, like the fluffy white kitty in the cat food commercial. I don't have any two-legged family members to spoil, so I have a lot of fun taking care of my pooches. I've rescued two and fostered two more from the same rescue. One of my great joys in my life have been my dogs.

Keeping a daily work journal