The Multnomah Villager

Last week, while I was innocently out of town on business, Jr. V and Mrs. V drove over to the Oregon Humane Society and adopted a dog. Daphne and Velma, the cats, are not amused. They are adjusting, but not quickly. Same goes for me I guess - I’ve never had a dog before. Their lack of respect for a person’s boundaries and general doggishness has never really appealed to me. Still - we’re now a part of the Village’s Dog Culture.

This is Sally, the Incredible Two-Faced Dog(TM). She’s half terrier and half boxer, split right down the middle. Seriously. This dog has one eye that’s 100% boxer, and one eye that’s a regular terrier eye. Weird looking animal. But it’s friendly and I suppose we’ll adjust to having her around. One thing I should point out though is that the animal is somewhat larger that she appears in this photo, with noticeably large paws, so I suspect that Sally the Dog will be getting somewhat bigger in the future.

Nowhere near the size of our across-the-street-neighbor, Jefferson, the World’s Largest Dog, whom we stopped to meet, touch snouts with and generally muzzle nuzzle on the way home from dinner last night. Sally looks like a guinea pig next to that thing. She came home completely soaked with drool. Nice.

We’ve dropped bucks at Healthy Pets Northwest, we’ve walked to both Gabriel and Custer Park and been stopped in the street more times than since Jr. V was a puppy. Including by someone who recognized Sally from the pound. And yes, last night we walked up to the Lucky Lab and had a slice of pizza outside with the dog tied to the table.

Sally can’t go to the dog park until she’s had a few more shots, but until then, you’re liable to see us slinking around the neighborhood from time to time.

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