The Orphan and The Squeak Toy

If you've read this blog long enough you've seen me refer to my 2 puppies Stretch and Ellie from time to time. They even have their own blog, The Adventures of Stretch & Ellie. Yes, they're that smart, well one of them is anyway.

If you've read their blog you know that Ellie tends to have more common sense than Stretch and she's, well, smarter. That's not to say Stretch is lacking in the personality department she's just a little, short in the gray matter at times.

Ellie is very lovable and squishy. She even squeaks when you rub her in the right spot or give her a hug. I call her my little Squeak Toy. Stretch is lovable but it seems she yearns love more than anything and no matter how much you give her it doesn't seem to be enough. She acts like the ugly stepsister or the outcast. I call her My Little Orphan. Stretch also has this bug eyed look as if she's getting in trouble for something. For that Don calls it her Barney Fife look. You know the one "nip it, nip it, nip it in the bud."

Stretch is starting to pick up on some of Ellie's habits, maybe it's in hopes that she'll get the love and attention Ellie gets if she acts like her, I'm not sure but it is rather funny and pitiful. One example is, Ellie has an anxiety problem and will run and hide if there's a loud noise and she'll want to be held and shakes if there's a storm. Stretch was never afraid of storms but now she's right there next to Ellie, shaking like a blender on high.

Tonight Don was taking the garbage out and he went through the garage and out the garage door to the front. Ellie is smart enough to know when she sees him go to the garage to run to the front window and watch him. Not Stretch, she's sitting next to Ellie staring at the wall between the living room and garage. I don't know if she's really that dense or if she thought if she' focused hard enough she'd have x-ray vision.

You know thinking about it Stretch is perfect just the way she is. She's got personality plus and we love her to pieces, I just wish we could make her believe it.