In my Merry Christmas blog post, I had mentioned that Boo seems to think she is the coauthor of MY blog.  Never mind the fact that she has no opposing thumbs to hold a pen with and is illiterate, those are just annoying little details as far as she is concerned!!

My Dad left a comment on the post relaying a request from Pierre who wanted to know if Boo was as big as he is. Pierre also groused about the fact that Dad will not let him outside to dig.

Who, you may wonder, is Pierre?  Is he my Dad’s dog?  Well, he is, and he isn’t. Pierre, while he is a long time member of the family, is a Stuffie, yes, a cute, stuffed floppy eared dog.

Pierre lounging on the beach in Amagansett

My parents found Pierre in a shop one year when they were vacationing in Amagansett and ever since then he has been a member of the family.  He has had his picture taken in more places than most people that I know, and, he has been seen more than once sticking his head out the car window and barking (ok, it was really my dad doing the barking).

Now I know how all of this sounds, and you’re probably thinking that we are a family of loons, but you can’t tell me that you all don’t have at least one little family thing that if you told other people about it they would look at you oddly, and then they would go home and realize that they have one odd thing in their family as well.

And I have to admit, that I play along with the whole Pierre thing to the point where one Christmas I even knitted matching scarves for Dad and Pierre.

So in answer to your questions, Pierre, yes, Boo is bigger than you seem to think you are, and as far as being allowed outside to dig, it is a highly over rated activity…you tend to get really dirty, smell bad, and are not allowed in the house.

Do you have a funny family story to share?  If so, I would love to hear about it in the comments below.

Until next time, Happy Trails!

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