Sunday, June 22, 2008

Slumber Party

Never one to ride stoically into the sunset, I thought I might throw up another blog posting (heh, heh, I said throw up). There's been no great reason for the dearth of postings; I've been busy at work, had some family responsibilities, and just got on to thinking about other stuff. Pappy is swell, as are my wife and I.

Pappy and MollyThis weekend marks a banner event-- Pappy is hosting his first slumber party. Neighbor dog Molly has been staying with us for a few days. Pappy has slept over at other peoples' houses, and we've had dogsitters come to our house, but this is the first time we have had another dog stay with us.

Highlights for Pappy are the occasional wrestling match, the novelty of licking atoms of unfamiliar kibble from another dog's bowl, and the excuse to bark in the middle of the night because Molly barked first. Lowlights... well where do I start? Pappy was never accustomed to competing for attention, so jealousy over another dog had never crossed his mind. Never quick on the uptake, he now just looks vaguely puzzled as to why Molly is in the way when he wants to be petted. Then, of course, Molly is an irrepressible tease. She loves to steal some stuffed toy Pappy has never looked twice at, and then squeak, squeak, squeak away until he takes notice. Worst of all, she steals his ball and then flops on her back waiting for Pappy to lock muzzles to haul it from her mouth. This scene always gets hot and heavy, and Pappy is a bit of a prude.

9 comments:

Joe Stains said...

Pappy, we miss you! Now I want some peaches.

Ang said...

nice to see you back - I even liked your lame cell phone movie - hee hee

Anonymous said...

Hi, Good to see you guys back! It was fun watching Molly and Pappy - we are so reminded of the times Amy used to play with her friend Sephora. Keep Blogging!

William Tell said...

Glad to know that Pappy and family are all doing well. Pappy is a great favorite and we love watching him romp and play with Molly.

Happy Tails,
William Tell

Anonymous said...

Pappy, we have missed you greatly...

Anonymous said...

Pappy, We have really missed you, your humor, your energy...

Moses, the Boston Terrier

Nat said...

Well thank you everyone. I'm vaguely amazed that anyone still comes by this derelict blog.

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Jackson's J1 and J2 said...

Hey Pappy, glad to see you're back. We've missed you! Jx