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(Is Yours?) šŸŽ£ July 10, 2026 | by [Duncan Page](https://www.louispage.com/blog/author/duncan-page) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Ā ![ChatGPT Image Jul 10, 2026, 05_49_42 PM](https://www.louispage.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jul%2010%2c%202026%2c%2005_49_42%20PM.png?width=624&height=416&name=ChatGPT%20Image%20Jul%2010%2c%202026%2c%2005_49_42%20PM.png)](https://www.louispage.com/fences/deer-wildlife) Ā  ## šŸ¾ My Dog Is an Eternal Optimist. (Is Yours?) **šŸ¾ My Dog Is an Eternal Optimist. (Is Yours?) šŸŽ£** Dogs are like fishermen: **eternal optimists**. I see this in my friend **Fran**, my three-year-old grandson, and my black lab, **Buster**. --- ### **The Optimism of Fran, My Grandson, and Buster šŸŒŸ** Fran fishes for **hours**, his persistence unwavering even when the fish arenā€™t biting. I went fishing with Fran and our friend Lynne off the coast of Massachusetts. The only thing biting that day was **dog sharks**, which he doesnā€™t eat. But he **never lost his sense of humor or joy** as we motored around for half a day. And my grandson? With his net in the tiny pond, heā€™s **always determined to catch more frogs**, never giving up until heā€™s satisfied. I watched him on a recent warm, sunny late afternoon. He **just didnā€™t give up**. If his attempts werenā€™t producing a catch, he called me in to help. He knew there were frogs in there, and he was **bound and determined** to catch them over and over. Now, **Buster** was an interesting dog. He **loved to fish**. Buster was my only dog that loved to fish. He would stand in the lake about **waist-deep** and watch for any movement in the water. Once something came into his sightā€”be it a leaf or a fishā€”he would attempt to catch it. I donā€™t know how he thought he could catch anything with **one paw**, but he tried **repeatedly**. Once, he fished for **two hours**. He amazed us all. We once found a minnow on the shore by his fishing spot and wondered if he had managed to toss it up there. --- ### **Eternal Optimism: The Key to a Healthy Life ā˜•** Eternal optimism, in my humble opinion, is an **essential part of a healthy life**. If youā€™re anything like most Americans, you get out of bed thinking about that **first cup of coffee**. We usually keep **plenty on hand** because we donā€™t want to run out. Or, I guess, as I think about it, many of you head to **Starbucks or Dunkinā€™ Donuts** for your morning java. I like making coffee at home, **reading, reflecting, and planning my day** while drinking it. --- ### **What Brings Customers Back Year After Year? šŸ”** I started thinking about what brings a customer back to us **year after year**. We have customers who have been with us for as long as **thirty or forty years**. And when they retire, the **younger generation** often continues to buy from us. Thatā€™s the beauty of running a **small, family-owned business** thatā€™s been around for **131 years**. When we were still in our **Littleton, Massachusetts office**, where many customers came and picked up their fencing, I met a customer from Maine who **loved to talk**. He told me he had started buying from Louis E. Page in the **1950s**! He said he was about to turn **ninety** and would retire one of these days! Now, thatā€™s **loyalty and eternal optimism** for us and his company. I **miss those days** of seeing our customers in person. When one of you reaches out to me, as **Ray did this morning**, it makes my day. *"Yes, Debbie, in the old days when cars and trucks had real steel bumpers and fence companies had not the best running vehicles we have jump started a vehicle by jamming the bumpers together to make the 'ground wire' and then used a bent tension bar for the 'hot wire'."* I **loved hearing this story**. Itā€™s another example of how we believe we can **make something happen and figure out how to do it**. --- ### **Keep the Stories Coming! šŸ“ž** Keep the **stories and comments** coming, and call **Terry** for your next fencing project. And if itā€™s in your heart, **tell others about us**. Our best customers come from **you**! --- **All my best regards in gratitude,** **Debbie Page** --- **CEO, Louis E. Page Inc.**ā€”**Woman-owned business** and **family-owned since 1893**. *(Thatā€™s right! 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