This week I have 2 puppies and It’s been incredible! Chewie’s big brother Rufus is staying with me while his Dads are on a pseudo-vacay. I love these little guys – they keep me laughing 24/7 – and they are 2 of the most well-behaved, sweetest dogs you will ever meet. We completely lucked out! Well, my Chewbacca is a little bit grumpy (on the outside) but that’s part of his charm – my little curmudgeon. And because this is his normal temperature, it’s really difficult to take him seriously (read: to not laugh out loud) when he grumbles because Rufus has officially claimed 1st lap position while I am working. Grumble, grumbley, grumble… grumble. He totally sounds like a little old man.
As grumpy as Chewie can be, Rufus is the complete opposite. Totally wide eyed and affectionate. He will lick a hole in your arm if you let him. He’s game for anything. And he falls for every trick. So I definitely have to protect him from Dug and ‘the sock game’. No good can come of ‘the sock game.’ Basically it starts with Dug sweet talking a puppy with one of his humongo sweat socks in hand – dirty or clean, it’s of no consequence to him. And it ends with a teeny, tiny puppy wandering around bumping into things looking like some minor Star Wars creature.
To be completely honest, it’s one of the funniest things, and once it starts I can barely control myself from laughter, so it’s best to intervene as soon as one sees Dug with the sock and the wide-eyed, tell-tale expression…