Life By Dev

I completed my first week of my 5k training plan! How am I feeling? Like today kicked my ass! Because I only have 7 weeks instead of 8, I had to do an extra day this week, and I feel like death. I underestimated how out of shape I am! Running for 1.5 minutes is proving to be horrendous. How pathetic! Anyways, I’m hoping that it will get easier as I go along.

In other news, with the help of my dad, step mom, and brother, a portion of my backyard is fenced in now! This is something I’ve been wanting ever since we got Bella, and it finally happened. We used farm fencing and t-posts to fence in about 300 feet. It took about a day and cost around $550. We had left over materials though, so it’s true cost was probably around $500. Anyways, Bella LOVES being able to be outside off leash, and I couldn’t be happier about it!

Hey guys!

So I've decided which 5k I'll be participating in! It's called Get Your Rear in Gear and it's to raise awareness and money for colon cancer research. This is something very dear to my heart, because I lost my mother to stage four colon cancer nearly four years ago. She was only 50 years old when this preventable disease took her life.

To honor her memory and help others who are fighting the cancer as we speak, I've created a team called Leanna's Legacy. Anyone can join our team and participate in the 5k with us! Also, donations of any size are welcomed. Any help would be appreciated!

Here's the link to our team page: http://events.getyourrearingear.com/site/TR/BatonRouge/General/476569775?pg=team&fr_id=1570&team_id=8162

It's in Baton Rouge on Saturday, April 27th. :)

So eight months ago, I decided to bring this thing home.

What made me decide to let a little land-shark, poop machine live in my house? Well firstly, look at her - She’s adorable! But secondly, I decided getting a dog would help motivate me to become more active. I will admit that getting a puppy can be like bringing home a newborn with razor sharp teeth. But, after all the puppyness subsides, dogs are pretty awesome.Now that Bella is almost a year old, I have really been enjoying our time spent together.

If you ARE going to get a dog to become more active, make sure you get an active breed of dog. Bringing home a Yorkie is not going to motivate you to exercise or spend some time outside. Dogs like labs, german shepherds, aussies, collies, etc. are great dogs that need a lot of exercise.

Worried that even when you get a dog you won’t exercise? TRUST ME - your dog will give you no other choice if it’s anything like Bella. Unexercised dogs are very destructive. So you either will exercise with your dog, or you will be exercising while lifting new furniture into your house because your dog destroyed it. So either way, your dog will help you get fit! :)

So what kind of exercising do I do with my dog? Bella & I take multiple walks each week, and now I’ve even begun jogging with her. Also, every Sunday we take her to training with her breeder & littermates. This helps us keep her obedience up, and she gets some time away from our house & yard. Here’s some pictures of us at training over the months.

My name is Devan & this is my family! My fiancé Sean & I have three cats and a dog. We also have two fish and a parakeet. I have a problem - I know! But this blog is not about my animal hoarding tendencies. It’s about my journey to live a healthier, more fulfilling life!