When we traded our cats to my mother in exchange for a new puppy, we didn’t actually bring home any baby dogs. Puppies cannot leave their mothers for at least 8 weeks, and our new bundle of destruction joy wasn’t old enough. Until yesterday. On my mother’s 60th birthday, we arrived for cake, ice cream, and […]
Category Archives: Dogs
Birthday List
Edward is turning four tomorrow. He is very excited about it and has a very specific list of presents that he would like. In case any of you are wanting to send him a gift, here is a collection of his demands. 1) A Snort Edward’s favorite book at the moment is “Are You […]
Joey
Joey was not a good dog. Not by sitcom dog-standards anyway. He did not playfully lick children’s faces and fetch the newspaper. He did not know any tricks, and he was not a bouncy, happy little guy. No, Joey had suffered through abuse and somehow found his way into Nini’s house, where he got stressed […]
I Traded My Children For Puppies
I was not aware that I had traded my children for dogs, but I woke up one morning and it had just happened. Two young dogs came scampering down the stairs, barking and trying to lick me. I explained that this was very gross and they had better not do that anymore. “Woof,” they said. […]