from Joey

Lando- Joey really liked that he made your blog last week with his new haircut. He said he wanted to write you a letter, so here it is. . .

{This is me in my younger days.}

 

Hey Lando!!! I’m your BFF, you just haven’t met me yet. I’m Joey Ramone and I am Mom and Dad’s cock-a-poo. The vet always says I am the biggest cock-a-poo he has ever seen, but Mom just says I am 45 pounds of love.  

So you know Mom and Dad have been preparing me a long time for you to come home. They introduced me to crying, I did fine. I tried to help L calm down, but she didn’t want my help. That’s okay. Mom has also tried to put me in new situations. They don’t always go well. I don’t do well with things that are in the wrong place. Mom says I have OCD. Mom’s right, I am an Old Cute Dog. I don’t always like it when people walk by the house. They don’t belong.

I have also been keeping my your room safe. I like lying down in your room. It has a good register for air conditioning, especially with the wood floor.  It feels nice. It’s where I go to tell Mom the air needs to come on. But, until you get here, know that your room is in good paws.

I told you I like to help. Mom really likes help in the kitchen. She enjoys it when I sit right behind where she is cooking or baking. I tell her I am trying to help. She says I am hoping she drops something. What she drops is good, so I think you are going to like the food around here. Mom makes me an awesome baked potato or rice as part of my dinner every day. I bet you’ll get better stuff. But that’s okay, I am sure you will share with me.

{I helped babysit the biology class turtle one school break. I shared my carrots with Nacho.}

I will share my cookies with you. I really like cookies. Not just any cookie, animal crackers. They are good stuff. I have a whole jar of them on the counter. They are right above my food. You will need to learn to get me us cookies. It can be torture to see the jar and know I have cookies, but not able to eat them.  Please help me Lando. I want cookies.

I want to share toys with you. You’ll probably get a lot of soft toys. Mom and Dad won’t like it, but if you get any soft toys you don’t want, I’ll take them. I really like stuffed animals. They are so soft and fluffy. I don’t always get along with soft toys. The stuffing tends to come out for some reason. Mom and Dad don’t give me soft toys. Please share. (Be careful Lando. Mom and Dad took away my biggest and best soft toy when I was a puppy. The brown sofa. They weren’t happy when they came home to find me sleeping in stuffing on the floor. Be careful with your soft toys.) 

{This is my favorite toy.}

I have good toys to share. One of my favs is my kong. Mom and Dad stuff it with peanut butter and call it my pacifier. It is good stuff. Please don’t be allergic to peanut butter. It makes me happy. My all time favorite is THE GREEN BALL. I will try to share it with you. I don’t do well sharing it with kids though. Everyone knows it is my fav, but when the shorties come over, they try to throw it for me. It doesn’t always work. I get excited. Gotta throw fast. I need my GREEN BALL. Maybe I won’t share my GREEN BALL with you. All my other toys, I will share.

Mom and Dad tell me you might be scared of me at first. I hope not. I want to cuddle with you. I love to cuddle. I also like to nuzzle, especially with hair. OH! I also want to go on walks with you. I like walks.

Lando, I can’t wait for you to come home. I have a lot of cool things to teach you. I want to show you my good hiding spots. We will have fun under the tables. Mom and Dad won’t find us there. Plus, we gotta watch sports together. I like watching sports with Dad. 

Love, 

Joey

{Me last week. I look good at 7. Be ready, Mom likes taking pictures.}