Well....sometimes my children's teeth are furry...but this post is about our 4 legged furry children. Cricket is going on 15 years and showing it! Her once-beautiful apricot coat is now wirey and coarse and doesn't conceal her liver spots all down her back. Her eyes stain a lot more making her look like Tammy Faye Baker after a tele-thon. But she is loved by all.
When everyone was up for Nate's baptism she enjoyed the extra attention from Granny and the kids. She has had this HORRIBLE cough which made for lots of jokes over the weekend. Heather said her name has changed from "Cricket" to "Poor Cricket"...since that is what we say when we talk about her! Even with her crazy hair and the food stuck in her facial hair...I sure love her and don't mind kissing her face!
Nate LOVES the dogs. He always wants one of the dogs to sleep with him at night and often "calls Obie" before bed...like he is claiming his territory. Since Obie is not allowed on our bed he will oftentimes lie down at the foot of Nate's bed. In the middle of the night Nate will reach down, grab Obie by the middle and pull him up so he will sleep right next to him. It is very precious to see! If Nate can't have Obie he will want Cricket to sleep with him. The dogs always start off at the foot of Nate's bed....but this is what I found one day this week. He had pulled Cricket up to sleep next to him as well!
Everyone who meets Obie thinks he is a mutant. They either have never heard of a Bichon Frise or if they have will say "He is NOT a Bichon"....well he is...he is just a giant. We weren't looking to get a Bichon...I knew nothing about the breed...we just walked into the pet store and 2 jours later were walking out with a bewildered 4 month Bichon. He had spent all his life in his kennel so he was a little shell-shocked but has turned out to be the best dog for our family! He tolerates everything the kids(mainly Nate) do to torture...I mean love him. He got so much attention from Forrest and Sadie this weekend as well....and he just took it all without protest!.
We love our furry children!
2 comments:
Obie is one good dog! Since I can't have him, I'm glad you can. He's got a drop dead personality. I just love him. Did you do anything for Cricket's cough?
no...her cough got better...really there isn't anything they can do for her. but she is better...hardly coughs at all! she asks about you all the time!
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