“Enough is enough,” I said. “I need complete ADORATION. I need loyalty. I need to own a minion.”
So I have. I got. I did.
I have a puppy.
I HAVE A PUPPY. A REAL LIVE PUPPY THAT IS ALL (well mostly all, let’s not get into nitty gritty details) MY OWN.
I’ve wanted a dog for years. Forever. Ask anyone. If you want internet proof, ask Lydia, because we traced back our first conversations to being about her dog and my lack thereof. Ask my parents. I begged for a border collie, a kelpie, a dragon (they always rebuff my imaginative suggestions). Ask my sister, Mime. (Her response to I want a dog, “What’s the point of it? It smells.”) Okay…maybe don’t ask Mime. But just know that:
I really really really wanted a dog.
On our way back from our Sydney holiday, we picked up my fluffy baby Schnoodle. He’s 2 months old.
He’s half Shnauzter and half Poodle…so therefore a schnoodle.
I call him Atticus Bean.
“Atticus” from, obviously, To Kill a Mockingbird (which is a fabulous book and I am a literary person) and then “Bean” out of Ender’s Game, who is one of my favourite secondary characters. (I considered “Atticus Ender”, but “Atticus Bean” sounds better.)
In actuality, I call him “hey you” and “puppy” and “here boy” and “fluffy” and “trouble” and “sneaky” and “baby” and “spit that out”. I’m 100% sure he thinks his name is Spit That Out.
While we were considering purchasing my tiny minion, this happened:
Dad: You want a female dog, right?
Me: Um, I —
Mum: She wants a male of course. It’ll probably be the only boy she ever has in her life.
Me: …
Things Atticus Bean Does During His Day:
– Cries when I leave the room.
– Eats my socks, my shoes, my chair, the table leg, the mat, the carpet, Mum’s skirt, my hair, my toes, my fingers…and occasionally a toy.
– Screeches (trust me, he can screech) away when I put his lead on.
– Runs in terror from plastic bowls.
– Gets hiccups from listening to thunder.
– Learns how to growl and then does so at nothing in particular.
– Eats copious amounts of dog food.
– Sleeps on my bed. Never his.
– Chews a toy crocodile/dragon (we can’t even tell…it’s one of those undefined stuffed toys).
– Eats my paper from my Paper Sisters business.
I introduced my small human minions to my fluffy item.
I would like to say that Xave (4) and E.B. (2) are my minions…but I’m kind of lying. I am their slave. They are my Tiny Overlords. But they do have some habits that I taught them (like Xave shouts “Aw, gawsh” occasionally) and they are both on the path to geekdom.
Xave would like full possession of my puppy and E.B. is too rough. She may or may not have been bitten a little for pulling his tail.
But see their shirts?! Mime and I bought them Spiderman shirts for their birthdays and they absolutely love them. LITTLE GEEKS.
Atticus Bean is utterly cheeky.
And he bites me…like a lot. But I have the beginnings of an army here, peoples. Just so you know. He’s cute and fluffy and adorable now, but one day this little mite will be trotting at my heels as I subtly take over the world. (I proposed getting a Great Dane so I could ride him into battle, but my parents are, again, unimaginative and squashed that idea…along with getting a dragon).
Sure, I don’t get anything done anymore because distractions, but this is the cutest distraction that has ever uncoordinatedly fallen into my lap. I think I’m in love.
pets, pets! i want to hear your petly stories! do you have any minions of adoration in your lives? have you ever owned a puppy?
Cait is supposed to be posting about Sydney, but let’s face it: this is was the highlight of the excursion so you get to see it NOW. Sydney pictures later. She still hasn’t read anything because of Puppy Distraction but she doesn’t even mind. Currently Atticus is asleep on her leg and she can’t move.
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HA HA AWWWWW!!! He’s so cute!!!! Atticus Bean, what a name! 😀
My adorations are *hangs head* umm, well to be very honest, my pet chickens! BECAUSE THEY ARE SO FLUFFY AND JUST LIKE TO SIT AND COME AND SNUGGLE IF THEY ARE FEELING PARTICULARLY NICE…
except for the vil one. She often gets left behind the fence while the others get to peck grass because she bites! And attacks people! And pecks the other chickens to beat them to food!
Rude!
Anyway, I love my chickens. 😀 And they are so silly and cute and oblivious and I can understand the love for new puppies and have fun adjusting and welcoming him into the family!
(Oh my god I can’t believe I’m commenting about my chickens!)
I used to have pet chickens! When I was about 12… we called one Tikki Tikki Tembo (it\’s a children\’s book, lol) so I guess I have a history of literary names for my pets?!!
PUPPIES ARE JUST SQUISHILY CUTEST THINGS IN THE WORLD AND AHHH. I HUG HIM SO MUCH.
No shame in commenting about chickens. NO SHAME.
OMG Cait, Atticus Bean looks ADORABLE. Gah, I love him! I’ve always wanted to get a pet, or a minion of adoration, like you say, too. I’ve begged my parents for years for a puppy or a cat, but they say it is too much trouble. But I will get a puppy one day. Just like you. 😀
\”Minion of Adoration\” should be the new term for \”pet\” I say. *nods* IT SHOUlD HAPPEN. Ohhh, I hope you do get the chance one day. 😉 They\’re lots of work and occasionally parents do change their minds, right?!
We have two dogs; one is three and the other (her pup) is one. We got him as a puppy, though, so I can sympathise with the toe-biting and cuteness. They are Cairn Terriers.
Omigosh! SO CUTE! I googled Cairn Terriers! What is it with them an biting toes??! He\’s moved up to nipping my ankles now. -_-
I posted a pic of the pup, Leo, under the Christmas tree on my blog last year:
http://cassandrapage.com/2013/12/25/once-again-merry-christmas/
He’s a much bigger terror now. He doesn’t usually bite anymore, but he’s also not 100% cured.
Awwwwwwww!!!! This has got to be one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen! And what a perfect name (it’s making me wish I had been a little more bookish and imaginative when naming my cat).
As for my pets, all I’ve got is a cat. She’s actually a total snob and seems to think she owns the world, but that’s why I love her… She never sleeps on my bed (dammit), eats a lot, and spends her whole day following the patches of sun around the house.
She’s my only minion, but maybe one day I’ll get more…
I SO THINK HE IS THE CUTEST. His hair looks gold tipped in some light to. #trendypuppy And seriously I\’ve wanted to call my dog Atticus foreeeever. xD
Ha ha! Your cat sounds like a real character! Hey but at least she doesn\’t own your bed. My puppy thinks my bed is his. -_- We have to argue about it every night where I sentence him to go sleep in his. And he cries. Breaks my little heart. XD
Great post Cait. Atticus is a great addition to our family. So glad we finally caved.
Aren\’t you glad you trusted me? We totally needed a dog! We so don\’t need our socks intact! We so need him to eat the Christmas tree! Our lives are enriched.
Aw, that’s so adorable 😀
I don’t have fluffy minions, I’m their slave! And to prove the point I also volunteer at a cat/dog shelter, because my own aren’t enough. To say the truth my mum says that it’s a way to avoid having the house filled with cats if I have my fill each week there. But I’m blabbing. I have a dog, which actually happened to enter my garden and decide she wanted to stay here coming from nowhere (we asked around us, no one ever saw her). It’s actually a black sheep disguised as a dog, I’m sure! And two gray cats only because my mum pretends not to hear me when I ask for others, because there isn’t something as “enough pets”. Actually there should be another one mentioned, a VERY fluffy cat (which we call Fluffy even if my parents don’t speak english), but he just come to eat and doesn’t want to be our pet. Slaves, I tell you.
I love my fluffies.
Ohh, that is a good idea! I would so love to do something like that except I\’m allergic to most animals. *cries forever* This is a non-allergenic dog which we had to find specially. SUCKS TO BE ALLERGIC TO CATS, I TELL YOU. Kittens are cuties.
Aww, that\’s cute about your dog though!
Parents have such selective deafness for pets, don\’t they? It\’s so weird.
We are so definitely slaves. We think we have pets? Bah aha ha. Totally don\’t. We are slaves.
Ah, yeah, that sucks…but look! You found a super-cute puppy, and it’s FLUFFY! 😀
OH MY GOSH IT’S SO CUTE AND FLUFFY AND ASDFGHJKL!!! I LOVE DOGS SO MUCH! I have two, a boerboel (South African mastiff) and a Schnauzer, who looked similar to Atticus Bean when she was a puppy, except she has dark colouring. When we moved to England I had to leave my two dogs with my grandparents (a dachshund and a poodle) and then we came back but they were so happy with my grandparents that they decided to keep them. And then I FINALLY got a puppy after four years of continuous nagging and then she sadly died of tick bite fever which completely broke my heart 🙁 We then inherited my boerboel and I got another schnauzer puppy and I love them so much, dogs truly are the best creatures ever. SO HAPPY FOR YOU!
Ahhh, Schnauzer!!! Atticus is party Schnauzer (actually because we couldn\’t find a full-blooded schnauzer puppy anywhere close to where I live) so that is super cool. We used to have a full-blooded poodle, but he was super old and died. Aw, but at least they got good homes, right?!
OMG THAT IS SO SAD. 🙁 Devastating. I\’m terrified of ticks (I live in a very ticky area too) so I\’m constantly checking him.
DOGS ARE LIFE.
This is the most adorable post I’ve ever read. Give puppy a snuggle for me, OK? *sqees at cuteness, tries to pet through screen*
*snuggles puppy on your behalf*
What a cutie!
I absolutely adore dogs. Never had one myself, though. We’ve always been a cat family. My kitten (she’s fully grown but still so kitten-like) will happily play fetch!
I have literally, just two minutes ago, been talking to my mum about the puppy I’d like to buy myself when I’ve moved out and settled down. It’s called a borador – it’s a bordercollie, labrador mix! Very cute indeed!
Kittens playing fetch? OH HOW STINKING ADORABLE!!! My dad is allergic to cats. >_< But I\'m okay with it because puppppies. Omg, a borador?!! THAT IS SO CUTE!! I highly approve.
PUPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! OH MY GOD, I WANT TO SQUISH HIM FOREVER.
My niece may be getting a puppy soon, and I think I’m more excited about it than she is. My dog died in 2011, and my parents refuse to get another one, which makes me suuuuuuuuuuuper sad.
I AM CURRENTLY SQUISHING HIM FOREVER AND I WONDER WHY HE GROWLS AT ME I HAVE NO IDEA.
Our old dog died like 6 years ago, and he was my brother\’s dog and my parents have always been \”it\’s too traumatic when they die\” but ahhh! THEY FINALLy CHANGED THEIR MINDS. *parties wildly*
CHEEKY FLUFFY PUPPY I LOVE THIS TOO CUTE. Look at that sentence. No grammatical use at all. Horrendous. Truly.
I’ve only had fish and even that didn’t work out. We cleaned the tank this one time and my mum totally dropped my fish onto the ground, like a whole meter. And then she just picked it up and plopped it back inside. Needless to say, it died the next day. It’s friend died of heartbreak a week or two later. There’s my morbid pet story.
BUT YEAH, LOOK AT THAT FLUFF. No wonder you’re distracted. I would be too!
LOOK MY PUPPY RENDERS YOU GRAMMARLESS!
My brother had fish. But omg, that is a very very sad fish story. I\’m thinking of Nemo all over again here. Actually I can\’t look at pet fish the same way after seeing Nemo. It is an issue you know… >.>
Aw! Your puppy is adorable! He looks so tiny!
I’d love a black cat, but my Dad’s allergic. Also, my Mother and brother both question the names ‘Belladonna’ and ‘Nightshade’, but a girl can dream. I’ve had numerous hamsters and a guinea pig, but I’ve been petless for a good couple of years now : ‘(
I can’t believe your parents wouldn’t buy you a dragon! :O Was the pet shop sold out?
My dad is allergic to cats too!! I am actually allergic to a lot of things, so we got this dog particularly because it\’s low-allergenic. It really sucks being allergic. 🙁 But he\’s soooo cute that it doesn\’t matter. A girl can totally dream. My family all vetoed my name of Atticus at the beginning but I was stubborn. lol My parents call him Bean a lot. 😉
MY PARENTS ARE UNIMAGINATIVE. I could\’ve kept the dragon in my bedroom. Like, what even is the issue here?
Here comes the moment I very very very innocently mention that I don’t like dogs.
*hides*
I am more into cats, but I’ve never had a pet if you don’t count the fish (which I don’t, because you can’t do anything with a fish) I really want to get a kitten when I get my own place though <3
That\’s okay, because I don\’t like cats. 😉 WE ARE EVEN. *nods* You can kind of glare at a fish and feed it I guess and like if you had a piraña you could set it on annoying visitors, but other than that, fish do sound a little bit unexciting.
Aaawww, he’s so cute! Puppies are so adorables. <3 All tiny baby animals are, come to think of it.
I used to have guinea pigs when I still lived at home, and I REALLY want one now, but I just don't have the room for one. Plus, I think my landlord would kill me. But SOMEDAY I'll have a cute lil guinea pig again. And a kitten, and a puppy and a rabbit…
Babies animals are the beeeest. On the way home for Sydney we passed a place selling baby goats and I\’m totally like, \”WE\’VE GOT A DOG LET\’S MAKE A FARM!\” but my dad kept driving. -_- He\’s so unadventurous. Baby goats are cute!
ATTICUS BEAN IS THE CUTEST NAME FOR A DOG AND HE IS SO CUTE AND OH MY GOODNESS <3 <3 <3 Also I don't think I've ever seen so many photos for you at one time! This is glorious!!
Your minions are also adorable. My cousins are too old to be cute anymore 🙁
I've had a few puppies during my life, but nothing compared to kittens. Yep, I'm going to be That Person. Haha. But puppies are pretty adorable when they're new as well 🙂 Our Cavoodle (Teddy) was adorable when he used to sleep in bed with me 🙂
I THOUGHT SO TOO EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO WARM MY FAMILY UP TO IT. THEY WANTED TO CALL HIM LOGAN LIKE WOLVERINE. Which isn\’t awful, but I needed an Atticus in my life.
Ugh, little relatives should be not allowed to grow up. It just destroys the adorable heart-melt factor I say.
You are so the crazy cat lady in the making, right? 😉
I’ve never actually had a pet (too much responsibility aha) BUT OH MY GOSH ATTICUS BEAN IS THE CUTEST THING I’VE SEEN ALL DAY. SO FLUFFY.
Really, does this comment require anything else? 😉
HA. Yes, I\’m finding out how much maintenance a dog takes. 0.0 HE IS A LITTLE FLUFF BALL. HE LIKE STO CATCH HIS TAIL. YOUR COMMENT DOESN\’T REQUIRE ANYTHING ELSE. *snuggles puppy*
*gets bitten*
Aw, he’s soooooo cute! I have a puppy called Max, and he’s a cross between a lhasa apso and a jack russell. I’m not the biggest dog lover (I’m definitely a cat person), but he’s so well behaved. We did have a cat but she died in July this year, and my dad won’t let me have another one, even though he did say that he wouldn’t say no *pouts* As much as I like having my dog, I prefer having cats because they’re so much more laid back and I don’t have to constantly keep changing out of my pyjamas to take them out.
Oohhh, how cute! And how nice your dog is super well behaved. Mine\’s not. 😉 lol I\’m hoping he\’ll learn manners as he gets older but so far he is such a rascal!! XD
Oh My! To much cuteness. I. CAN’T. EVEN! The name is great, by the way =)
I’ve always wanted a dog but well, my parents don’t so until I can have my own place I won’t be able to have one. I know it is a lot of responsability but I’m all for it.
EEEEP. Thank you. XD I love his super cute name. Ah, I know how you feel! We weren\’t allowed a dog forever because of our house not being fenced and all. I guess these things make sense but stiiiilll *flails over puppy*
Oh, Atticus Bean is soooo cute!! I have never really been a huge animal person but of course my son and husband have always want a dog and over the summer I finally gave in and we got a half boxer and half lab. He was so tiny when we got him and now he’s HUGE.
There’s a picture of him HERE if you want to check him out 🙂
Omg, half boxer?! TALK ABOUT HUGE!! That is so cool though! And oh. my. gosh. YOUR PUPPY IS SO SO CUTE. *swoons with puppy love*
What a cute little one! We used to have three purring minions and one barking one, and now we’re left with the one purring one. We think she might be part robot because she’s 17,5 and still going strong. We had the puppy, Chansey (yes, the Pokémon, we’re that kind of family) for 14,5 years before we had to put her down on October the 1st. But we still called her puppy, because she was cute.
Woah, 17 is super old! Our old dog died at 18, which was so sad, so it\’s been like 6 years since we\’ve had a dog. And I NEVER remember having a puppy. The family dog was older than me. 0.0
Awww….your puppy is adorable! Atticus Bean is an excellent name. I have a dog too, but his name is not quite so interesting. It’s also a female name. We kind of thought he was a girl when we bought our dog.
He’s not female.
Oh gosh, really?! HA. That\’s hilarious! What\’s his name?!
I love your puppy! He’s so cute and tiny and fluffy! And that is an awesome name for a puppy because To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book and Atticus is just an awesome name in general. I was like E.B. when I was little because I pulled my Grandparents’ cat’s tail and it bit my thumb. In my defense, I was three.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD IS THE BEST AND SO INSPIRATIONAL. I want to reread it now because of Atticus reasons. x)
E.B. is 2 and she constantly says \”here puppy!\” and then screams when he even looks at her. -_-
Such a cutie!
*squishes cute little puppy*
Ohhh myyyy golly. Atticus Bean is the cutest little guy ever! Sounds like he’s quite the character, too 😀 I’m so glad that you made a post about him.
I would like to say that I have two minions, but I’m not sure my cats would like being called that. Hehe! My kitten Amelia is a handful…she’s always getting into food that we leave on the counter (who knew cats liked pasta? And peanuts?)
HE IS SUCH A RASCAL. Gah! And he eats absolutely everything. Favourite chew toy is me. -_-
Your cats clearly have delicious taste. PASTSA RULES.
Again, I just have to say: Atticus Bean is THE BEST puppy name. SO CUTE!! Kind of like Atticus Bean himself. So fluffy and adorable and such a welcome distraction, I’m sure!! 😉 And tiny, too. Since he’s a Schnauzer/poodle mix, do you know how big he’s going to get? Also, your parents’ discussion regarding the gender of your puppy is hilarious. xD
Additionally, I love that you’re teaching the Tiny Overlords to be geeks. GEEKS FOR THE WIN!! And that’s marvelous that Xave picked up the expression, “Aw, gawsh,” from you. I once got my little cousin saying, “Aw, poop,” which sounds adorable coming from a kid who’s only a few years old. I don’t know if her mom was very happy, though. 😉
I LOVE HIS NAME. AND HIMSELF. AND HIS FLUFFINESS. Although he\’s totally just been biting me really hard and I\’m glaring at him. But only for 3.4 seconds because cuuuuuteness.
I think he\’ll be the size of a regular schnauzter. His dad was a big schnoodle and his mum was a mini, so hopefully he\’s in between??
My parents are hilarious. x) Bah ahha! Your cousin though! SO CUTE. I\’m sure my sister wasn\’t pleased with my choice of words for my nephew to pick up either. lol
Hey, but at least the kids are having fun. 😉
Ha ha, so cute!! Don’t you just love those needle sharp puppy teeth? Lol. Yes, I have had a puppy, in fact, my family had a show kennel when I was young and our largest litter of Irish Setter puppies was 13. We have two cats right now Lucy Rooftops (before we took her in she was a neighborhood stray and spent most of her time on garage and garden shed roofs), and her daughter, wait for it………….. Atticus Fatticus (we thought Attie was a boy kitten when we named her). We usually have a pocket pet or two; the last ones were two African spiny-backed mice. Right now we are in limbo trying to decide between another chinchilla or a guinea pig. Have fun with your new puppy wuppers, dogs are the best friends ever. 🙂
*winces* omg those little teeth. -_- I feel absolutely gnawed on these days. Irish Setters!! AHHH CUTE!! HA! Great naming minds, right? Atticus is an awesome name. And my puppy could totally fit the Fatticus right now too. He eats so so much.
I WANT AN ATTICUS BEAN IN MY LIFE HE IS SO FLUFF AND SQUISH <3
Yes I do have a dog and his name's Ollie, and he's currently living when I'm living, but he's not exactly mine and I don't take care of him during the breaks. So yeah, but it's good preparation for when I want my own doggie 😀
HE TOTALLy IS AND AJDSKLA I JUST WANT TO CUDDLE HIM BUT HE BITES ME TOO MUCH SO I HAVE TO CONTENT MYSELF WITH PATTING HIM WHILE HE CHEWS ME BUT STILL. A not-exactly-your dog is still okay, right?! I love dogs.
ATTICUS BEAN IS ADORABLE INCARNATE. *squeals*
Ahem. My family actually owns 3 dogs right now, and one of them is mine. Everyone in our neighborhood thinks they’re massive but, seriously, no. They’re MEDIUM. I grew up in the midst of a pack of dogs (mixes of Labrador, Great Pyrenees, Collie, and WAY MORE), and then, a few years later, a ginormous group of cats. I’m not kidding. There were at least twenty. And they all knew how to hunt. We had a cat army and it was fabulous.
My (current) dog is named Dora (because when she was puppy she would just explore everywhere) and she is a ball of fierceness/adorableness. She was the runt of the litter but she was also constantly biting her sisters and brothers in the face. (Apparently I am attracted to acts of violence. Who knew?)
*squeals along with you*
ohhh but 3 dogs?! Lucky you! I kind of want a huge dog one day, but I\’m happy for a small dog right now. *nods* I\’ll be a crazy dog lady when I\’m old instead of a crazy cat one. 😉 HEH. Awww, Dora sounds adorable for sure. And she sounds a lot like Atticus actually. What is it with biting??! It hurts. I\’ll never underestimate puppy jaws again.
Atticus Bean is adorable and a Schnoodle?! That word just sounds amazing, I just want to say that word over and over again.
We have two minions, a crazy Border Collie called Dylan who kept everyone up last night barking at a fox that kept yapping and making a noise. I like to think he was saying ‘SHUT UP FOX!’. And our other minion is an incredibly laid-back Labrador called Bertie, who likes to have a pillow to rest his chin on. He thinks he’s royalty.
We have one overlord, by which I mean a cat, called Crunchie who has currently decided that this week, the washing basket is his bed…despite having a cat bed…
*whispers* I keep saying son of a schnoodle because of REASONS.
HA! Your dogs sound like real characters! A pillow?! Awww, Bertie. But come on, beds are totally not for animals…are they? Atticus is sure his is for show. He was just whining at me now because I\’m answering comments and sitting on the floor, but apparently His Majesty wanted to nap on my bed. -_- He\’s asleep now…sprawled over my pillows.
So this is how it\’s going to be….
*melts at cuteness anyway*
OH MY GOOOOOOOD IT IS SOOOOOOO FLUFFFYYYYYYYYYYY *dies*
In two weeks I am going to get a KITTEN, because I love cats more than dogs (I’m like Mime :P) but I think he is adorable ^^
And our kittens name will be… CAPTAIN KIRK (hahaha really nerdy, I know ^^)
OH MY GOSH A KITTEN! LUCKY YOU!!! Captain Kirk is an awesome name. Seriously Atticus was nearly Spock, but I\’m glad he\’s not because he\’s sooo hyperactive and not Vulcan at all. xD
OH MY GOSH ATTICUS BEAN YOU ARE ADORABLE YOU ARE ADORABLE. *hugs screen* You’re so lucky, Cait!! Give Atticus bean a huge for me please and thank you <33
I WILL HUG HIM BUT IT PROBABLY MEANS A HUG AND A BITE. JUST SO YOU KNOW.
Oh my gosh he is so cute! AWWWWWWW! I’m at once jealous and extremely happy! (Atticus Bean is such an awesome name!) He is tiny! How gorgeous, a schnoodle (now doesn’t that sound so cute! Yes I say that in my baby voice). Ah babies and pets…they’re all I need for complete adoration. Sadly no little minions in my life at the moment (but hey, life goals). I WANT A PUPPY SO BAD RIGHT NOW. |_|
He has so grown in like 1 week though. GAH. Heavy little lump of fatness. XD I love babies and pets. But apparently they don\’t mix so well. Atticus enjoys biting my niece/nephew and that\’s not okay. Gah.
HE IS SO CUTE.
Bean is a good name.
I know Atticus is his first
and I love Atticus-The-Namesake…
but can we talk about Bean.
thats perfect.
I used to be the proud owner (pfft who am I kidding she totally owned me…) of a Jack Russell named Ella. but I probably should’ve named her ‘Your Highness’ because thats what she thought I should call her. She was sassy, and knew what she wanted, and knew what she DIDNT want, and knew how to get it, and could care less about ‘obedience training’. Her human was already obedient, why would she need more training?
But, she’s recently moved on to boss all the other dogs in heaven, and so I’m in between right now.
My mom is about to get a Australian Shepard mix girlie that will probably be named Kitty (a dog named kitty…why not?) and she’s fluffy and floppy and likes to sleep. in other words, she’s perfect.
But, I still want /my own/ dog, and we are very easily a two or three dog family, so I’m currently on the hunt for the right puppy.
I’m torn between spending $2000 for a Shiba Inu, or spending $400 for a Shichon/Teddy Bear puppy. one is a big dog with a curly tail and is a Japanese dog (nuff said…), the other is a little dog that is essentially a fluffy ball of fluff.
so many hard choices.
Hard choices are SO unfair. I just googled pics of those and ohhhh my gosh the Shichon is so. darn. adorable. FLUFFY. But then Japanese dog… OH I don\’t envy you that decision. Big price difference though?! Woah. We have to get hyper-allergenic dogs because I\’m actually allergic to most dogs. And my dad is SO allergic. Gah. It really limits. We\’re kind of stuck between dogs like schnautzers and poodles…soooo, why not a mix?! 😉 one day, though, I really really want to just dang the consequences and get a great dane. I LOVE BIG DOGS. I will probably have to leave home. My parents would not be impressed. 😉
Awww. Such a great post, with a perfect opening. I’m so happy for you. ^_^ Atticus Bean is infinitely better than the cucumber. 😉 And good job with the literary names! Although . . . like you said, names don’t really matter when they’re puppies. Piper only answered to “Baby” for the longest time. Hehehe.
He is better than a cucumber. *nods* Ohh, but that\’s a relief, though, because I\’m terrified that he\’ll never learn his name because I call him EVERYTHING but his name. I keep saying, \”Come on freak,\” and Mime looked up the other day and she\’s like, \”Woah, you mean you\’re not referring to me now?\”
Oops. xD
Pet goats ftw!!! they’re called Bounce and Blaze, they’re about six weeks old and completely adorable. And also extremely naughty 😛
OH PET GOATS! HOW AWESOME. We passed by a farm that was selling pet goats on the way home from Sydney. I suggested we add to our menagerie and my dad drove faster. -_-
Hahaha! You should have named him Ender Atticus, because… “Enter” Atticus… Ok, not that funny! I agree! =) But seriously, that was one adorable puppy! I have had cats but no dogs, but now I’m to allergic to have cats. The Crazy Cat Lady just don’t got the same ring to it without the cat part! =D
BAHA HA! I didn\’t think of that! 😉 Ahh, I hear ya with the allergy part. Sucks. I\’m allergic to most dogs! I had to specifically get something like a poodle or a schnuazter or schnoodle because I they\’re hyper-allergenic dogs and I won\’t sneeze my head off owning him. x)
AWWWWW! Cait, your dog is soooo cute!! I love dogs, especially my dog Buster 🙂 He’s a beagle mix and a cute but naughty little stinker sometimes. He likes to jump on the table and steal food when we’re not looking, lol 🙂
Love the new website, btw!
~Haley
Naughty stinker?! I HEAR YOU. Atticus is already like a bag full of trouble. lol He chews on everything and is always biting and just being all-round crazy. But it\’s soooo cute. I can\’t even be angry.
Aahhhhh he’s SO cute! And Atticus, that’s adorable. I have a puppy (well, my family does). She’s a golden retriever who is two years old but still insists on being hyper and getting into trouble. She is currently eating an ice cube (she runs to the fridge anytime anyone in the family gets water).
Omg, golden retriever! THAT IS SO NICE!! Hyper? I hear ya. Atticus is already so rambunctious and hyper. It\’s just too cute but ahhhh, he\’s biting everything right now. xD
OMG. I THINK I JUST DIED A LITTLE INSIDE. Atticus Bean is so darn adorable Cait! He loooks so fluffy and adorable and just…ABSFJLG. And OMG…your parents’ conversation was so full of WIN! 😉 I was cracking up after I read it.
I’m not sure if you remember, but I think you saw in that Christmas video tag I did last year.
Fabulous post Cait! ♥
*saw my dog 😉
Ahh, my parents are so loving and supportive, right? 😉
OH I remember your video! I remember your dog! SO CUTE. Dogs are just the best and it\’s been like 6 years since I had one and yaaaaay now I have one again and LIFE IS GOOD.
*whispers* I actually think dogs are smelly too, so I would never want one of my own, buuuuut… if they’re cute, I’ll certainly visit someone else’s. 😀
Atticus Bean is adorable, but since I’ve already said that like a billion times I’ll say something else: It’s SO CUTE that your nephew says, “Aw, gawsh!” because you do. 😛
HA. You and Mime can conspire against me together. 😉
Oh I adore it when my nephew takes after me. It\’s SO MUCH WIN. And seriously he copies me in so many things it\’s hilarious. And we\’re a lot alike. If I have him for babysitting the entire day we seriously spend it doing puzzles and computers and our lives are so happy. lol x)
ATTICUS BEAN. I AM SO DONE. THAT IS THE PERFECT NAME FOR THAT PERFECT PUPPY. It’s such a cuuuute! I can’t get over that name though XD Literally geek you XD
AJFSKDLAF HE IS THE CUTEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME. AND I AM SUCH A GEEK. hehe.
Aww! He’s so cute:)
We recently got a dog. After our dog years ago died, we finally decided it was time to get another one. The only problem is that we’ve seemed to have bought a dog with absolutely no training. The former owner said it was ‘as good as gold’.
But hey, he’s cute anyway:)
Our old dog died about 6 years ago and my parents were like \”never again\”. <– Ha. HA. *ahem* I\'m so glad they changed their minds. Oh, but gosh, that would be a bit frustrating. 0.0 Atticus is like only 2 months so he has zero training, but he\'s kind of good with the toilet training. Which is a relief.
Your puppy’s simply adorable!! I have a cat and he’s basically the center of my life~ For my family too! We love him so much that people with no pets might think we’re super weird hahaha but we can’t help ourselves. Our cameras are always clicking away lol.
AFSJDKL PUPPPPPPY.
Oh, we totally have rights to adore and take copious amounts of pictures of our pets, right?!! It\’s like a pet-owners life. xD
AWWWWW!!! HE’S SO CUTE I JUST WANT TO SNUGGLE HIM!!!
I currently have no pets except an imaginary cat and a Beanie Baby dragon. Both are very quiet and don’t eat much. Tempest (the cat) is my writing helper and Scorch (the dragon, obviously) likes to read with me before bed.
Anyway. This is my first Paper Fury comment! I meant to comment before but… anyway! I have plans to link up with both the blogger tag and the Beautiful Books. Your new blog is awesome, Cait! 🙂
Beanie Baby dragons are better than nothing I suppooooose. Aw, no cat at all. 🙁 I kind of have a subtle plan for a great dane when I grow up (I\’m sure that\’ll happen one of these days) and leave home. *nods*
OHH SO GLAD YOU LIKE THE NEW BLOG. ^_^
OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS THAT IS SERIOUSLY ONE OF THE CUTEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN. I WANTS IT. TERRIBADLY. EEEK.
I do have my own two minions, although one is definitely a more loyal minion than the other one.
My #1 minion: a Siamese kitty called Figaro. He adores me like nothing else and rarely leaves me side. I love him to the moon and back, and he’s pretty much the cutest little turd you’ll ever meet.
My #2 minion: a Simese kitty called Aristocat. He is #2 because he loves my mother more than he loves me. His main interests are: sleeping and eating.
How dare he love your mother more than you. Seriously. But Figaro is such a cute name. 😉 N\’awwww.
Eating and sleeping are kind of good interests at least though. *nods*
OH MY GOSH you probably have the most adorable personal minion of any aspiring world overlord. Atticus Bean is just perfect!
I – well, my parents – used to have a dog up until I was two years old. He was a crazy boxer puppy named Brutus and there are pictures of baby me lying on the floor next to huge him. Then my mom got pregnant again and so Brutus was sold to make room for my sister. I’d say it was a decent replacement. But my parents still coo “Bruuutus!” whenever they see a boxer.
Since then, the only pets we’ve had have been beta fish and goldfish, as well as a cohabitating frog and snail. Those were quite a cool pair. But right now, we humans are the only animals living in our house.
Oh, but wait – you’re just asking about any minions of adoration? Not just pets? I do have a couple human ones that go to my church, and they utterly adore me and my sister (and we them). Though it’s true – with the human ones, you can’t tell if they’re your minions or if you are theirs. 🙂
HE IS JUST AJFDKLSAF SO ADORABLE. But fairly naughty. Gosh I\’ve had him for about 2 weeks and the little devil has such a bite. And he\’s so hyper. He suits me. We love each other.
I guess selling a dog and buying…erm, I mean having a baby is a wise life decision. 😉 We had fish once! I think…my brother looked after them and they all died? Eh. Fish.
Human minions are nice when they actually return the love. My human minions/overlords honestly think I\’m just here to fetch and carry and get food. Although we have cautiously raided the chocolate chip supply before so maybe we can move up to partners in crime?
*flails first then dies from the copious amounts of adorableness in this post*
Atticus Bean is so cute!!! =D He’s so fluffy and little and cute!! See? The cuteness is making my internal thesaurus fail me and therefore use “cute” way too many times in three sentences. =P I love that he runs from plastic bowls and hiccups at thunder. ^_^ And the pictures with your niece and nephew are equally if not more adorable.
I do have a puppy minion of my own. He’s more fluff than dog most of the time but when he’s not fluff, he’s an all black cocker spaniel. Of course, I had to name him Padfoot and he lives up to that name everyday. I also have cats. A lot of cats. My mom has a thing for saving all the neighborhood cats and bringing them in. We got a few adopted but there are still nine left.
*joins you on the floor after being overwhelmed with adorableness* He is fluffy and squishy….and bites, but STILL SO CUTE.
Oh! Cocker spaniels are stinkin\’ adorable. HOW SWEET. Padfoot is an awesome name, though. 😉 You\’re brilliant. My sister wants a cat, but my dad is allergic so there stops that wish. lol I\’m sure she\’s going to get a bunch when she\’s an adult heeh.
First of all, that puppy is flipping adorable.
Second, as a HUGE fan of TKM in general (and Atticus Finch in particular), I heartily approve of the name. 🙂
Yeah, I kind of have the same opinion as Mime when it comes to dogs, but they are terribly cute. I’m sure he can’t wait to sit in your lap and let you stroke his fur ominously after you become Queen of the World.
Atticus Finch is an amazing person and I LOVE that book and I need a reread like, right now, just because of my puppy. Although my puppy is a ratbag and not wise and awesome, but pfft, there\’s still time to convert him.
I like the sound of the ominous fur stroking….
*adds to to-do list*
I just HAD to come out of my exams-are-here-non-existed-ness to tell you that HE IS SO ADORABLE! And Atticus :’) A wonderful name.
I have even smaller minions. Pet rats. Aha. They’re wondeful little minions and they hive teeny tiny kisses and hugs and I love them and by them I mean I have 2 and by 2 I mean their names are Charles and Percy after the Weasley’s (Although I do claim Charles to be the prince, and proffesor X). My puppy is a big girl now. She’s a Kelpie cross something-or-other :3 We rescued her. Someone had abondoned her on the streets so we claimed her when no ones came to pick her up.
So those are my minions. We’ll take over the world with you >:)
UGH, EXAMS? GOOD LUCK. *hands you copious amounts of chocolate*
HA! Charles and Percy are great names! (I totally would claim Professor X too…my nephew\’s name is Xavier, and we are so totally sure he\’s going to bust out superpowers soon. Either that or his parents are just huge nerds.) xD Omg, you rescued a puppy?! That is soooo awesome!
OH MY GOSH ATTICUS IS ADORABLE. I like how you named him after literary characters. My dog is called Edmund (Narnia) and my cat is Allegretto, like the musical notation and when she had kittens we called them Saphira, Glaedr and Firnen, like from Eragon. Books have the best names.
Pets are truly excellent things to own- good luck with your biting minion. 🙂
EDMUND IS SUCH A GOOD NAME FOR A DOG! But I like Allegretto too because I\’m a music nerd. 😉 Ha! Go you for naming Eragon names though. Gosh I can\’t even pronounce those. >_< I still have no idea how to pronounce the Eragon world name. lol
Aww, your puppy is so cute. I have a puppy, but she’s more the size of a small horse, so no snuggling in my arms. I disappear underneath her when she decides that she’s a little doggy. She runs faster than me too, but I run for longer, so it’s excellent for when she decides that she wants to come on a run with me. I am true doggy master, and she is my adoring slave. Well, when she remembers. We a slight altercation at the beginning where she forgot her rightful place as my minion, but we sorted that out quickly. It’s quite funny actually. You wanted a Great Dane, and my doggy is a large part Great Dane (hence the size.) I want a little snuggly doggy like yours one day though. Even though I love my enormous crazy puppy to bits.
At least you can ride her into battle. *nods* That will be handy. And only part Great Dane and she\’s so huge?! OH WOW. I think I need a squishy snuggly dog and a battle dog. What?! I\’m just sayin\’ one needs to be prepared for, like, elvish wars and whatnot too.
oh a puppy! He’s so cute, and I absolutely adore his name!
I’ve never had a dog, unless you count Snowball who we had for week before he annoyed my dad so much that we were forced to give him to my cousin… =(
I do have two cats though, and they make pretty awesome minions! Sparky is the youngest and we’re convinced he earned his name by licking a light socket… And Mojo who always seems to think he’s actually my personal body guard!
Congrats on the new minion!
THAT IS SAD. I am sad. Atticus is a little biting rascal but so far none of us are too frustrated yet. lol I do get worried though….since I\’ve posted this, he\’s like grown SO big and gotten so boisterous. lol Our last dog was like 18 years old, so I only ever remember him being old and slow and sleepy. It\’s really different having a hyperactive pup. x)
Oh my STARS he’s adorable! Very bitey, very puppy-like, but adorable. Best minion. You don’t even need to wait for him to grow up, you can just take over the world by the weaponised power of his PWESHUS WIDDUW FAAAACE!
… *ahem* In all seriousness, from one Overlord to another, he is a magnificent minion. Well done.
EXACTLY. SEE?! Look at how many of you are already ready to stop aside as he leads me into world-over-throwing battle. I make good life decisions.
From one overlord to another, why thank you.
OH ME OH MY. Such cuteness is hard to fathom. That puppy is perfect. And the name, spot on! I am so happy for you. I hope we get to hear more of Atticus Bean’s adventures in the future.
I had two border collie/lab puppies growing up, but my family had to give them away when we moved to a rental house that didn’t believe in pets. I dream of owning a St. Bernard name Dante and two goldfish or guppies named Alexander and Napolean.
Oh I\’m sure you will hear more adventures. 😉 He\’s like this little boisterous ratbag these days. I do approve of your dream pettish plans. I LOVE THOSE NAMES.
Look at he puppy look at the puppy! So damn cute, you can see why you get distracted. THE CUTE FLUFFY FACE, LOOK AT THE CUTE FLUFFY FACE. I have two dogs, Roswell (who I named after Roswell since I was obsessed with Roswell High and Roswell the show) he’s half shih tzu and half we don’t even know, he’s five and completely mental. The other one’s Milo, he’s 3 (though I still call him puppy) and has attitude and thinks he’s human. We have this beanbag chair that he claimed as his (along with my foot, which he likes to sit on) and if anyone sits on it he will sit there and give you the stink eye. And then growls. And then acts all cute and sits like a Meerkat. Atticus Bean is an awesome name, by the way!
OH YOU HAVE A PUPPY CALLED MILO?!! That\’s the name of my book character. xD #ihighlyapprove Of course he thinks he\’s human. What is it with dogs and not understanding they\’re DOGS?! Atticus believes my bed is the only place for sleeping. -_- And Atticus looooves sitting on my foot too. Must be a dog thing, right?!
N’awwww he is sooooo cute! And I love the name. I have never owned a puppy, but I always wanted one. Instead I now have two cats, again, after recently acquiring a new and adorable kitten. They really are distracting 😉 And they chew everything. Looking at all the adorable puppy pictures just makes me want a puppy even more.
THEY SO ARE DISTRACTING. And yessss, omg, the chewing. I\’m dying. He\’s destroyed so many things already but hasn\’t touched my books so phewf. If that happens I think I will not be so lenient. lol I love books. BUT PUPPY HAS MELTED MY HEART.
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Also, I LOVE LOVE LOVE your puppy!! I absolutely love his name too 🙂 SO CUTE! I sadly don’t have any pets 🙁 I do want one though….I actually want a Savannah Cat….They look like a leopard and I want one. (My writer brain loves the fact of being able to own a cat that looks like a wild animal so…)
Aw, thanks Adriana!! I SHALL GO SEE.
NO PETS?! I UNDERSTAND THE PAIN. I mean, I haven\’t had a pet in 7 years, hehe. Although puppies are a lot of work. *collapses with exhaustion* Omg. I just looked up Savannah Cats and I don\’t even like cats BUT I WANT ONE. That is so cool.
You are welcome!
and I know…It’s really sad. The last time we had a pet I was 3 and it hated me…it was a demonic cat..Though my grandparent did have a dog (who died a year ago) and she was like my dog XD The puppy and I grew up together and we were partners in crime haha 😛
and I know right?! I want a Savannah Cat so bad! They’re quite cool! They have the behaviour of a dog but look like a wild cat…I need one haha 😛
He’s so adorable! I remember that puppy chewing stage around 3 years ago when we got our little puppy at 7 weeks. I used to keep a little mist bottle, you know like that they have at the hairdressers and if I seen him chewing anything that didn’t belong to him, give him a little mist. By 10 weeks old he didn’t even try anymore and hasn’t since. It’ll save you having to replace chewed furniture, and make sure you get him plenty of teething toys, as he’ll want to sink his teeth into something. Could even be your tiny overlords.
Sleeping on your bed, you’ll never break him of that if he gets much older. Our dog is 3 and sleeps on the end of our bed everynight. Except when hubby falls asleep, then he trots up the bed and shares his pillow with him. I secretly think the dog believes they’re married, I call him his furry wife 😀
He’s absolutely adorable!
Ohhh, that sounds like a good idea! Except I\’m not sure if Atticus would like that or not. >.> We\’re having a real biting problem. He was really shy and timid when i first go him but he\’s rapidly biting really badly. And it\’s painful! URGH. He definitely has lots of toys to bite and am the tiny overlords are mostly fine, but the smallest tends to take off running and Atticus thinks that\’s so he can tackle her. She\’s terrified. I mostly keep them separate for now. 0.0
HA! Totally hear you with the bed. *glares at self* I\’m just too much of a softie. He lasts till like 5am in his bed and then he naps on mine. On my pillow. Or my head. You know. Comfy stuff.
LOVE THAT PUPPY! Yep, I’m kind of a puppy fanatic. They are LOTS of work, but they are so adorable that it totally makes up for it. LOVE them! Enjoy your new little minion!
OMG THEY ARE SO MUCH WORK. lol I did not realise exactly how much but I wouldn\’t trade him. 😉
Puuuuuuuuuuupy!! Love his face and his name. Have fun!
HIS FACE IS SO HUGGABLE BUT SHARP BECAUSE HE LIKES TO BITE ME BUT HUGGGGGS.
Your puppy simply looks adorable and beautiful! I love them dogs, seriously. I currently have a Boston Terrier that’s a year and one month old, and he’s my best friend. I got him when he was 3 months old, and we’ve been together 24/7 since until recently because I had to fly out of the country to visit my dad overseas. He can be really annoying sometimes when he’s playful (because he just GRABS everything and nibbles on it… my mom is scared for her sofa), but he cuddles up to me, sleeps beside me, and eats with me and I don’t know, he showcases his love every single time and that makes him so, so, so special. I have never loved a dog as much as him. We’re facebook friends, and you can see his pictures on my profile! ^_^
I hope you have many wonderful stories with your pet dog, Cait! He’s such a treasure!
Awww, that is so so sweet!! I really really hope Atticus turns out sweet and loving like that. At the moment he gets SO anxious if I leave the room, but when I\’m around he bites me like nothing else. 0.0 Which is his way of playing I know, but it\’s kind of getting out of hand. I think we\’re going to do some puppy obedience school or something. >.>
Oh, I love him. He is the cutest thing ever! My parents have a cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle) and he is also quite feisty. His name is Killer. My brother named him, and it was supposed to be ironic but… it wasn’t. Because he is a little terror. Basically he owns the house and everyone else just gets to live there.
I have a cat, she is skittish, and quiet and doesn’t bother anyone. I quite enjoy her. Her name is Charlie. We had 3 other cats that we’d rescued from the street, but they have found some nice forever homes. I miss them sometimes, but then I remember how much cat hair we had and I just tell myself it is a good thing.
And your overlords AND your fluffy puppy? That is way too much cute in one picture!!
A cockapoo?!! I haven\’t heard that one before! XD Seriously mixing anything with a poodle brings out hilarious names. It\’s too easy to say \”son of a schnoodle\” honestly though, around Atticus. x) Little terror? I\’m rapidly understanding. lol Atticus is a furry beast, but he\’s so cut.
Rescued cats…aww, that is SO awesome.
He’s so ADORABLE! And I love his name. 😉 That’s cool.
I have a Great Dane. Her name is Posy. My mom insists that I spell it Poise, like the flower, the way it’s supposed to be spelled. But, eh, I like Posy. Her ears and tail aren’t docked though. So when she wags her tail sometimes she knocks things off shelves. And if you’re standing nearby, her tail feels like a whip. This lady who houses war veterans gave Posy to my mom to take home. Posy’s owner was one of the veterans, but he died. My mom had informed us that she was bringing home a lap dog. But seriously? Her head might fit in my lap, but that’s about it. But she kind of attached herself to me (it is more like I am her human than she is my dog. . .). She usually follows me everywhere. Sometimes it’s kind of annoying because she’s so big and we don’t have a lot of room, but I love her anyways. She sweet, and a big scared-y dog, kind of like Scooby-Doo.
(Spider-man shirts = awesomeness!)
OH YOU HAVE A GREAT DANE?!! I AM JEALOUS!! lol My life plan of an adult is to someday have a great dane as well. Then my little dog (which won\’t grow that big) can like ride on him. #thisiswhyimnotanadult
SO CUTE. That is all. I’d love to get a puppy one day, but for the moment my guinea pig Mitsy is the only pet in my life. While she is adorable in her own way, to have a dog would be something different altogether! Thanks for sharing Cait, and great choice of name too 🙂
Pets are just COOL. They\’re dependant on you and kind of furry and awesome and just it\’s nice to have them, I say. *nods*
MY INTERNET IS BACK SO I CAN NOW GAZE ADORINGLY AT YOUR PUPPY!!!!
He is adorable.
We got a new puppy in July, and she is absolutely gorgeous.
We also have a 14 year old who is still small and adorable.
I am constantly taking pictures of them and posting them to twitter and instagram…I can’t help it, they’re both SO CUTE!!
For the first month or so that we had Trixie (the puppy), I was often the only one at home, and so I spent many hours training her to get onto things like couches by herself (she was TINY, like, fit in one hand tiny). And when we were sitting on a couch out of her reach she would sit and cry until we picked her up.
She grasped the concept of sitting to get what she wanted very quickly.
Now, she is insane. She runs and jumps and goes bonkers for a few hours, and then sleeps for a few hours, and then Dad comes home (he’s her favourite) and she goes bonkers again for a few hours and then she sleeps and so it goes on.
She’s hilarious.
YAY YOUR INTERNET. THIS IS MOST GLORIOUS AND WONDERFUL NEWS!!!
ohh, do I follow you on instagram?? I thought I did. I must check because I want to see more pictures of your cute little dogs. x) Awww, but that sounds so cute/sad about Trixie!! I\’m having to carry Atticus everywhere because he is so uncoordinated. Hopefully he\’ll outgrow that soon because he\’s getting heavy. XD
Oh! How adorable!!! I’ve always wanted a little dog like that but I have like NO SPACE in my ‘backyard’ (it’s basically just a clothelines!) and I really don’t have time to walk it (seriously, why do I even need to work?). I think it’s beyond cruel to have dogs where they don’t have room to run around or thye can’t be taken for regular walks, that’s just the country girl coming out in me I suppose. It doesn’t help that my parents’ neighbours have a MASSIVE dog (it comes up to my mid thigh) in an area that’s probably no bigger than 3mx3m, and it’s even less when they park their car there. That’s just not cool…
Sorry, I got onto a rant there! Your dog is quite frankly the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time and I hope you enjoy having a faitful minion at your beck and call! 😀
Oh I totally agree. Dogs need space. 🙁 We got an indoor dog specifically because we have a ridiculous backyard. Oh it\’s huge. GINORMOUS. But it\’s entirely a hill and you can pretty much stand at the top and just fall down until you reach the bottom. Also not fenced. But when he\’s bigger we\’ll probably put a little fence up. For now, Mister King Atticus rules the house. hehe.
Omg, but that\’s kind of horrible about your neighbours. 🙁 People not doing right by their dogs kind of breaks my heart.
I live in an apartment so…no pets (not even cats). But I’d like to have one someday because cats are awesome and adorable. No, actually I do have pets. Kind of. There are three marine animals in my house, two of which are dolphins and the other is a shark. One of the dolphins has been around for over ten years. They’re all fluffy and cute and furry and oh how I love them! Stuffed animals are like the best pets in the world except…well, except they’re not alive.
THAT IS SADNESS. But I guess, apartments do these things to us.
I was about to say….OMG YOU HAVE DOLPHINS IN YOUR HOUSE HOW THAT IS SO COOL. And then you went and spoilt it with reality. Darn it, Melody, you shouldn\’t let me believe you had glass floorboards with dolphins swimming underneath like in the movies, lol. 😉
Aww your puppy is so cute!
I never owned a puppy and while I like dogs I am also terrified of them. I didn’t grew up with pets and I can’t understand their behavior, when dog is excited I think it’s going to attack me.
I do have 3 super adorable pet rats though and I am pretty sure they are the best pets ever. They are called Smarties, Snickers and Pita. They are small, easy to carry with you and too cute. Cleaning their cage is a lot of effort though, but I don’t mind as it makes them happy.
My sister is terrified of dogs! Not mine particularly, but she honestly removes herself so far away and she won\’t even pat him. -_-
Ever since I read Harry Potter I wanted a pet rat to put in my pocket. They sound cute!!
There will be no dogs again in my life EVER. Too much work – I have two minions of my own ok well technically I have one and I’m currently incubating the other but that is all I need. I did have a most precious Queen of a Cat Isabelle Fiadora a precious most expensive pussy you could own… but my toddler terrorized her so much that I gave her to my father whom she loves. So I now have no pussy either. *cries* But I couldn’t have her living in fear her whole life and you can’t really tell a kid that HIS adoring affections are hated and feared by the fluff ball of purr now can you? That would break his wee bitty terrorizing heart.
Oh I totally get that. My older sister (who owns the two overlords in these pictures) is incubating another but her oldest, Xave, the four year old, is all like \”WE NEED A DOG\” because he does everything I do. His mother is absolutely NO. heh.
The 2yrs thinks patting is \”hitting\”, so we\’re working on that. Especially when the patting/hitting earns her being bitten and then I\’m the worst aunty in the world. >.>
Oh my God he’s so cute !!!! And you gave him a fabulous name ! Leave that computer right now and go pet him for me (but I bet you’re already doing that 😉
awwwww so cute. my piano teacher has a Schnauzer and it is literally the cutest and the craziest dog ever. I guess the cute factor is so that the owner doesn’t get fed up with the craziness. Very ingenious tactic, doggies.
The fact that you named your dog Atticus made my day. I’ve always wanted to name one of my future kids Atticus, but a dog works just as well. Or maybe a cat. My family already has three dogs; I don’t think I could convince my mother to get another. A cat might be easier though. 🙂
Hope you have a great day!
ADORABLE! ADORABLE! ADORATION! I LOVE! I didn’t even know that Schnoodles were a thing. Perfect :3
Parents can be rude about dragons, can’t they? If Eragon, Hagrid and Hiccup can all do it … why can’t we??
Your mum is very sassy. That conversation made me mentally gasp with laughter (I say mentally because I’m in the same room as my working sister and reading mother and I’m trying not to disturb. My mum gets very shirty when I enjoy myself online. She says “What are you doing, are you working?” and I’ve long since learnt that “well no I’m running a blog, Pinning manically, reading blogs and Tweets, instant messaging, Facebook stalking and all manner of online fun” is not an acceptable answer, apparently.)
Anyway, tell Atticus Bean I say hello! (So does Tig, my puppy.)
Oh. My. Gawd! He’s the cutest! And I love his name! My cats are definitely not my minions, they’re my Tiny Overlords of a sort–it’s really terrible, because I used to say I would never be tied down with a pet, and now they’ve got me at their beck and call. But they love to snuggle with me while I read, so it’s all good. 😀
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OH MY GOSH HE’S SO CUTE. You’re lucky you don’t live nearby, because I would totally be at your house every day just to pet the little guy. How do you even find the time to read anymore with that fluffball of happiness around? I love his name, too.
I laughed out loud at the conversation your parents had. XD Your mom sounds hilarious.
I’m sure you already know about my dog, from various mentions on my blog and TBC. 🙂 She is insane, and I love her. Today she climbed onto my stomach and laid there, slapping my face, until I pet her. She also barked at the UPS truck, which was driving up the street, nowhere near our house.
I came for the puppy and you did not disappoint. AHHHH GAWD I love puppies, and dogs. Old dogs rock too. Basically, I am obsessed with canines. There is one currently laying next to me with his head on my arm as I type. This may have been the best post. EVER.
Thanks. 🙂
OH MY GOSH ATTICUS IS SO CUTE. Soooo cute. I have wanted a puppy for my WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE and I’m making it my life goal to finally have one. A labrador? Golden Retriever? Border Collie? Sausage dog? I don’t care, I want them all! Even though your doggy is naughty for eating everything, he’s so cute so that counts right? Totally jealous but enjoy your new fluffy goodness!
Awww! What a good looking pup! Enjoy!
Awwwwwwwww a Schnoodle! He’s soooooooo adorable. I love his name (all of them 😉 ).
You’re puppy minion and human minions are all so cute!
Oh my gosh! SOOOO FREAKING ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it! Ugh so cute!
I only now saw your Puppy post. This is not ok.
You cannot call your dog your minion. If anything, you are his. You will find out soon enough.
I wish I had a puppy, too. Instead I have two kitties, a black one (Phoébos – Φοίβος ) and a white one (Athiná / Αθηνά). They carry the names of the mascots of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens because:
1. They were born the day the Olympic Games started
2. They were born on Mount Olympus
3. We got them on the day the Olympic Games ended
4. They are actually named after the Greek gods and siblings residing on Mount Olympus Apollo and Athena (only no-one who isn’t Greek really knows that Phoébos is how Apollo was being called in most of mythology)
And look at what I did! Phoébos means bright/pure and yet he is black but for two tiny white spots on each of his paws, yet he is the most loving kitty there is. Athina is really sharp and doesn’t like people (but my dad) touching her.
What I need to know is:
Do you live alone? Because living alone and taking care of a puppy can be difficult.
Ooh, congrats! Especially as you have been wanting one for so long! I have read both name-based books, and although I didn’t like to Kill a Mockingbird, I loved Ender’s Game, and completely approve of the Bean in his name. And boy, is that cute puppy! I am sure you will be happy together.
I was one too 🙁 My mum has said no, but it is pretty fair because until about two years ago I was petrified of all dogs xD Maybe when I graduate (if I graduate) uni.
HE’S SO FREAKING FLUFFY AND ADORABLE AND AHHHH!!! I miss my puppies! Our oldest dog is a Yorkie, and when he was a puppy he was nicknamed Fang for obvious reasons haha, so I totally feel your pain when it comes to the biting of….everything. And your parents are hilarious hahahaha – that’s the sort of response I would have expected from my family! (My parents accepted back in high school that if they wanted grandkids they weren’t coming from me. There have been many conversations where this is assumed to be the case haha). Also that is probably the cutest name I’ve ever heard for a dog. It’s now officially my second favourite after Blueberry Jellysprout. Yes. Someone actually named their dog that. And I can’t keep a straight face anytime I see them hahaha
I WANT. OH MY GOOD LORD. HE IS THE CUTEST. We had a dog for a little while, a few years back, but unfortunately there was an accident… 🙁 We have had several cats though, but my own cat died last year. :'( Which I am still upset about. Sandy and I just connected. She was ollllld when she died though, so at least she lived a long and happy life. I’ve always been more of a cat person, but I do dream of getting a puppy when I am a bit older and have finished university and live somewhere where I can get one..I’ve always dreamed of a cocker spaniel or a labradoodle…though after this post, I am considering a schnoodle.
CAIT! 1. PUPPY! How cute- I told my mother a blogger got a puppy and called it Atticus Bean and she is in love with the idea of calling something Atticus. It is on her list of favourite names. You chose a good name, girl. A very, very good name.
2. I GOT A PUPPY TOO! My gosh, this is weird. I saw your post when I came back online and my eyeballs grew very wide indeed. I shall be doing a post on mine soon (she and I are more likely to trot around giving people muffins and free books and bookish advice than conquer the world, but…), once I surprise my friend with the knowledge of her (so I hope she doesn’t see this) but she is gorgeous and I named her Kasta, so go us for bookish dog names.
I think mine might be a little easier with the productivity scale, by the sounds of it… she likes to sleep. A lot. A lot a lot.