Monday, November 2, 2009

Breaking another one of my own rules

LIFE RULE #457: Do not put clothes on your dog for Halloween.

But okay we dressed up our newfie, Zora, as a cowboy with a plaid shirt and hat. The plaid shirt was unbuttoned at the neck, which meant that a lot of chestal hair came billowing out. Zora looked weirdly human--like a big hairy tranny.

Anyway. Boy Numero Quatro took Zora trick-or-treating, but instead of getting candy he got chewed out by a real Avenues sort for demeaning a dog. Here's the best part. The lady who chewed him out was carrying her Chihuahua in a snuggly. Seriously. I do love love love my wacky neighborhood.

Ate Milky Ways bars until I went into a coma. A very, very happy type coma.

7 comments:

wjmom said...

I laugh.

Lisa B. said...

"Demeaning a dog" by dressing him up? Nay, I say! I shall never forget the day when I returned from work to find Bruiser wearing a tank top. Did he put it on himself? Did he find it expressed something about his inner nature? Or did my youngest "demean" him by putting a girl's flowery garment on him? Who is to say? Live and let dress up, I say, even to the swaddliest swaddler of little yappy dogs.

Bob the Woodworker said...

Your son should have told the Avenues woman to have a real baby instead of treating her yappy little dog like her baby. That was mean. Sorry. We need to remember some of the lessons the British have taught us - the only thing funnier than a dog dressed up is a man dressed up as a woman!

Randi said...

Wow. I wish I could read dog's minds.

Kerri said...

So so funny.

LucindaF said...

I love Zora's billowing chestal hair. She told me that wearing the cowboy outfit was fun, but next time she'd appreciate a pink neckerchief and her toenails painted so people aren't confused aobut her gender.

Also, she was thinking next year that she could wear a big pink too-too, and go as a dancing bear.

Tell that girl that I miss her and I'll come back down as soon as I can to give her a big belly scratch.

Louise Plummer said...

Oh my gosh, I love this story.