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Canine Bro Hug
Best buddies. Pals. Brothers of different mothers. Wrestling partners. Whatever you want to call them, His Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey and his constant shadow, Roscoe P., are the bestest of friends. Sure, today’s photo might have been taken in the middle of a wrestling match, but Hu-Dad thought it looked like a Canine Bro Hug.
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The Dynamic Duo
The unlikely pals are as different as they can be—the curmudgeonly Typhoon and the snuggly Roscoe—yet they are virtually inseparable. Roscoe seems to be asking advice from his mentor about the best ways to entice a squirrel. Considering Typhoon’s long and successful history with rabbits (something we don’t have here), Roscoe seems to have selected the right coach.
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Suave Squirrel Sentry
Roscoe’s squirrel obsession gets the better of him as he races and runs around the yard in attempts to coax the rodents inside the fence. Frankie Suave, however, tries a much calmer, subtle approach. You can almost feel the mind-meld looking at this photo. Let’s just call this the Suave Squirrel Sentry.
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Caption This: Roscoe Yodels
Roscoe yodels. Loudly. Often. The topic of the day (or hour) changes, but he will be heard. All human conversations must wait. So, Dear Reader, fill in the blanks for us and let us know what Roscoe has to say in this week’s Caption This.
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Royal Sunshine
Tuesday gave us something we haven’t had in a while—a rain-free, sunny day with temperatures in the 60’s. We all took advantage and headed outside for as much time as possible. The Little Prince wasted no time at all claiming the sunniest spot in the yard as all his. He refused to share with anyone, claiming it’s royal sunshine.
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Happy Reunion
The separation lasted forever. The Hu-Dad abandoned poor Roscoe, left him to fend for himself. He missed his Hu-Dad. So when he saw him come into the yard, Roscoe raced to greet his Hu-Dad, to tell him he missed him, to tell him to never go away again. After all, it had been at least two, maybe three, whole minutes since they were last together. Yes, we had a happy reunion.
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Even More Distance
In yesterday’s post, Typhoon expressed his disdain for brushing by moving to the opposite end of the deck from Hu-Dad. Our creative readers suggested many creative ideas, including plucking and—egads!—videoing Ty screaming during brushing. These ideas offend the Little Prince. To protect his Royal Floof, he opted for even more distance from the brush by going into the yard.
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Back Away From The Brush
His Highness Little Prince Typhoon Phooey has many rules for the humans. Much to his frustration, they don’t pay much attention to his royal demands. For example, he thinks the loose floof in his coat should fall naturally to the ground decorating the floor with tumbleweeds. If Hu-Dad attempts to brush him, Typhoon screams. In this case, Ty senses the Hu-Dad was hiding a brush behind his back, so our Little Prince decided escaping to the far end of the deck was wise. Yes, he is demanding Hu-Dad back away from the brush.
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Caption This: Early Frankie
Our senior-most pup is out in the yard early in the morning, sunrise glistening off his coat. He notices the photographer (aka, Hu-Dad) taking a few pictures, but doesn’t seem impressed. But today is Friday, so it’s Caption This day. Come on, Dear Readers, what thoughts are Frankie Suave sharing with the Hu-Dad?
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Kick With Abandon
Our Little Prince does not believe in doing things half-heartedly (as long as you don’t count obeying the humans). When he kicks to spread his manly scent, he has to do it with style, with pizzazz, with gusto. Yes, he lives a life philosophy of kick with abandon.
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Offsides Snooter On The Play
We know you will be shocked to hear a squirrel was outside our fence. And even further shocked to discover Roscoe was fixated on the squirrel. But are you surprised to discover that our referee called an offsides snooter on the play? Sorry, Roscoe, but our instant replay (aka, Hu-Dad’s photograph) proves the infraction. That will require an additional five yards from the squirrel.
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Morning Squirrel Sentry
Our readers have probably noticed a slight interest in squirrels from our Dear Roscoe P. Maybe “interest” isn’t a strong enough word. Let’s call it an obsession. In this case, our morning squirrel sentry is searching for any possible slip-up by the tree rats, but, alas, Roscoe is learning the early bird may get the worm, but the early canine does not get the squirrel. At least not this time.
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