Possumblog

Obviously, that dog should be named George Jones. Possum for short.

I hate it when someone beats me to the punchline by 2 full minutes. If only I hadn't stopped to read the post.

3 full minutes! If only I hadn't typed the second sentence.

He certainly does have the sleeping-it-off part down, but I'm worried about what he'd do behind the wheel of a car...

If you name him George Jones, then you'd have to eventually get a b*ch and name her Tammy Wynette. Stand by your dog ...

Do they make Dogloo spackle? Does this call for the handyman's handy duck tape? Or maybe some plastic welding? I hope the Dogloo meets your neighborhood eye-sore criteria for out-buildings.

Hmmm--"Spackle" would be a pretty interesting name!

But no, no glue will work on the thing because it's polyethylene. It'll have to be heated and fused back together at some indeterminate point in the future. The interim solution is just as you speculated: duct tape. The eyesore condition is no longer a problem, now that we have a privacy fence. I can put up my great big Dogloo, or walk around in stark flabby hairy nakedness, and no one will be able to say a word about it.

That’s a cute pup but then again most are. There is some resemblance to a cartoon dog; I just can’t place which one. How does the rest of the family feel?
If JB Weld and duct tape can’t fix it what can?

"JB Weld" would be a pretty good name, too.

Everyone's in love with the little feller. Poor Lightning is surely plotting a way to become more lovable so he won't get ignored. Unless he wants to be ignored.

I think cats love to see a dog in the house. That way, the people don't pester them so much. Nice looking pooch. Might as well let him come in the house, and have the run of the place.

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tony

Congratulations. Taking a refuge dog is a great thing to do. It will love you always.

The beagle half will dig and the terrier half will want to hunt rats. Do you have subterranean rats up there?

Bite your tongue, Bill. Our house is messy enough as it is.

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KitchenHand, one of the nice things about living on top of a hill is that below the few inches of topsoil the contractor saw fit to throw on the yard, the stuff underneath is nothing but hard clay and sandstone all the way to the core of the Earth. Therefore, we have not been blessed with gopher rats, voles, shrews, or meerkats, so the pup will just have to dig for the sheer joy of it.

SO far though, he's not decided to dig anything, although he's quite the cockroach (or rather, giant palmetto bug) hunter.

He's a very cute little thing. Are we placing bets yet on how long it will be before he becomes your dog and the children will have nothing to do with him?

Well, you have to remember that this is Bec's puppy, and she's the most committed of all the kids to making sure things get done, and get done the right way. Don't bet more than you can lose!

Well, the pup looks like he feels lonely. Perhaps you could get him a canine companion?

::ignoring Stan::

He already has his very own cat. What he wants is a rug by the fire-- those pups are always planning ahead.

Let him build his own fire.

Wait--on second thought...

What happens if you put up your great big Nakedness, and walk around in your stark flabby hairy Dogloo?

Oh - and he looks like he's choosing which bike is going to be his.

Skinnydan--asking the questions no one else is brave enough to ask.

As for bikes, he's going to have to get a job and buy his own.

"brave" in this instance being a euphemism for "rude" "uncouth" "shameless" and/or "insane."

And you're tough. Even my cheap grandpa bought half of a bike for my dad (Pops had to pay for the other half - even in the 1950s you couldn't buy half a bike.)

In fairness, it was dad's Bar Mitzvah, so maybe when doggie turns 2 you could get him a unicycle.

Only if he's willing to go to work and earn his keep as "Patches, the Unicyle Riding Dog."

Is the name "Patches"?

That takes me back to that awful song.

Yes, but it's not the same Patches as the song. She came up with the name on her own based on the fact that he has little patches of color on him.

You know I can't resist when it comes to lyrics:

I was born and raised down in Alabama
On a farm way back up in the woods
I was so ragged the kids would call me patches
Papa used to kid me about it
Of course deep down inside
He was thinkin he had done all he could do
...
With tears in his eyes on his dyin bed
He said, "Patches, I'm depending on you son
I tried to do my best, It's up to you to do the rest"

I'd print the rest, but it's just too depressing. After reading it I'm surprised it sold as much as it did, but I suppose there's a market for sad songs, or lamentations if you prefer.

That's a different song.

Well, obviously, it's time for a different, more upbeat, more canine-flavored Patches song...

You got patches on your tires,
You got patches on your shoes,
You got patches in the carpet,
And here I'm tellin' you,
My name is Patches,
And I have more to do.

I'm a puppy, man, a legend,
What they all say is true.

I continue to be amazed at the creativity displayed by the Possumblog readership.

Presto (Yorkie) and Beau (Shi-pom) have chewed up the pillows on Charles' chenille sofa.

Probably $75 apiece, if not more. Very nice fringe they had.

Patches has attached himself to my ten-year old pair of yard shoes that I kept by the back door. They were already in pieces, so it's okay with me. He doesn't seem to chew much on other things.

And why the dog is odd looking? Or may be I don't know how an Eskimo spitz must look like?

Well, that's the thing--we were going to get a Spitz (which are medium-sized, fluffy white Nordic-type dogs with pointy ears and a curly tail), but this one is definitely NOT that type of pup. But he's a good sweet dog, and Rebecca loves him, so I suppose I'll just have to pretend.