Buddy is growing like a weed. Last routine trip to the vet, he weighed 10 lbs 14 ounces. Long legs and strong body. He is almost getting the hang of potty training..."almost" but at least it is better now that when we first brought him home. His worst bad habit is picking up sticks and tree bark outside and chewing on it. Bad for digestion I think. I sprayed bitter apple on sticks today and he spit stick out so maybe that will work.
Buddy is in here with me at the computer. He is carrying around an old pair of my white socks and exploring under the bed. His favorite TV program is "Football. Any team with red on their uniforms. I think he is watching football on TV to prove he is macho like Mr C. If Buddy breaks out a beer and starts scratching himself I will restrict his TV.
I am typing this real "QUIETLY" so Buddy won't be alarmed. Next Monday, December 7, "Pearl Harbor Day" Buddy is scheduled for a "SNIP" He will stay overnight at the vet and return home early the next day.
EXCERPTS FROM A DOG' S DAILY DIARY
8:00 am - Oh Boy! Dog food! My favorite!
9:30 am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite
9:40 am - Oh Boy! A walk! My favorite!
10:30 am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite!
11:30 am - Oh Boy! Dog food! My favorite!
12:00 noon - Oh Boy! Kids! My favorite!
1:00 pm - Oh Boy! The garden! My favorite!
4:00 pm - Oh Boy! Kids! My favorite!
5:00 pm - Oh Boy! Dog food! My favorite!
5:30 pm - Oh Boy! Mom! My favorite!
6:00 pm - Oh Boy! Playing ball! My favorite!
6:30 pm - Oh Boy! Sleeping in moms bed! My favorite
Monday, November 30, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009
Western Union
I had a humorous experience with Western Union back in the '60's
A friend of mine entered the Pilsbury Bake Off Contest. Her recipe was for "Batter-Up Beef Pie" made with canned Dinty Moore Beef Stew and Pilsbury flour and so on.
She had my husband and I over to taste test it and it was not bad but we did not think she had a chance of winning.
Lo and behold Caroline did win the regional bake off and won a trip to Los angeles for the nation wide "Bake-Off. We were frankly surprised. One reason being Caroline looked like Eva Gabor and was very glamorous. Not your typical picture of a bake off winner.
The day of the Bake Off, we sent Caroline a dozen roses and a telegram saying:"Everything's coming up roses. Good luck.
"The next day, after losing the Bake Off, Caroline called Western Union to reply and said:"Roses dead. So is Stew"
The shocked Western Union Operator interrupted and said:"Oh I am so sorry. How did they die?"
(Easier to communicate in writing than over the telephone :))
Caroline did win a new stove and the trip to LA.....
A friend of mine entered the Pilsbury Bake Off Contest. Her recipe was for "Batter-Up Beef Pie" made with canned Dinty Moore Beef Stew and Pilsbury flour and so on.
She had my husband and I over to taste test it and it was not bad but we did not think she had a chance of winning.
Lo and behold Caroline did win the regional bake off and won a trip to Los angeles for the nation wide "Bake-Off. We were frankly surprised. One reason being Caroline looked like Eva Gabor and was very glamorous. Not your typical picture of a bake off winner.
The day of the Bake Off, we sent Caroline a dozen roses and a telegram saying:"Everything's coming up roses. Good luck.
"The next day, after losing the Bake Off, Caroline called Western Union to reply and said:"Roses dead. So is Stew"
The shocked Western Union Operator interrupted and said:"Oh I am so sorry. How did they die?"
(Easier to communicate in writing than over the telephone :))
Caroline did win a new stove and the trip to LA.....
My Buddy
I will be eighty years old on December 17 this year. WOW !!
I never dreamed of still being around this long. As a teen ager I used to count up and marvel at the year 2000 when I would be seventy-one. but EIGHTY ...That seemed hard to imagine.
But here I am and God willing and "the creek don't rise" I will make it as an octogenarian in December.
So what is an appropriate present for one who has achieved this milestone?
A diamond ring? No. Already have one. A new car. No, my ten year old Mercedes is still ticking along just fine. Fur coat? No. Too warm in Atlanta for the fur I already have.
Humm
What would be a swell present ?
Well,.... I don't have a puppy.
And "happiness is a warm puppy"
So enter "Buddy" my new friend.
He is an almost 4 month old King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. Light brown (red) and white. Blenheim. And just precious.
We got him two weeks ago and my life has been a whirlwind of housebreaking and learning the habits of a puppy after 18 years of life without a pet.
At times during the last two weeks I have thought of having my head examined for wanting a pet to raise at my age. But the pleasure of his company has more than balanced out the bother and messes that come with puppydom.
And Buddy makes me feel young at heart again .:)
Mr. Chancy and I are more than content with this new member of our family.
Buddy likes us just fine too.
Read about the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel breed here
http://www.terrificpets.com/dog_breeds/cavalier_king_charles_spaniel.asp
I never dreamed of still being around this long. As a teen ager I used to count up and marvel at the year 2000 when I would be seventy-one. but EIGHTY ...That seemed hard to imagine.
But here I am and God willing and "the creek don't rise" I will make it as an octogenarian in December.
So what is an appropriate present for one who has achieved this milestone?
A diamond ring? No. Already have one. A new car. No, my ten year old Mercedes is still ticking along just fine. Fur coat? No. Too warm in Atlanta for the fur I already have.
Humm
What would be a swell present ?
Well,.... I don't have a puppy.
And "happiness is a warm puppy"
So enter "Buddy" my new friend.
He is an almost 4 month old King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. Light brown (red) and white. Blenheim. And just precious.
We got him two weeks ago and my life has been a whirlwind of housebreaking and learning the habits of a puppy after 18 years of life without a pet.
At times during the last two weeks I have thought of having my head examined for wanting a pet to raise at my age. But the pleasure of his company has more than balanced out the bother and messes that come with puppydom.
And Buddy makes me feel young at heart again .:)
Mr. Chancy and I are more than content with this new member of our family.
Buddy likes us just fine too.
Read about the King Charles Cavalier Spaniel breed here
http://www.terrificpets.com/dog_breeds/cavalier_king_charles_spaniel.asp
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