Brodie v. Brodie's Daddy and the Couch

Daddy and I have a lot of extra energy to work off over our Super Bowl excitement. Daddy's most favorite team in the whole wide world, the Steelers, are playing. I can't wait! You might even notice the Steelers pillows on the red couch that Mindy's mommy made. I love it when Daddy chases me around the house.

Mommy and Daddy think it's funny how for a second, I laid down on the couch like a person.

Why I Didn't Get a Baby Brother for Christmas

One afternoon, just a week or two before Christmas, I had a momentary lapse of reason and did some badness. I pulled out two paper grocery bags that were tucked neatly behind the kitchen pantry shelf (my parents used them to take out the recycling), dragged them into the hallway, and tore them up into lots of pieces.

I don't know what I was thinking, but I'll share with you what I learned from the experience:

1). Never do any badness on a day when Mommy is in a really bad mood because her job situation is very stressful and she had to walk the whole way home from work in heels because she was 2 seconds late for the bus.
2). When Mommy and Daddy said "Santa Claus is watching," they weren't joking. I wanted Santa to bring me a baby brother for Christmas, and sure enough, I didn't get one, all because my one badness of the year happened right before Christmas.
3). Should I ever have any badness again in my life, I should probably not leave the evidence right next to the front door.

Cute Cuddling Canines

Mindy and I have decided to take our relationship to the next level.

We now will share a bed together, and sometimes, when we think the people aren't watching,

we will cuddle.

First we shared one of my beds at my house.

And Mindy put her arms around me in a loving embrace.
(Although, maybe I was snoring and she was trying to get me to stop)

Then Mindy got a new bed at her house for Christmas.

It didn't take me long to figure out that her new bed was clearly big enough for the two of us.
I love Mindy.

Canine Comings and Goings of 2008

The last couple months of 2008 brought many changes to my canine social circle and blog cast of characters.

I got a new neighbor named Cooper this fall. Here's a picture of Cooper nibbling on my ear. Cooper lives next door to me, and his daddy is in med school like my daddy. He's grown a lot since this photo was taken. I think he's going to be bigger than me soon.

In early December, my daddy's childhood dog, Ollie, passed away. We think he stuck around long enough to see my daddy one last time when we went to visit him for Thanksgiving. I liked my cousin Ollie a lot because he let me nap with him on the couch. He also taught me how wonderful bone toys are. Ollie is survived by his little sister Maggie, who also happens to be my cousin too.

I'm very happy to have a new cousin, Josie! Josie's mommy is my mommy's cousin, Lindsay. Just like me, Josie had a mysterious life before she was adopted by her mommy and daddy. I haven't met Josie yet, but I heard she's really tiny. My mommy said Josie loves people and likes to cuddle a lot, just like me, so I think Josie and I could be good friends.