Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy

~ John W. Howell

Lucy and Twiggy

“Hey, Lucy, I’m just finishing breakfast. Want to play?

“Sure, Little One. I like this little squirrel.”

“I call that one, ‘My Baby.’

“Oh, I guess you don’t want us tearing it up then. How about this toy that looks like lights?”

“I’m not sure, Lucy. I’m thinking maybe a new toy.”

“Oh brother. You have maybe a hundred.”

“Yes, but sometimes there is a need for a change.”

“I would keep your voice down. I could see the Boss hitting the ceiling at the thought of a new toy.”

“Okay. I’ll do the lights. IT seems I just played with these.”

“That was yesterday. Do you want to play ‘Keep away?'”

 

“Can I take a rain check on that?”

“Okay. You having a problem?”

“No. I just can’t make up my mind about which toy to play with today.”

“Let me know when you are ready. I’m telling you, though, that you need to get over it.

“Yeah. I know. Maybe Flamingo.”

83 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy”

  1. My goodness, even the pups struggle with the hard decisions of life! If only we humans were choosing between toys, what a different world we’d be living in. Thank you for this heartwarming photo story. 🙂

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  3. This was so sweet. I used to rotate my Dobe’s toy. I could put a toy in the closet for a day or so, then bring it out and he would be overjoyed at his ‘new find.’ These fur kids always make ya smile, don’t they?

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  11. Our furry friends have such rough lives. Just yesterday, it took Bond at least 5 minutes to decide where to nap for the afternoon. Guess we all live with stress.

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      1. Haha! Refresh my memory, was Lucy much younger than Bailey? Was she like a Twiggy to Bailey? Apologies if I have asked you this before, John. The older brain has a sharp mind for the most obscure memories, like the wallpaper in the mudroom of the house we lived in, 30 years ago. Yet, it fails on many other things.

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        1. Bailey was younger than Lucy. We think Lucy is about 12 years old which makes us believe there is not a lot of time left for her 😢. She and Bailey were besties. Lucy joined us after Bailey was an adult so there was no Twiggy like behaviors. Lucy and Bailey did play together all the time. Lovely memories. Thanks, Jennie

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      1. 104 degrees down here right now. But only 11% humidity. Makes the heat less oppressive, but it’s dang uncomfortable for the skin. I’m still adjusting to that part. But overall I like the weather here.

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  19. Ha-ha-ha, dear John! You have raised an important topic: too many toys. There is even a pesky squirrel! Maybe a dog bicycle or …some dog lego for Twiggy to develop her creative spirit? 🙂 🙂 🙂 The lights are impressive! The dog toy industry knows to surprise!

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  22. Decisions seem extra-hard these days, even for our pups. I used to rotate Dallas’s toys, keeping some tucked away until he seemed bored with the ones that were out. Then, when I’d bring out one of the “old” ones, he’d get all excited, as if he was welcoming an old friend. Probably the reason human brains are bigger is so we’ll make the tough choices for our fur-kids!

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  25. Decisions, decisions, decisions! What to do? They use the same tactic I use! When I can’t decide between laundry, vacuuming, doing dishes, I just leave the room and lie down!

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  27. Uh oh, Twiggy seems bored already with her toys and we don’t want the boss to hit the ceiling asking for a new one! That’s funny. 😂Decisions, decisions…

    The light toy looked pretty cool to me.

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