Puppy Updates

The older Orin gets, the better he becomes at finding

new ways to torture his puppies.

Even his old trick "ride the tired dog," has become more creative

as of late, due to the addition of a backscratcher whip.

He focuses most of his attention on Purple

because, while she is not the oldest dog, she acts like it,

spending most of her day laying around listless and apathetic

rarely bothering to even lift her head in protest

when she gets pounced on mid-nap.

Orin has never hesitated to take full advantage.

This is one of my favorite pictures, notice how Orin

is using Purple as a stepping stool

while preparing to throw the ball to Atlas.

While Purple and Egg are subjected to nothing but
constant harassment,

things are a little better for Atlas
who has learned that Orin is the only person in the house
not opposed to playing fetch or tug-of-war all day.
So, unlike the other animals, he is in heaven.

The cats have fared similarly to Egg and Purple,

or shall I say "cat," for really I am only talking about Trouble;

Callie has completely abandoned us for the comfort and safety

of Steven's half of the house, I refer to her now only as "the traitor."
But Trouble is hanging in there, staying strong,
and running fast.

I fear the situation with the animals will continue
to get worse as time goes on.

Can you think about how bad it will be
when Orin can actually reach the pedals on the bike he is riding?