Hey everybody, and thank you Freddie Girl for letting me tell people why we haven't been around for awhile. Well, you see the picture above? That is why I haven't gotten much done for the last couple of months. His name is Oliver and he was born August 30th last year. He is a Cockapoo, part cocker spaniel, part poodle. I had a poodle growing up and Freddie Girl was a cocker spaniel. I thought...they were both great dogs, so let's just combine the breeds. They were both girls and Oliver is a boy...I had been warned that having a boy would be a totally different experience, yet loving and rewarding. I didn't realize how much work he would be. Let's just say he was "born to be wild"! And THAT he is....WILD, but very, very sweet at the same time. It's been a long time since I had a puppy, and I don't recall Freddie Girl being so full of energy. Don't get me wrong, she had her moments, but Oliver, WHEW! He is five months old now and calming down a little, and the baby teeth are falling out. Boy are they sharp, Chicago Cutlery would be envious. I thought about asking Dr. Josh if he could just pull them all and let me bottle feed him until the new ones came in. He didn't quite go for that idea. Pair that with the endless energy, and sometimes he just looks like a "BOUNCING BALL OF TEETH"! Oliver, of course like all puppies, is really into chewing, but he gets so passionate about it, his chewing turns into bites. But he is a HAPPY BITER, not a vicious biter. He is so excited just to be alive he wants to SINK HIS TEETH INTO EVERYTHING! Mostly me, I am his favorite chew toy! We have been going to "puppy school", really to TEACH ME! What worked for Freddie Girl doesn't necessarily work for Oliver. They tell me Oliver is really smart and he has the makings of a PERFECT DOG....if I can survive puppyhood!
I don't mean to sound like I am complaining, I LOVE HIM more and more every day! I knew I needed a dog that would be sweet like Freddie Girl, but different...so I wouldn't feel like I was replacing her. I knew that when I did get another dog, he would be the PERFECT DOG for me. And that is what Oliver is! I am really looking forward to him growing old with me. When he isn't being wild, he likes to cuddle and when he looks up at me with those adoring eyes, my heart melts.....and then he bites my nose!
So....that is pretty much what I have been up to for the last couple of months, and also why the blog suddenly went missing. I've heard this from other dog owners, and it's probably not a really good excuse, but Oliver can't stand for me to be on the computer or the phone. He usually gets incarcerated in his crate while I have to be on one of them....but I am what most people call a "softy". So until I become one with a cold, cold, heart and make him stay in there until I get things done....I have been coming to Starbucks every day to get the blog back up and running. Say what you will about Starbucks, but MY STARBUCKS is the best one in the world. I have made some really good friends with the people that work there and with my neighbors who come in for their daily caffeine fix....and I appreciate them for letting me come and spend my time with them.
Okay, like Freddie Girl told you, we're working on a system to bring something to you on a pretty regular basis. If you are reading this, we sure would love it if you could tell some of your friends about us, and then maybe they could tell some friends, and so on and so forth. Freddie Girl helped me pick out a couple of "songs of the day" to welcome Oliver, and the "Theme From Cheers" is for my friends that work at Starbucks. I always wanted a place around the corner like Cheers where everybody knows my name. And now I do....I even have my little table, next to the electrical outlet, where I can hopefully get some blogging done. Just call me "Norm"!
Oh, and for those of you that have inquired about whether Oliver will become a part of the "it's Freddie Girl" comic strip....I don't think so. Freddie Girl's comic strip will continue to deal with Mommie, Dr. Josh, Preston & Ogelthorpe, Sebastian, and a lot of new friends...and of course her "Music Hound" career. Oliver deserves his own comic strip...he is already hilarious. So someday, Oliver will be the star of his OWN comic.
Thanks for listening and reading....and now, your songs of the day! Love, MOMMIE
SONGS OF THE DAY....
"Bouncing Around the Room" by PHISH ..."Crazy In Love" by SWITCHFOOT.... "Theme from Cheers" by SOUTH
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