When I took Peewee to the vet last Saturday for his shots we discovered that in one month he’s gained nine pounds.
Imagine being pregnant and having your baby grow to full-term size in thirty days. Peewee is no longer a bulldog that resembles a pug, he now looks like a bulldog who’s just eaten a pug. (His name was Truman and he was delicious.)
Part of the reason we got Peewee was because Cookie was so emotionally needy. Her muscles were constantly set on Twitch. If I took a step toward the door she’d fly to the top of the stairs and crouch there, ready to fling herself out the door for WHEREVER YOU’RE GOING, IS IT A WALK? A RIDE IN THE CAR?? A TRIP TO THE DUMPSTER??? OMFG ARLREIOV ROJATJ OERJG!!!!!
Peewee, on the other hand, couldn’t care less if you stayed, went, or set your socks on fire.
Between games of tug and chase and butt-sniffing and naps in the sun, having another dog around has done just what I’d hoped it would, it’s made Cookie quit focusing on her own little OCD tendencies (anxiety chewing, anxiety licking, anxiety barfing) and given her a role in Pack Kennedy other than Emo Girl. I admit, I helped to make her that way. When Katie the Bulldog died and Cookie the Bulldog arrived to heal our broken hearts, I think I overdid it with the bonding and the hugging and the woodja-woodja-woo. To the extent that Cookie probably felt like the fourth human around here. And in the last six months she’d developed some habits — getting growly with strangers, barking at me, being a brat on the leash. Spoiled dog maneuvers that I was desperately, embarrassedly working to train out of her.
She’s still a little squirrelly, but a daily dose of vitamin Peewee seems to act like puppy Prozac.
The Nicknames So Far Earned By The Puppy We Know As Peewee:
Mr. Wee
Pee to the Wee
Darth Peewee!
i was wondering where truman went. snort.
I’m writing down ARLREIOV, ROJATJ and OERJG to use in Scrabble.
OMFG! Your doggie is so stinkin cute!
I wonder if his name will seem ironic one day soon– like calling the big guy in our group of friends, “Tiny” (which he really doesn’t enjoy). Still, Pee Wee is ADORABLE!
Jules
House of Jules
How could she not mellow out, he’s sooooo cute!
Oh man, what Antonia said.
Pee to the wee.
I’m dyin’ here.
Angie (www.AllAdither.com)
The same thing happened when we got our second dog. Our older dog used to throw up and have seizures constantly. Now he spends his time bossing the younger one around.
The puppy fat rolls! OMFG alkskgfkj ghfjgh!
Every pet needs a nickname with the “X to the Y” construction. Our cat, Velcro, is often referred to in our house as V to the C. No, it doesn’t make any sense.
Hee! Excellent work, Kennedy-Onasses. Carry on!
Yep, I love, love, love, love that last picture and would give quite a lot to bury my fingers in the Pee to the Wee fat rolls. Every bit as tempting as BABY TOES.
Glad Cookie is flourishing with Mr. Wee therapy. Good for all of you.
That is seriously the most photogenic puppy I’ve ever seen. That shot of him in the car, all smiley? I want THAT on a t-shirt!
Pee to the Wee just floats my boat.
Pee to the Wee… hahaha.
That dog is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m pretty sure I need a pug.
you need to trademark him.
just add me to the ‘cutest puppy every’ crown. LOVE his face!
oops. extra y there. i’m sure you know what i mean…
Those full body shots get me every time. Yes, I love him for his body
Pee to the Wee for the DOF in that second photo. That is PHAT!
Peewee is about the cutest puppy I have ever seen. He’s a pug and bulldog mix? That’s priceless.
They are so cute. Cookie sounds like Monk with fur and Peewee is her witty nurse.
Oooooh. Can you put up more pictures of your dogs? I’m not being facetious, they really are just TOO TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!
Oui, oui.
You should do a guest stint on the Dog Whisperer. Cesar Millan’s got nothin on you.
Did he tell you that he wants to come live at my house? Because he does.
Is Peewee mixed with another breed?
I think this post has cemented my resolve to bring a bulldog into my house. Nixon (Boston Terrier) needs a run for his money.
I think Pee to the Wee (snort!) might just give Nixon (Redneck Mommy) decent competition for Best. Dog. EVER!
You’ll get no such competition from me. My furballs go from Soooo happy to see me to lifting a leg and peeing on the kids’ computer. Oh yes! he! did!
I am just beginning to love Cesar, I’m going to get all his shows off of Netflix.
Peewee is all bulldog.
Boston terriers are one thing and I’m sure Nixon is a five-star champ, but in my next life I’m going to have at least one French bulldog. Oh la la.
I just love that face! Too cute.
Pascal goes by Lord FuzzyButt!
Awww…how sweet!
Ok, you really MUST submit that last pic to cuteoverload.com!
Mr. Peewiddums is just toooo cute.
We have a rabbit named Peanut that sometimes gets shortened to Pea-Pea. He, too, was somewhat destructive and attention-getting until we brought home a friend. Now we call them both Fuzzbucket. It works for me!
How adorable is Pee Wee! Interesting that it is helping Cookie’s behavioral issues…I wonder if it would work for our totally spoiled Diva?