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We have about an hour before people start to arrive for this 4th of July thing and the pets are Not Having It.
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They've never seen the house so clean so now they're worried
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Pip keeps wandering from room to room. I accidentally stepped on Frankie's tail and now she gives me baleful glares from the staircase despite the many attempts to apologize to her.
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And it's looking to be a Havanese Reunion Party
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So my brother is highly allergic to cats and most dogs. The lone exception are dogs with hair instead of fur, so we've always had dogs like Havaneses and Bichons
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When my dad died, Mom had Pippin and Oskar. And Oskar is a special pup because he's dumb and he also cries when he's happy or confused or bored.
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Oskar was more Dad's dog
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And Mom asked my brother if he and his wife would take Oskar for a little while until she could get settled, and they did
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They have their own Havanese, called Beauregarde
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And so...Well, the weight difference and temperament between dogs are astonishing
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Pippin is 28 pounds and mellow but neurotic if Mom ever leaves the room. He's the big boy and he's old and he bites if you accidentally nudge his tail but otherwise he's cool
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Oskar is cute and lovable but dumb as a bag of rocks
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He prances and wants to play all the time
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He's also about the weight a Havanese SHOULD be, at about 10 pounds
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Beauregade is 200 pounds of anger stuffed into a 4 pound teacup
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He will bite everyone and everything. He owns the house. If you're sitting in his spot you'd better get your ass up. He loves my sister in law and no one else.
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He can barely even stand Peter and hates that Peter won't let him in their bedroom to sleep
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So Oskar was living with Pippin, now he's living with Beauregarde and Beauregarde Is Not Having It.
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They do this for about 3 years before we move houses and find our neighbor Therese who really wants a dog and offers to adopt Oskar
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And everything worked out great. Oskar loves his new family, Beauregarde loves being the only dog, Pippin loves that Mom is nearby
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We tried to introduce Pippin to Oskar again after a while and Oskar fucking lunged at Pippin and Pip's so old that he's deaf and barks super loud and scares away all the other puppies
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So We've been keeping them separated because Oskar got super attached to Therese
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And so now it's the 4th
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And Peter's bringing Beauregarde
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And we're going to have all three in the same place
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I'll take pictures of any bloodbaths
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Fucking yap-yap dogs
Hyatt
oh no. and poor frankie in the middle of the doge drama
فك يو
oh man i'm glad oskar found a good home; i remember when you were trying to find a place for him
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Actually Frankie weirdly gets along with other dogs. It's Pippin who gave HER a hard time. She'll probably just stay out of people's way and watch from the stairs
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فك يو
: me too omg. He LOVES Therese and her daughter Charlotte.
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Mom gets to see him all the time and he looks so happy
Hyatt
ah, right. she can escape to Upstairs. and it's not stiflingly hot so she won't melt
Hyatt
do you have spoiling planned for Pip?
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He's going to get fed so much beef under the table
Hyatt
quality spoiling