Pretty much once a day I turn to Kevin and ask him, \u201cHow could someone not love this dog?!?!\u201d<\/p>\n
We got the girls because my friend was having a difficult pregnancy and her doctor recommended a cat hair free environment. She was heart broken and only agreed to part with the girls with the greatest of reluctance.<\/p>\n
But Artie was given up because someone didn\u2019t want him. How is this possible? How could you not love this dog? Even more baffling, how could be so cruel that you\u2019d hit him in anger?<\/p>\n
His latest thing is he\u2019s turned into a real sneaky seat stealer. You\u2019ll be lounging on the sofa, watching TV or reading a book, and decide to get a refill on your coffee or the phone rings and when you get back, there\u2019s this big fat dog curled up on your spot. Lately, he\u2019s gotten even more daring. If you stand up for even a moment to get the remote or pick up a magazine, in the .2 seconds your rump is off the sofa, he\u2019ll scooch right in there and settle down like he\u2019s been sleeping there for hours. I\u2019ve tried sitting on him but he really doesn\u2019t mind. Call or start tugging on his collar and I swear he\u2019ll start to fake sleeping and even throw in a few snores as if to convince you that he\u2019s fallen into slumber. Like that\u2019ll fool you or something. The only way to reclaim your seat is to go into the kitchen and start crinkling food wrappings. He\u2019ll suddenly \u201cwake up\u201d and come running into the kitchen. Of course, once he realizes it\u2019s merely a rouse, the race is on and we both dash back toward the couch. He\u2019s usually faster than me but he\u2019s lower to the ground and has those extra legs so it\u2019s not really a fair race.<\/p>\n
They say you can find anything on Google so I decided to run a search for Artie. I was bored and just fooling around. I never excepted to find anything but, well, try it for yourself.<\/p>\n
Run Artie + Oregon + catahoula. (That\u2019s his \u201cI\u2019m-really-wierded-out-by-what-you-are-doing-please-stop-it\u201d look.)<\/p>\n
The sad part is, if you tried Christine + McLaughlin + Oregon, I\u2019m not found. I\u2019ve been surpassed by my dog. Guess I better get used to sitting on the floor for a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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