Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Have a Snowman Toy

“What’s your favorite part of playing with snowmen, Twiggy?”

“I like pulling his arms. A nice twisted cord with a knot at the end.”

“I like making him squeak till everyone in the house wonders what’s going on.”

“That’s okay till you get to the stuffing and the squeaker is out.”

“Oh yeah. Then all heck breaks loose.”

“Well, you have to admit, Mom is trying to keep you out of the vet’s office.

“Lucky for us, we haven’t had to go. But it’s not from a lack of trying.”

“Watch those feet, will ya. I don’t know why you try so hard to rip toys apart.”

“I wish I could tell you. Maybe it’s the panther in me.”

“You sure give us all moments of concern.”

“Big stretch. What moments?”

“Well, like when a toy is ripped, and a big chunk is missing.”

” Feels good to stretch. We have had a few of those moments. Lucky for me, nothing came of it.”

“You can say that again. Good thing you have the stomach of a hippopotamus.”

“Oh, good shake. Well, now that I’m older, I don’t do that as much.”

“Except when you hit the leaves.”

“Okay, all this talk about eating things has me tired out.”

“I think I’ll join you.”

19 comments

  1. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar

    I love watching dogs enjoying themselves…

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      These two certainly do that. Thanks, Jaye

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  2. Jane Dalton's avatar

    Happy girls. 💕 Much love to you all, John. Xx ❤️

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      And love back to you and Tim, Jane. ❤️

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  3. Gwen M. Plano's avatar
    Gwen M. Plano · · Reply

    These two capture the idiom, “the life of Riley”… and entertain us all. Thank you, John, for the morning chuckles. 😊

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, Gwen. “Life of Riley” is a good way to put it. 😀

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  4. Charles Yallowitz's avatar

    Looks like a nice place for a nap.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      They love that carpet for sure. Thanks, Charles.

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  5. coldhandboyack's avatar

    These two have great lives.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      We hope so. Our entire support system is aimed in that direction. Thanks, Craig.

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  6. equipsblog's avatar

    If you can’t eat it, sleep on it. Love the dogs, philosophy.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Eat and sleep are two of their favorite things. Thanks, Pat.

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  7. Dale's avatar

    Life is good for these two! And why they feel the need to rip toys apart is beyond me. My friend has an Australian Shepherd and needless to say, I call him Destructo! I did tell her she might want to start buying things that take more effort 😉

    Happy Thursday, John!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      We have found that Kong toys last the longest. We know from Twiggy’s youth that they tend to outgrow the tear ’em up phase to a more normal activity. Thanks, Dale 😀

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  8. Darlene's avatar

    Those look like great toys! Our dogs stopped playing with toys. First they stopped pulling them apart and then they stopped playing with them. They show no interest at all in new toys so we quit buying them. Now my new pillows for the couch, that’s a different story. Those are fun to play with! Go figure!!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Tempeste loves to run under the pillows like she is a giant worm from Dune. Of course, that throws them on the floor along with the protective cover. 😀

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  9. Teri Polen's avatar

    Looks like the girls are having a great time. Bond wasn’t interested in playing much yesterday, but he had some fun watching videos for cats (fish, birds, and squirrels) on YouTube.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      That sounds like fun for sure. These two like Animal Planet. 😊

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  10. circadianreflections's avatar

    Ah, a little gnawing at the toy to get to the squeaker followed by a big stretch and a nap. Life is good for those two. 😄

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