Dog Park

Wm has started writing a sci-fi novel. I asked him what it was about and he goes, "a distopian future." He has very extensive plot plans. I asked him to run through them for me and it was super complicated. Wm is writing it in Google Docs, so I asked him to share it with me so I can read it. I go, "you can be an author!" and Wm said, "that would be a waste of my mathematical ability." So I told him he can write in his spare time and he goes, "YES."

Flip had another great day! The cleaning ladies came and Flip was awesome. They even swept and he was A-OK. When I got home from work, we went on an hour long walk. Flip LOVES a walk. And I love having a walking buddy!

I took a video of him as he goes. His ears KILL me. Watching them and tell me that Flip is not the PERFECT name for him!


Then, Flip waited very impatiently for Wm to get home from school. He sat at the window and whined every time a kid walked by who wasn't Wm.

His excitement knew no bounds when Wm finally got home! Look at his tail go!


Then he was VERY HAPPY to receive Wm attention. Look at his face - it's a blur of excited motion as he gets belly scratches (notice the huge boxes from amazon that were just delivered and filled with things for Flip - dog bed, pooper scooper, trolly).

Steve (and the cats) are making slow progress in their warming up. The cats now come out, but hiss at Flip every time he goes near them. And, while Steve seems to like Flip well enough, he goes, "Why does he keep licking me? What is he after?" Like Flip is tricking him in some way with kisses.

Then, yesterday evening we took Flip to the dog park. We were a bit nervous about how he'd do and didn't want to take him off the leash. But, a bunch of neighbors were there with their dogs and encouraged us to see how he did. And, Reader, I kid you not: he was the best behaved dog there! He ran around like a maniac, but came back and checked in every few minutes, always came when I called him immediately, and was, overall, a bit hit! There was a 1 year old toddling all around and Flip looooved him. He kept going over and sitting in front of him and letting the little guy pet him and grab on his ears. There was also a 6 year old who kept going, "I love you, Flip!" and he was so sweet and gentle with her. Flip loves him some kiddos!

But, he ran around like a lunatic with the other dogs most of the time. Then, he came home and slept like a log. Here he is on the couch with me after we got home: 

I'm sure there will be new and exciting Wm and Flip adventures this weekend!