I didn’t anticipate that getting a dog would turn my world upside down so quickly. For as simple as these animals are they sure can teach you a lot about yourself, life and a whole lot more.  I’m sure the feeling is similar when you have kids, but at this point in my life my dog is all I have to compare. This piece is going to be a little different from the fitness wisdom or nutritional guidance we usually provide.  I’m going to stray (you’ll realize this is a pun shortly) away from the norm and try to share some lessons I have learned recently. A couple months ago I went to the Rome Humane Society with my dad to visit shelter dogs and see if there was any way we could volunteer.  I have never owned a dog and only have had a grumpy old cat for as long as I can remember, so in retrospect it was destiny for me to have my heart melted and end up going home with a new best friend. What ended up happening was exactly that – I met William, a Rottweiler mix who was brought in by animal control because his previous owner […]