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| LIAM RESTING ON HIS PILLOW-NOTE INSCRIPTION |
I feel it is my duty as a parent to bring my only child, Liam Joseph McNiff-Nikol. You may not have known his full name. I put in Joseph as his middle name to honor his Daddy Paul whose middle name is Joseph. Of course, it is one of those fake Confirmation names, not a legal one. Catholics without middle names do this, having felt deprived of a middle name, they use this religious event to stick one in between their first and last names. That is another story, for another blog post.
Liam Joseph does not like doggy gatherings. He prefers the company of humans. When dogs and humans are together he will always go to the human and leave the dog. So why did I think that he would love this party? Or even like it?
On his report card after a boarding stay he always receives high marks in the "Lounging with Staff" category.
We arrive. Liam only shows interest in licking and kissing the staff, trainers and other doggy parents. When he is brought into the play room, he expresses his disdain for this doggy party by trying to escape through every door. Failing to achieve that; he jumps and kisses the party monitor.
He then climbs on top of the highest elevation and stays put until we rescue him from his party misery.
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| A DOGGY PARTY-ER ATTEMPTS TO BE FRIENDS |
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| LIAM IS WHERE HE WANTS TO BE |
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| WELL THIS WAS FUN |
There will probably be a Halloween gathering. Liam will not wear a costume. He is the only dog that will not pose with Santa or even enter the room where the Holiday photos are shot.
I am bringing him to all events though. I worry that he will really forget he is a dog. I want him to have doggy friends. I want to compare notes with the other parents. I want to support Best in Show Pet Resort.
Once home on his couch, Liam sits with the IPAD. He much prefers this kind of Social Network. This excursion has been exhausting.
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| LIAM LIKES THE ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK |
