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Why My Dog Blue Is The Best Dog Ever

The Best Dog Ever

She’s The Best Dog Ever

She’s the best dog ever.

My sweet Blue Dawg.

She loves a cuddle.

But only if she’s actively receiving some pats.

Once the pats stop, she’s outta there.

She just can’t seem to settle down quietly and snuggle.

In her previous life before we rescued her, somebody must have really scared her.

She gets very anxious and agitated and bolts away as quickly as possible.

I always let her go because I don’t want to stress her out.

But this weekend…

Well, this weekend she took a nap on my feet.

I was so excited.

I wanted to jump up and yell, “Look, look, look, she’s doing it!”

But I couldn’t do that because it would have spoiled the moment.

I let her take her nap and wake up and realize that she was still safe.

We’re making progress.

Soon, Blue is going to realize that a good book and a cozy snuggle on a long winter night is amazing.

Good girl, Blue, you’re the best dog ever.

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An All Nighter! That’s How We’re Ringing in the New Year!

An All-Nighter

An all-nighter! That’s how we’re ringing in the New Year!

I wasn’t expecting an all-nighter.

We celebrated the New Year at a neighborhood street party.

I popped back home to check on Blue.

We had left her inside.

She doesn’t like being home alone.

When she’s lonely, she gets destructive.

Sure enough, she had made a huge mess.

Surprisingly, though, she didn’t get into the trash.

We had gotten takeout from Babe’s for dinner.

If I were Blue, I would have gobbled up that Babe’s garbage.

It was probably yummy.

I was finally ready for bed at 1:30.

But then the phone rang.

I’ve always told my kids to call me for a ride if they need it, no questions asked.

The Grown Son needed a ride home.

By the time we settled down for sleep again, it was well after 3:00.

I was exhausted.

At 5:00 Blue barked to go out.

Of course she barked to go out.

She had eaten an entire loaf of bread as well as the whole fruit bowl, and now she had to throw up.

It’s a predictable routine.

It’s been a long time since I pulled an all-nighter for New Year’s.

I kind of remember it being a lot more fun.

But yeah, that’s how we’re ringing in 2022.

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Christmas Cookie Fails

Christmas Cookie

The Christmas cookies were cooling on the racks.

I got busy with cleaning up.

Five minutes later, they were gone.

Every last cookie was gone.

And there was Blue, grinning from ear to ear.

Her tail was wagging like crazy.

“Thanks Mom,” she seemed to be gushing, “Those were my favorite.”

What a numbskull.

Me, I’m the numbskull.

I keep forgetting how big she is.

Wrigley was small and couldn’t reach the countertops.

Plus, she was regal and dignified and wouldn’t stoop to such nonsense.

Blue has no problem stooping to such nonsense.

There will probably be some Christmas cookie pukage tonight.

I scrubbed everything down and started baking a new batch.

Obedience class starts in January.

Merry Christmas!