Cold Noses – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Sweetie: Lady Human?

Me: Don’t tell me. Let me guess. Something is cold.

Sweetie: How did you guess? My nose is cold. So is Doodlebug’s. Warm them up.

Me: You mean like with a sweater or a boot? That wouldn’t really work, would it? How about sticking them under your paws?

Sweetie: Cold noses under cold paws? Really?

MoonCat: How about under a blanket? Unless bulldog noses are just too stubborn and refuse to stay warm.

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Don’t Even Think About It! – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Sweetie: Lady Human.

Me: Yes?

Sweetie: Cold.

Me: Yes.

Sweetie: Do one of those human things to make it better.

Me: Well, we have the heater running. You all have extra blankets. The only other thing I can think of is for me to pull out the…

Sweetie and Doodlebug: NO! NO SWEATERS! NO SWEATERS! NO SWEATERS!

MoonCat: Must not be that cold then.

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Winter? But Why? – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Me: Okay. Not much in the way of outdoor activities today. Winter is rolling in big time.

Sweetie: Winter? But why? We were doing fine without it.

Me: Just part of the cycle. Remember, for the rest of the day, the outdoor facilities may feel pretty cold.

Doodlebug: How inconvenient! Is there going to be that cold white stuff, too?

Me: They say so.

Sweetie: Well, just who are they? I’d like to have a serious little talk with them.

MoonCat: I have no problem with winter. My facilities are always open.

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Warm Up! Now! – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Sweetie: Lady Human, order a warmup! Now!

Me: What makes you think that’s an easy thing?

Sweetie: Humans order everything else.

Me: The weather is not like a pizza. It’s a lot more complicated than that.

Doodlebug: While you’re dealing with the cold, call in a double cheese thick crust.

MoonCat: Make mine anchovy. And hold the pizza.

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The Sneaky Human Problem – Part 2 – Conversations with the Big Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Sweetie: The problem with sneaky humans is you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. You know, treats and food and water and a roof and blankets…

Doodlebug: You may even love them. Hey, birdies, what do you do about cold feet in the winter?

Bud and Baby: Eck. Eck. Sit on them. Warm feathers, warm feet.

MoonCat: The most sensible thing I’ve ever heard. What a nice change.

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Sweater Weather – Again – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Me: Hey, y’all. It’s still pretty chilly. Here, Sweetie, try on this sweater I crocheted. Doodle, I have some more sweaters you can try…

Doodlebug: Nope.

Me: Well, go ahead and try this one, Sweetie.

Sweetie: Nope.

Me: It’s plenty big and nice and warm…

Sweetie: Nope.

Me: Okay, Doodlebug. You go ahead and…

Doodlebug: Noooooo.

Me: Come on, y’all.

Sweetie: Let me spell this like the humans do. NO!

Me: In that case, MoonCat…

MoonCat: Don’t even look in my direction.

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Cold, White, Wet, and Weird! – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Sweetie: Lady Human! Help! It is awful! And cold! And white! And wet! And weird! And it’s falling from the sky!

Me: It’s snow.

Doodlebug: Why?

Me: Conditions just got right and there it is. Snow.

Sweetie: Make it stop.

Me: It’ll do that soon enough on it’s own.

Sweetie: NO! NOW!

MoonCat: Calm down, silly bully. Do what sane animals like cats do. Take a nap.

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COLD! – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Me: You look disgruntled, boy.

Doodlebug: If disgruntled is the human word for COLD, then I am DISGRUNTLED!

Sweetie: It’s just another case of the humans not managing things very well.

MoonCat: Oh, dogs, dogs, dogs. Get snuggled down in your blankets and cushions. Tuck your chunky bulldog paws under you. Then bury your gigantic noses in a pillow. Simply compensate for human mismanagement

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Hand Warming – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges. Where did your paws go, Lady Human?

Sweetie: Yeah, did you lose them in the backyard? Let’s go look! I can sniff ’em out!

Me: No, it’s all right. I’ve just tucked them under my arms to keep them warm. And we call them “hands”, not paws.

Doodlebug: Same difference.

Me: Not exactly. Hey, MoonCat! You’ve tucked your hands…well, paws, too. That’s so cute.

MoonCat: Meow. If it’s good enough for human paws, it’s good enough for cat paws.

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