Puppygate

So I was planning on giving it one if these today…

…And then giving a shout out to the Arizonas and New Mexicos out there for providing some warm winter relief to travelling Mid-Westerners (who hopefully had the good sense to pack 8 dudes into a rented RV en route for Vegas. But as you can see in the top right corner of the frame, something was coming in HOT as I was snapping this picture. That something was…

Smoky, our 8 month-old Black Lab mix bringing his “Friend”, his favorite stuffed teddy, who likely doesn’t feel overly keen about this whole friendship since real friends aren’t suppose to chew on each other and pulled all their stuffing out until nothing but a sad fabric shell remains.

But after a little rearrangement, I managed a nice shot of both the dog and the socks, so I’m calling Saturday a win. Sorry, Southwestern states, looks like in the battle of States vs Puppies, the puppy’s always gonna win, and most times it isn’t even going to be close.