Saturday, March 18, 2006

Chewing Barbie


I don't know how many of y'all come here every day for your dog fix, but I suspect that there's a fair number. And a subset of those are the Boston terrier fans who especially dig googly-eyed dogs. Being one, I know you'll do practically anything for a cute BT picture. I have calendars, for Pete's sake, full of dogs who are about half as cute as Chet. I never thought I would be somebody who sought out socks with my dog on them, but I do. I have a BT sticker on my car. I go out and buy this stuff. Now That is Scary. Can a Chet Baker calendar be far behind?
So, in this post, I pander to you, Googly Eyed Dog People. As I write, Chet Baker is sulking atop my half-packed suitcase, his eyes saying it all. You just got home, you creep. How in tarnation can you be packing again?
See Future Posts for What Chet Was Up To while I was struggling with Blogger, my suitcase half-packed...

They're so sweet when they're puppies, before all the baggage arrives, before they figure out how to ruin your morning with one baleful glare. Before they become some sort of hairy amalgam of pet, child, and vengeful spouse. So I present Chet at about five months of age, as he was beginning a dental campaign that would reduce Barbie down to a nubbly torso. (Which was fine with Phoebe; she had already wrapped her in white tape and mummified her long before).

3 Comments:

At 8:36 PM, Anonymous jemkagily said...

Dear Julie,

Sign us up as unabashed Chet Baker afficionadoes, my daughter Fiona and I. And as such I feel it is my duty to report that today, while listening to BBC Radio 2 on the computer, I heard my favorite on-air personality, Jonathon Ross, slander Boston Terriers. He is of the opinion that BTs have a habitual guilty expression, as if they're perpetually feeling dreadfully sorry about something they've done, which you may or may not have discovered yet. Alas, Chet Baker's expression in that last photo may bear this out. He looks semi-demonic, and reminds me of that moment when the Grinch gets a terrible, awful idea....

But we still just adore him!

 
At 8:45 PM, Blogger LauraHinNJ said...

Precious photos! Can't wait for the calendar ;-)

 
At 9:04 PM, Blogger Maureen said...

I"m a Chet fan, though it's because I find black-and-white terriers in general irresistible (my own Toy Fox Terrier, Fox Terriers, Rat Terriers, Jack Russells, and of course, Bostons). I love the terrier intelligence and energy - which Chet obviously has in abundance.

Robin (my new puppy) looks quite angelic in my icon, but earlier today his spazzy evil twin emerged and in this photo he seemed to be saying You want googly eyes? I'll give you googly eyes!

Actually, I think he thought the camera was a new chew toy. Dogs are the best!

 

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