Let's start with Christmas morning. Bea is reviewing her ballet performance with her dad and Beans is being a dog rug. He often does this, particularly in doorways. If you have met him you will understand that this makes passage from one room to the next difficult as he is a substantial pup. Two balls (he swapped his squeaky toy for Dilly's ball) some treats and a jumbone make a very relaxed dog...Leftover Christmas dinner make a very full, happy, relaxed dog.
On to Boxing Day. In our house it was a day to remain in your pjs for as long as possible and snuggle up on the couch. Since watching a dvd last NYE at the Strongs, Bea now insists on at the very least a blanket to snuggle with while watching a film, often accompanied by sweeties in a bowl. Dilly, comfortably insulated by her fur coat, tolerated being snuggled under the blanket too.
Later on, Beans was also blanketed up, naturally one chooses a much smaller blanket for the much larger dog. In case he wasn't warm enough, Bea then sat on top of him to open some more of her Christmas presents.
The rest of the afternoon (I warned you not to be fooled by the pyjamas...at least we didn't pop out to the shops so attired) was spent following Dilly around with the blanket. Wherever she stopped, the blanket was produced, a golf umbrella unfolded and the "campsite" set up.
The obsession of camping with Dilly is only superceeded by the desire to play "princesses" with her. Beans being male is naturally exempt from this game. Unfortunately, Dilly does not have any dressing up clothes, but we work with what we've got....
I'm not sure if this face shows pride in her creation...or just mischief.
Dilly's tolerance does not just extend to Bea, she can also be relied upon to be a toy for any visitor. Her only charge...that she be allowed to steal a kiss (normally a sly lick of the face) and steal any biscuits left on the table. Fair deal.
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