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By Gina Spadafori
October 5, 2007
Drew is the odd duck in my household. Or should I say, the odd-non-duck? He hates water (the retrievers love it). He hates getting dirty (the retrievers, well … see this). He will not put anything in his mouth unless it’s edible. (the retrievers … are retrievers).
But he gets by. In fact, he more than gets by. He is Everyone’s Favorite Dog, which is pretty good for a dog who was tossed from three homes before I fell in love with him and took him home. (Why did people not want him? It’s a mystery to me, and to everyone who meets Drew. Drew is the Perfect Gentleman if not the Most Perfect Dog of All Time.)
And The Drewbinator knows he’s cool.
Because I have retrievers, I have Chuckits. Great for exhausting the ball-crazy goofies, but generally not of much use if your dog isn’t interested in retrieving. Drew, however, has figured out an alternate use for them, as back-scratchers. In this picutre, my neighbor John obliges.
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My two BCs love the Chuckit, but they too make it clear as day when they want their haunches scratched instead of the tennis ball thrown. The little girl especially, I start in with the Chuckin and she gets her rear end shaking like a Latina pop star.
Comment by Christopher — October 5, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
Oh, and in the photo of the Drewbinator, is that one Starbucks for you and one for the dog? My two know the word “DQ” now and if I have to make a stop off before we get there they pound on the dash board that I made a wrong turn and that the Ice Cream shack is the other way!
I’ll be the guy who invented the cupholder never appreciated that it would be used one day as a dog-treat-stability enhancer. It’s fun trying to watch them fight for passenger seat space… one usually ends up on the floor or arching in from the back seat over the console to get to their cup. Dublin likes the Rootbeer Freeze and Celeste is partial to the Watermelon Arctic Rush with softserve. They don’t share either.
Comment by Christopher — October 5, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
Both large cuppas, on that day, were mine. I’ve since tried to cut back (a little) on the java.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — October 6, 2007 @ 12:19 am
Chuckit? What’s a Chuckit? When you have Frenchies, things like Chuckits might as well be back scratchers—that’s the only purpose they’d ever deem it acceptable for.
Comment by Dr. Patty Khuly — October 6, 2007 @ 6:00 am
“(Why did people not want him? It’s a mystery to me, and to everyone who meets Drew. Drew is the Perfect Gentleman if not the Most Perfect Dog of All Time.)” It is a mystery to me. My Ace, Sable, Orbit, Browser, and Mom’s Lady were all throw aways. And well, if they aren’t perfect, they are still wonderfull and did not deserve what life handed them. Wanna see so pictures? Go to http://www.myspace.com/pzzld
I am working on the page, so we don’t have any friends yet (how’s that for pawthetic)
Comment by Schnauzer — October 7, 2007 @ 8:47 am