Bixby Foster Doodle Goes to Work!

[Frannie & Callie]

Last night, I got home to discover that my air conditioner had broken at some point yesterday afternoon (I had been home at lunch time to walk the dogs and it was working then). By 10pm the inside of my house was 82 degrees. My bedroom was managable to sleep in, but I really didn't think that it would be ok for the dogs to be in the house during the day (reg temp today is going to be 95, and the oppressive humidity will boost that to about 105). Callie was easy to take care of - I knew that she would be welcome at a number of friends' homes or I could just take her to doggie day care. Bixby is another story. While he's a wonderful doodle, he does like to chew on new things, and I didn't like the idea of just shoving him in a crate in someone else's home. Doggie day care was out for Bixby...they require an evaluation day and they are booked two months out on those.

So - Bixby came to the office with me! Once upon a time, we had dogs at the office all the time. Then we had a company survey and it turned out that we had a couple of employees who are scared of dogs. Being scared of Callie is like being scared of a muppet, but I do understand that fear is fear (if someone brought their pet tarantula to the office I would turn around a leave and not be able to even utter a word).

Bixby has been SUCH a good boy! I've mostly kept his presence under wraps, but have invited the dog-lovers to my office to see him. He has snuggled up to each and every person and hasn't uttered a peep when I'm on the phone. He's just sitting quitely on the floor, gnawing at an antler (I continue to bless the people who discovered that antlers make good chew toys, and appreciate the antler pantry for being so inexpensive!).

Here he is in my office (my office is always messy!)

[Frannie & Callie]

We didn't tell Callie about the office. She misses getting to come! Our accounting department got NOTHING done when Callie used to come. Our controller is in love with her!

Cannot say enough good things about antlerpantry.com!

[Yvonne N]

Good dog Bixby. What a cutie pie.

[Nina, Phil, Harlow & Lacey]

So cute! I think Bixby makes a great office assistant.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Bixby doodle, you are awesome!
Frannie, is your ac fixed? I sure hope....
Nancy, yes, go to antlerpantry.com. I will not buy them from anywhere locally. I bought a large anter for a large doodle - they would have charged me $25 - $30 at least in a store near me. I got it for $8.

[Leslie and Halas]

Callie is going to be sooo jealous that Bixby got to go to work without her. That's great that Bixby is doing so well. Now you have another great characteristic to add to his bio.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

PS - cheap antlers??? I need some cheap antlers. Well I don't need them but Simon, Gordie, Ned and Clancy do, especially Ned and Clancy.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I guess you didn't realize that in his former life he was an office assistant. Now you know that, while he really enjoys being pampered at your home, he is willing to man the phones or organize your files.

[Anna and Achilles]

Good Boy Bixby!!!

[F, Calla & Luca]

Sounds like fun. Cheap antlers, do tell, where do you get them?

[Joyce & Wilson]

Frannie, Do you think the doods broke your AC so they could maybe come to the office with you?? LOL