Vern is NOT a Size Medium!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Years ago, before I married my husband, one of the things that convinced me that he was the one happened when he gave me a sweater for a gift in a size medium.  Maybe he needed new glasses or maybe he was a bad guesser, but no one had ever gotten me a medium sweater before and I was not going to let this man get away from me. Of course, I had to exchange the gift, as I was pretty sure I wasn’t even a medium at birth, but that was beside the point.  Now, years later, I have the biggest dog I have ever owned, who could never fit into a medium anything.

 

Yesterday, I was wandering the aisles of TJ Maxx, when the Halloween department caught my eye and in particular, the dog costumes.  I know many of you are strongly opposed to dressing up our dogs in costumes, but luckily for Fudge and Vern I am not one of those people.  I even had a friend look at me like I was out of my mind and ask me if I took them Trick or Treating.  When I said, “I’m not an idiot! Of course, we don’t go Trick or Treating. I am doing this for pictures.” I am not sure I made my case.

 

Well, imagine my surprise when I came across an adorable lion costume and the package showed it being modeled by either a Chocolate Poodle or Doodle.

It was like a sign from heaven to put that costume into my cart for my own Chocolate Doodle, Fudge. Luckily, it came in an XL and I knew Vern would take a turn too being a lion.  I showed my family when I got home and watched them shake their heads and then tried to put the thing on Fudge.  Let’s just say Fudge makes a strong case for the Naked Doodle Club and is not always as pliant as Vern is when it comes to modeling clothes. She did not seem to want to be a lion for Halloween.

 

Unfortunately, for the only other model I had nearby, it was his turn next. The anticipation was at such a high that even my daughter and husband waited eagerly for the results. Here is Vern modeling the XL Lion costume.

Notice the way it clings to his curves.  It sort of reminds me of trying on wedding dresses when most of the sample sizes came in size six or eight.  Getting this costume on Vern was like getting the sausage into the casing and I just kept saying over and over,  “This is an XL. Where do we go from here?” and thinking my sweet Vern was going to have to join Weight Watchers.  My husband said, “Maybe you could start treating them like they are dogs,” but I was too busy trying to think up other costumes to pay much attention to him.

 

After the photo session, I decided I had either just flushed $9.99 down the drain or I was going to need to enlist more help in getting that costume on Fudge.  Later, I went back into the kitchen and picked up the package only to see that somehow I had purchased a size MEDIUM and not an XL. How could I have made such an extra large mistake? I wasted no time telling my Vern that he wasn’t going to have to start keeping track of points and going to weigh-ins and that he was just big boned after all. 

 

(Here he is hanging his head in shame right before I told him it was all my fault)

He was so happy and Fudge was even happier, when she saw me packaging up that medium for a return trip to the store. Little do they know, they had plenty of costumes there for exchange and this time I will get the right size.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

Oh Verners. We have all been there buddy. We love your 'curves' just the way they are! True doodliness is on the inside after all!

 

Thanks for making my morning Laurie and putting an enormous smile on my face!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Hilarious Laurie!!! That barely ft his head!! Too funny, I love the look of shame, Myla does the same thing after I get a couple of pictures, she'll just hang her head and sigh! Can't wait to see the exchange!!!!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

OMD this was too funny!  Rooney & Stuart do belong to the NDC so no costumes here but I did get them matching Candy Corn collars and leashes!!!!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Why do some of these dogs look so Horrified? Like they've seen a ghost. Like it is real and not Halloween! Ahhh ( run, hide, hold very very still). Spud is right there with u Vern. But I think you are adorable you XL lug.

[Bryce P]

Soo cute but sooooooo small!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I can't even believe what a good sport Vern is!  He seems willing to endure any humiliation to make his Mom and her DK friends happy.  I love this dog.

[Dori & Rua]

I truly laughed out loud when I scrolled down and saw he with the Lion Costume ON him!   So glad Fudge & Vern don't belong to the Naked Doodle club!  Can't wait to see more Halloween pictures.  While I don't TAKE Rua trick or treating, I did dress her up last year on Halloween and she came to the door with me to hand out candy!

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

It sort of looks a little like a flower bonnet more than a lion ..... Poor Vern!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ned and Clancy say, "Way to uncooperate, Fudge and Vern!"

[Kimmy & Chewie]

LOL. Poor Vern! I think Medium will be just the right size for Chewie.

Here's Chewie with a pink bunny cap. It's too big for him 'cos the cap actually belonged to my previous dog (an 80 lbs golden retriever)

Here's a cute pic of my friend's dog in a really nice lion costume