“I’m pretty sure Dad wouldn’t like you sleeping on his computer.”
“It’s so nice and warm, though. Why don’t you cozy up?”
“Okay, is this better?
“I would say so. There are no words running around on you.”
“So where did Mon go anyway?”
“She went to the store to get food.”
Human food, I’ll bet.”
“Well, she sometimes gets our food too.”
“I’m just thinking about a nice taste of peanut butter.”
“We only get that when it is crate time.”
“Whoa, that’s right. We are not in our crates.”
“You just scared the bejeezes out of me jumping up like that.”
“I hear the garage door.”
“I’m going for the back of the couch. I can see better from there.”
“What do you see from there?”
“Mom’s pulling in right now.”
“Why do I hear a noise in the backyard?”
“That’s the mowers for the house behind us. Trust me, Mom is out this way.”
“I’ll take your word. Let me know when we should start the bark-a-thon.”
“Not yet. Let’s let her enter the door, then we’ll cut loose. We need to rush her, too.”
“Yeah, and lots of jumping till she screams, “No jumping.”
“You got it. Ready?
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Your lovely girls. 🩷 Much love to you, Mrs H, Twiggy and Tempeste, dear John. Xxx 🩷
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Thank you, Jane. Love back to you and Tim. ❤️
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I thought Tempeste was typing up the blog post or starting your next novel for you! Dot and Lia start the barking the minute they hear the key in the door and are all over me before I even get in the house. You’d think I had been gone for weeks!
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They love you. Don’t forget every minute is like seven.
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The girls have their routine down well, John. Like Darlene said, I thought Tempest had taken over for you today.
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I came into the room and there she was. Who knows what she was doing. Thanks, Dan
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Both pups sure do get coordinated in their actions, John. Do their antics make it easier for you to put words in their mouths?
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I basically react to their actions. I take the photos and the the story begins to form. As you may imagine there is very little I can do to direct them. So, I have to follow their lead. Thanks GP.
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It’s good to have a plan. Sounds like they have things well choreographed.
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Yes this is a case of the inmates running the asylum. Thanks, Craig.
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Now only do they have a routine, it’s planned, too … just to get under Mom’s skin. But that seems a bit risky.
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Very risky especially when mom is dressed in black or white.
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Young ladies… you are most certainly more fun than a barrel of monkeys AND more delightful than a fresh jar of peanut butter! xx
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Oooooooh Miss Anette. You just mentioned our favorite thing. Fresh or no we love peanut butter. Thank you for the compliment. 😁
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The hope for peanut butter springs eternal!
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Always. Just the mention of the name gets action. 😁
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Sleeping on the computer, huh? Maybe Tempeste secretly wants to be a writer! Or thinks she’s helping. Twiggy is definitely the supervisor. 🙂
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I could not imagine what she was doing. Thanks, Joan. Yes, Twiggy has taken the supervisor role.
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Great collection. They look comfortable.
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They certainly are comfortable, Charles. Thanks.
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Barking hello to Mom and jumping as a hello dance shows their happiness and attention demand.
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Yes indeed, Tim it does. Thanks. 😊 They do love their Mama.
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They have their routine down. (Going through their checklist gave me nasty flashbacks of ISO 9000 certification.) Sending them belly rubs.
Thanks for the smiles, John.
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I feel your pain on the ISO 9000 certification. Went through that as well. Thanks for the belly rubs, Miss Staci.
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Oh, so funny. I hope the computer survived
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Yes, it was fine. A few weird key strokes that I hope the government will ignore but all else fine. Thanks, Robbie.
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😂🤗
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😂
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These two are so much fun. Twiggy does have her hands full trying to keep Tempeste in line. Good luck, little one!
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Thank you, Miss Lois. Mom named her Tempeste for a reason. 😁
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Another great pup exchange. They are brilliant…or maybe it’s their interpreter. 😄
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Let’s let them have the brilliance, Gwen. It makes it easier to hide behind them. Thanks 😁
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Number one, that explains the odd email I got from you. A few spelling errors, but not bad – maybe they can help you with your next book.
Second – I loved the banter today – awesome.
Thanks,
Tom
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Ha ha ha. Thanks, Tom.
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Fun story. I can totally see dogs plotting this.
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Thank you, Pat.
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Very welcome, John.
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You are welcome, John.
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Somehow I figured that’s what they would do when your wife came in the house! Did your computer survive?
And peanut butter? You’re letting the girls’ secrets out!
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Yes the computer is fine. There two will tell anyone who will listen about their desire for peanut butter.
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So ear scratches and peanut butter for both of them!
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Aw, you are the best Miss Noelle.
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How I’d love to see them cut loose. Must take Mom’s breath away. I’d too bark for a little peanut butter. 🙂
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They do tend to make a lot of noise.
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Women. What can you do.
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Can’t live with and can’t live without.
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They’re so cute, and think of them like a coupla girls I know. So they have tails. Goils are goils.
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Love that, Susannah. 😊
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Those two are so cheeky.
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Yes they are. Thanks, Esther
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Love their plan to greet Mom! Maybe they will get sone peanut butter without the crate for all their effort 🙂
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I think they may. Thanks, Denise.
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A well planned attack! Love it, John!
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Thanks, Jan
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They are definitely in cahoots, those two! Keep you on your toes, that is for sure and certain!
Love the Thursday posts!
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I’m so glad you do.
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You know it! 🙂
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😁
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Seeing those dogs curled up on the couch tired me out. I need a nap.
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You deserve one.
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I’ve found Bond curled up on mine more than once – and he loves to walk across it when I’m using it, lol.
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Tempeste likes the walk over too.
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“no words running around on you” 😅 Cute and cozy! Thank you for the smiles. 🙏🏻
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Thanks for letting me know.
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The bark-a-thon happens daily at our house too. My wife drives down the hill to get our mail, and comes back two minutes later. You would have thought she had been gone for a week by Lulu’s reaction.
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Ha ha ha. Fun image, Pete. 😁
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They are so cute, John. It’s great that they have each other to pal around with when you’re gone. 🙂
We have a spare room where we are staying right now – no furniture, so we turned it into Goldie’s crate. She loves it – The cat’s crate is under the window with a blanket on it, and that is her favorite lookout spot – even better than the couch!
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Sounds terrific for both of them. They love the security of their own place. Thanks for sharing, Marsha. 😁
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You’re welcome, John! 🙂
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Hah, the girls are well-trained.They have trained themselves well to know when to start and when to stop barking 😆 They are precious ❤️
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Sometimes there is a fine line which gets blurred. Thanks, Marie.
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Yes, don’t sleep on the computer. You are going to accidentally post something embarrassing, and dad will get mad. This was a great post though.
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Or send something to the IRS before it is time. 😂
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Ha ha that would not be good
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In fact it would be bad.
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They are so funny, you can’t believe that they belong to the fighting dog breed. xx Michael
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Well that was eons ago. There is no more fight in them.
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One can see it. They are so cute, but their facial expression is sometimes really afraid. xx Michael
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That is the way to get more treats. 😁
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:-))
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You’ve gotta love a coordinated greeting! Good thing you got that computer away from Tempeste — you might have been surprised by the things arriving at your front door!
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You’ve gotta love a coordinated greeting! Good thing you got that computer away from Tempeste — you might have been surprised by the things arriving at your front door!
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Or the government black ops group paying a visit.
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Black & white guardians! No bee pass unnoticed!😁😁😁🍻🍤🍤🍤Thank you for the report, dear John.
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My pleasure, Maria.
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I didn’t realize how much preparation went into a greeting until the girls learned me something new. Thanks ladies.
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You are welcome Mr. Marc. We are thrilled that we can foster learning and promote peanut butter.
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Ha!
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You guys have the whole ‘Welcome Wagon’ thing down pat. Hope you didn’t startle your mum, otherwise she may not share any treats.
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She is pretty used to our greetings. The fun part is when she is wearing black. My white hair is like a magnet to that color. Thanks, Miss Monika.
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Clearly she loves you to pieces…why else would she cart your hair on her clothes, all the time reminding her how much she loves you. 😉
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That is true for sure, Miss Monika.
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“No jumping” giggle. It’s as if they really do decide to wait and then pounce into crazy mode. Glad to read all is well.
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All is fantastic, Audrey. I hope the same is true for you.
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Way to go guys!
Did you start a blog while dad wasn’t looking?
My hand is still messy for lots of typing, so please tell dad the post is done. I will schedule it for 4am Jan. 22.
OX OX OX OX
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Dad wants to know if you can send a link once scheduled. He’s not too friendly when he gets up at 4:00AM to schedule your announcement post. I hope your hand is okay though.
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No worries!!!!! Any day, any time. I get up to read it, when get up. I find I catch a few more overseas pals that way.
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😊X
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Haha! I hope the girls gave Mom a good bark-a-thon.
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They did. (as usual.) 😁
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Lol double trouble always so clever. Hope your laptop still works, lol 🙂
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Thanks, Debby. For some reason this was in SPAM.
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I told you. I like to hang out there for some reason. 🙂
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You should demand drinks
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You are correct! lol 🙂
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😁
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Wonder if Tempeste was looking for GPT or Deepseek on your laptop for some intelligent conversation?
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Could well be. ChatGPT is there, so maybe. Thanks, Ankur.
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