3 FUNNY DOGS

Blessings Come in Unexpected Packages

Don’t you find that to be true? From second grade on I wanted my very own dog. It was this dog that lived in my heart and mind.  I used to draw pictures of it all the time. It was my “go to”
picture whenever any teacher would say draw something. TA DA! There was my dog!  It seemed this dog that lived in my head and heart was never going to come along.  So, I put my hopes and dreams about a dog on the back burner and went on with my life.Finally, when I was 26, I was flipping through a magazine and saw the cutest little puppy and instantly knew I wanted a dog like this one.  It was a little ball of golden fur, it’s name was Buff, that’s it! That would be my dog’s name. I cut the picture out of the magazine and carried it in my wallet and when any one would care to listen, I would pull out my picture and show them my dog, Buff.  When they would say, “That’s your dog?” (because they could tell it was a magazine picture), I would just say, “Not yet, but she’s going to be someday!”  I really believed that someday this little ball of golden fluff would come to me.  I knew this dog in the picture didn’t resemble my dog that I had drawn my whole life, but I would be content with my magazine dog “Buff”. 
I showed my magazine dog to my best friend and she agreed that it was a cute dog and decided she should get a dog just like that, too!  And, she named her pretend dog “Snuggy”.  We planned how Snuggy and Buff would be best friends and look just alike -- it would be so fun!

After about a year of carrying my magazine picture around, I went to apply for a new job.  In the middle of my job interview this black dog with really long hair and a severe under bite, jumped up on the couch.  Now remember, I am a dog lover, but I thought this was the ugliest dog I had ever seen. Still I reached out to pet her.  SHE BIT ME! 

Dogs don’t bite me! They love me -- they know I get them. They KNOW I’m a dog lover.  When she bit me, she was scolded by her owner, “Buff! Stop it! Get Down!”

What? This ugliest dog that just bit me is named Buff? I wanted this job, but could I be around this dog day after day that had the name of my dream dog? Wouldn’t that just ruin it for me? Plus, who names a black dog “Buff”? 

Later, after I got the job and Buff bit me day after day, I asked, “Why did you name her Buff?”  Here’s the explanation I got  -- “when she was a puppy she ate everything just like she was at a buffet, so I named her Buff.  :) 

So, have you figured it out?  This Buff was meant for me. She eventually became my dog and I ended up loving her so much and thinking she was the cutest dog in the world. She became my best friend -- just not in the package I expected. But, whenever I would ask God to send Buff to me someday, I had only used her name. I hadn’t described her.  I ended up getting the perfect dog for me.  We had many, many great years together. She lived to be 17 1/2.  I believe we will be together again someday. Boy, do I look forward to seeing her!  Oh, and guess what? Snuggy ended up coming along too -- only she looked just like magazine dog!  Snuggy and Buff did become best friends. So, I did end up with everything I hoped for.Can anyone tell me why it highlighted all these words and how not to do that?
Thank you! :) 



 

How It All Began

I think some people are just born animal lovers. I think this was true for me. I was a born dog lover. No one had to teach me to see the joy, fun and fulfillment that can come by having a deep bond with a dog.

However, I must admit my stepfather influenced me to see the beauty of a dog's personality.  Not by any life lessons he sat down and taught me, but I learned how to see the value of a dog through his eyes. I have to say it was one of the best things he taught me. But, although we had family dogs, Bebe and Julie, and they brought me such a sense belonging and connection, still they weren't all mine.  Therefore my stepfather, seeing and understanding my true love for dogs would love to provoke me at times.  During my early years of high school I remember him seeing me lying on the floor playing with the dogs, throwing the ball, laughing, having a good time, and he would say to my mom so I could hear him, "When are they picking up the dogs?"  She would throw "that look" at him and say "STOP IT!" That's all it would take to engage me. "What?  What?  What are you talking about?  Who's picking up the dogs?  Where are they going?"  "Oh Mom didn't tell you?" he would say to me.  "We have decided to give away the dogs.  The man is coming today to pick them up.  They are going to a farm - you better say goodbye."  Instantly, I would go from the joy of playing with Bebe and Julie to utter emotional chaos of grieving the loss of them.
Right at that moment is when he should have walked over to the jar and added more money for my future counseling.  :)  Wouldn't that be funny if parents really had to do that, add money to THE COUNSELING JAR?  Whenever they do something that created the emotional chaos, if they would have to toss more money in the jar?  On the sending the dogs to the farm day, my stepfather should have had to put at least $300 in the COUNSELING JAR!!  Maybe more! Or should the price have gone up the second time he did it or the third time?  Oh yes, my mom tried to tell me that he was just messing with my head, and he got a real kick out of my reaction.  But, he knew just what to say to trigger me, and it did, many times, until I realized. . . that tea cup poodles were not exactly the breed of dog that is sent off to a farm.:)  I couldn't wait for the day until I had a dog that was all my own!

Introducing 3 Funny Dogs

Hi, and thanks for stopping by! My name is Deb and I have 3 Funny Dogs. 

For a long time I've wonder if only I, and those close to me, thought my dogs were funny. You know, the " I think my kids are the smartest" syndrome.  I thought I was just experiencing that, BUT THEN, I began noticing other people who were around them starting to chuckle, watch them, and even sometimes say, "They're Funny!" To that I would usually reply  "Really? You think so? Because I think they're really funny!"  There's not a day that goes by that they don't entertain me in some way. They make me smile many times through out the day.  They bring me such joy! I even get Joy from watching them sleep!  I have been taking pictures and videos of them since the first moment I laid eyes on them.

Sadly, I lost most of their baby photos when I failed to. . . oh you can guess, I can't even bring myself to recall that.  Anyway, I feel like it's not fair to just keep the joy to myself any longer it's time for me to introduce them to the world. My hope is that they will bring you joy, some smiles, and even some laughter. (I've even caught some non dog people noticing them and grinning) as I share stories, pictures and videos of them I hope they do add to your day in their Funny Dog way.

I invite you to check back often to see what they have been up to and feel free to leave me a comment and share them with anyone else you know that could use some grins.  What better way to start my first blog post by introducing my three funny dogs!                                                       

     Beazer

Buie

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