Hounddog's Holiday Dilemma

Seasons Greetings from me and all the dogs at Hot Diggity Dog! And boy are there a lot of dogs here over the holidays. It's raining while I am typing this blog, but just a couple of days ago it was so nice, you'd have thought it was summer. Look how blue the sky was!


Maddy and I have been hanging out together a lot... until the holidays came that is. That's when I was faced with a huge dog dilemma. I really like Maddy, and we were chilling together when some of the holiday boarders started arriving. Then suddenly...

Gasp! It was Moxie! If you've been following some of my previous posts and comments, you know that I was head over paws for Moxie, and I was pretty devastated when she left. I thought she was gone forever. Then I got over her, and kind of developed a thing for Maddy... but seeing her again, I knew my heart was done for.

At first, I couldn't help but try to get her attention,... on the sly that is. Was she looking my way? I dared not look, I couldn't risk her seeing me all starry-eyed for her after she up and left me the first time. I know, they always say it's not the dog's fault, but it still hurts, and I have my ego to protect.

But here's where things get tricky. I wish Lisa would have gotten a clue and not let Maddy and Moxie out to play with me at the same time, but she is oblivious to this kind of thing, it would seem. Anyway, there we were, all three in the same yard. Luckily, some other dogs were there as distractors. Whenever Maddy wasn't looking, I'd take my chance and warm up to Moxie. She started giving me the eye, too, so I know she still cares.

But it wasn't long before Maddy figured things out. And before I knew it, she and Moxie were having a stand-off. Things were heating up. Lisa looked up just in the nick of time and called everyone over for what we thought was a big lecture.

To our surprise, she announced, "Remember, it's Christmas! Time for stockings, and dog kisses for everyone!" I thought it was a rather strange announcement, but we were glad she had broken up the tension, and happy to eat our Christmas bully sticks. After that things changed a bit. The tension just never returned. Maddy and Moxie made friends. And I got to hang out with both of them.

Maddy, such a supermodel.

Me, in the middle (of course!)

And, Moxie. Be still, my heart!

Mom and Pops, not counting your return home, it just doesn't get much better than this!

Love,
Hounddog