A boy and his dog...er his aunt's dog

[Frannie & Callie]

Callie and I spent all of last week in Memphis with my family. While Callie has visited several times before, this was just a special trip. This is where my nephew Benjamin fell in love with Callie. Now Benj and his (fraternal) twin Drew have always loved Callie...they play with her (Callie Tag being the favorite), talk to her, etc, but this trip something just clicked. Benj wanted to be with her all the time. He's always been a dog lover (and at the age of 8 is a major care-giver of their schnauzer Maisy...he feeds her, went to all the training classes, and loves her). Callie was feeling it too...she loved hanging out with Benj and was especially fond of playing soccer! Callie drew the line with two things...she would only take commands from me (which crushed Benj...he fancies himself quite the dog whisperer) and she would not sleep in his bed.

By the end of the trip, my B-I-L was on petfinder looking for a medium sized dog. They are potentially interested in a doodle!! I'm not sure if it's for Benj or for Maisy (M was also a big fan of Callie's...she's come a long way from when she literally squealed like a piglet when she first met Callie)

Here are a few pictures...

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Doodles just have a way about them. This is a really sweet story. Keep us posted on whether they get a Doodle....

[Linda and Murphy]

So cute! Great pictures.

[Paul & Michele]

How cute!! Callie looks so much like our Molly.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Cute photos and who could blame Benj! Callie looks lovely and like she had a great grooming pre-holiday.