Lets talk about Teddy

Teddy.

Now that could be a controversial subject all in itself. He is our little dog that I consider to be my middle child. As with any puppy {he is a little over a year old now} he has TONS of energy. And when I emphasize TONS, I really do mean TONS!

My 3 closest friends have mixed feelings about him. Lets take Justina for instance. She hates him {which is really funny to me}. If you have ever been to our house, you know very well that you are immediately greeted by a jumping, wiggly puppy who just so happens to have sharp little nails. This is not a good mix if you are wearing shorts {i'm sure you can use your imagination what happens to your legs}. She refuses to pet and love on him, therefore he stays excited the whole time she is here because all he wants is to be loved on by her for a few minuets. Misti on the other hand used to hate him mainly because her daughter Kristen got scratched by him the first time they ever came over here...giving him the new name THE EVIL DOG. But their relationship soon turned from a love-hate {teddy loving them, them hating him} to a love-love relationship. Needless to say Teddy doesnt scratch Kristen anymore, and he actually stays right by her and Carlee whenever they are playing. Olivia {the best neighbor and friend ever} just tolerates him. I know she loves him, and she has seen how much he really has calmed down {especially since we brought Bailee home from the hospital}. She just doesn't like him tongue kissing her, and he is VERY good at sneaking those in right when you least expect it.

Now what would a handsome little man like himself do without his girlfriend? Yes thats right he has a girlfriend. I believe she is a Husky breed {stuffed animal} given to Carlee by PowPow, but she very soon got taken over by Teddy. I know I know....I shoudlnt have let him take over the thing but at first it was just so funny to catch him every now and then lovin' on her. Now though its a totally different story. He cant even go to bed at night without givin' her the proper lovins. {Ya know, maybe thats why he sleeps so good at night...he is so worn out}

Okay...enough about his girlfriend!!!

His newest thing to do is to be the guard dog of the ENTIRE neighborhood. Yes, he thinks he is some big pit bull, and that the responsibility of guarding the whole neighborhood rests solely on his shoulders. He has a little schedule. Every morning between 7:45 and 9:30 the lady across the street walks her yellow lab on the driveway behind our house. I know this because every morning between 7:45 and 9:30 Teddy absolutely MUST go in the back yard and investigate the situation. I go out there a lot and talk to her, and she thinks its hilarious seeing this little white dog run like crazy along the fence. After he is finished with the yellow lab routine, he runs into Carlee's room, {and this is okay because Carlee STILL sleeps in the bed with us...ugh} jumps onto her bed, then stands on her nightstand and waits for the mail-lady. Its funny because he just stands there peering out the blinds until she comes.

  After our mail is successfully dropped off he plays with Carlee, naps, eats and does just whatever he wants until 3:05...and that is when the little boy that lives up the road gets dropped off by the school bus and walks up the driveway behind our house to his house. Again, he must go out to investigate the situation and he comes right back inside after the little boy is in his yard. Then we wait for David to get home, and he pretty much snuggles and bothers David until he leaves for work the next morning...then he starts his routine all over again.

He really is a good little dog, and I honestly consider him to be one of my children. I really dont know what I would do if anything was to ever happen to him {even though I have threatened to give him away after he chewed up over $1,000 worth of my clothes}. I could really never give him away though. He is part of our family and we all love him so much!

WE LOVE YOU TEDDY!