New Doggie
2006-07-31 5:58 p.m.

Sorry about that loooong pause. My brother and his wonderful family have been here for ten days, and we've been doing all the fun summer stuff that locals never do, here in Our Fair Coastal City. I would do *anything* for the privilege of spending time with precious nephew Avery, and watching him bond with his cousin, precious nephew Alex, was priceless.

One thing we've been doing is inventing words. Some new ones include:

"enbiggening": the Samurai's word to use when you forget "enlightening"
"snarving": Alex's word for "hungrier than starving"
"slommy bird":another Alexism for some unknown species of flying creature
"Godspam": my term for insistent prayers, usually occurring under stress

Today, with Larry, Nancy, and Avery gone, our house seemed empty, so we went and got Thor. Our new, ahem, puppy. Well, he's eleven months old, but he acts like a puppy. Except he's a mastiff, so he weighs about 120 lbs.

Thor and Casey seem to have reached an early agreement. Thor bugs Casey, and Casey growls. Thor goes away and whines. Casey takes Thor's toys. Casey pushes Thor around. Thor submits.

Thor really wants to slobber on Casey and wash his face, but Casey won't allow such indignities. I'm okay with the whole deal, so far.

Some observations:
* Thor can look out all of our windows from a sitting position. He likes to watch traffic.
* Thor can get us out of our recliners by pushing against them until we're upright. He can pretty much eat our house.
* Thor has Sit, Down, and Stay mastered, and he's very, very eager to please us. Bodes well.
* Mastiff poop is MUCH MUCH MUCH bigger than Wonder Borkita poop. Much bigger. I'm still traumatized.
* All visitors will be issued wet wipes and towels. Thor is a slimer.

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