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Pennie, a Personal Hygeine Princess

Loose Lips Sink Ships

A popular World War II poster carried the slogan "Loose Lips Sink Ships."

I, Pennie, am a dog, therefore I have loose lips. It just comes with being a dog. Sure I can't suck from a straw, or play the saxophone, but I can raise my lips incredibly high, I can swell my lips, and really, their looseness just doesn't bother me. They come quite in handy when trying to stuff a large tennis ball in my mouth, or a wiggling rodent.

Mom has been quite busy purusing the Internet and the stores for birthday and Christmas Gifts. Middle Lad and Little Lad had their Gift Lists ready some weeks past, as Mom is not one to "wait." No, the Lad who waits to ready his Gift List runs the risk of receiving Long Underwear for Christmas, as Mom does not "do gift cards."

I, Pennie, look over Mom's shoulder as she orders items from the Internet. I inspect all packages that come into the house. I also have "loose lips."

Uh, perhaps my lips could be, well, a bit firmer, if say a few extra trinkets, or treats should come my way? Would hidden stashes perhaps stay more safely secreted if I were offered a small, well, the word "bribe" is so crass, but perhaps a small "token?" Yes, I do think that a "secret" could be made "safer" if Mom offered the right reward.

Pennie Wave

Mom revived the "Pennie Wave" today. Little Lad has been pestering her about it since school started, but Mom has been unable to bring herself to perform it.

It all started as the "Mulli Wave." The Public School Bus picks up at our house (our driveway happens to be the bus stop,) then it travels off to pick up a mulitude of other Public School Attendees, and finally circles back to Re-Pass our house on it's final path to Public School.

Re-passing our house used to come quite in handy for Middle Lad as he was in the habit of missing the "First Pass" and would catch the bus on the way back. Now that Middle Lad rides the Middle School Bus he must catch the Middle Public School Bus on the First Pass, or else, well Mom is not happy when she hears him re-enter the house and she has to drive him (although then I, Pennie, get a ride.)

Anyhoodle, Mom used to wait outside with Mulligan, and when the Bus re-passed our house, she would stand him up and then wave a front paw at the bus. Little Lad and Middle Lad thought this was quite funny, as did several other Public School Attendees. When I joined the Family, if Dad was home, then Mom would hold up Mulli, and Dad would hold up Me, Pennie, and it would be a Mulli/Pennie Wave.

Since Mulli died, Mom just has not been able to bring herself to do a Solo Pennie Wave. This morning I guess Mom just gave in to the utter annoyance of Little Lad and there I was, doing the Pennie Wave.

Snagged a Snuggie

Mom found a Snuggie in that hard to find size, Large, today, at Bed, Bath and Beyond. The Large is plenty big enough for me.

The main draw back is that it needs a little more velcro attachment at the top back. This can probably be easily satisfied with a safety pin, and would depend on the dog whether it would be needed or not. After all, dogs come in many shapes, so one can not expect even so diverse a product as a Snuggie to conform to all dog shapes.

I am still peeved that Walgreens and Target do not see fit to carry "Large" size Snuggies, stocking only Small and Medium. Bed Bath and Beyond even had XSmall.

The Large would not fit a hundred pounder, but could easily accomodate a dog weighing much more than my 46 to 50 pounds.

Add on Note: Is the Snuggie only for "Home Wear?" Is it akin to a Bath Robe? Mom made me wear it in the car last night on errands. Was that like going out in my PJs? Or is the Snuggie a Universal Item that can be worn Indoors and Out?