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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Can you find Divot?

Here is a picture that kind of gives you an idea of how big Shadow is. If you look closely, inside the cage is a small blond puff of fur named Divot. That's my mom's Maltese. When my parents come to town, we usually keep Divot in a cage, not because the two dogs fight, but just to keep Shadow from accidentally stepping on Divot. One misstep from our beast, and Divot would be in serious trouble.


Truth be told, when the two dogs are together, Divot is the one that is the aggressor, growling and yapping at Shadow. Shadow pretty much thinks Divot is a living stuffed animal, and just wants to play.


Speaking of stuffed animals, the last time my parents were in town, they brought a teddy bear which was Divot's toy. After they left, Shadow continued to play with the teddy bear, but not destroy it. This is unusual behavior for Shadow, because usually when he gets a stuffed animal, it's a matter of minutes before it is nothing but a "skin" on the floor next to a big pile of batting material. I don't know if Shadow thinks the bear actually IS Divot, or if it just smells like him, or if Shadow just misses his little buddy, but that was about a year ago, and the teddy bear is still in one piece. A record!


Well, hopefully my parents will visit soon and Shadow can see his pal again.

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