Thursday, May 30, 2013

He's Got a Friend

LIAM HAS HIS OWN PACK OF THREE

Liam attempted to de-squeak Wolfie and pup months ago. However, the two-in-one toy is not a squeaker toy but a close representation of a mother wolf and baby. The tag says "Mommy Wolf and baby." They are sewn together.Usually Liam commits the sqeaker removal surgery immediately. Done concurrently is de-nosing. I have a drawer full of little button-like objects that were once noses on doggie toy animals. When the operation is done, the next step is to begin shredding and tearing until toy fur tufts are all over the floor. This did not happen with the toy wolf pack of two.We do not name the squeaker toys as they have a short existence. Better to keep an emotional distance. Not so with wolf pack. Mom and baby have been with us for over a year. It might be time to commit to names for these two. Most times Liam peacefully coexists with the pair as they nestle half hidden behind the loveseat pillow. Recently though if Paul and I are talking, Liam will then race to the love seat, pluck the Wolfies from their pillow perch and embrace them

              not desert them
     need  loving care  lick sniff                                                                           parents can be so cold

             hug  rest cuddle   

                                            I guess he is showing he has a friend to talk to also.
ARE THEY DONE TALKING YET?
Curious this play only occurs when Paul and I are sitting next to each other on the couch and I am telling Paul a story. It really does not happen that often because usually Liam will insert himself between us and give me his back while offering Paul his paw. Each of us then stops talking and watches TV or reads. So we are trained.
         He's got a friend.
Thinking of a song? As a tribute to Carole King and her Gershwin Award Liam asked that we include her classic "friend" song...Bet you were all humming it already, right? Take a listen, you'll be singing along also...

This week Carole King became the first woman to be honored with the Gershwin Award for popular song by the Library of Congress. If you don't know much about it...here is the link
http://www.loc.gov/about/awardshonors/gershwin/
The catalog of songs she wrote for others comprises an astonishing array of hits. She is an involved caring person...take a look at her website
http://www.caroleking.com/
and she has a Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/CaroleKing?fref=ts
like, like
LIAM'S GOT A FRIEND

Woof, Woof