Monday, October 15th 2007
‘Pet My Dog’ No Longer Euphemism
What better way to bring in the next third of my life than with somebody who has been there since day 1, my Mom.
She came out to spend my 30th with me. Aside from giving her a much needed break, I also set out to really do some special things with her. First was sushi with our really great friends Mike and Mitch. It was her first time and she was a little hesitant, but she has come very far and willingly obliged. I eased her in with California rolls and miso soup; that was a must. We also had tempura something followed by some more adventurous nigiri sushi. She liked it, she really did and I was happy to bring something new to her that she enjoyed.
The Sunday after my birthday we headed west to Santa Monica to meet up with my friend, Scott. Ma had never seen Venice Beach and being a Sunday I thought it was a most perfect time. Boy Wonder met us at a Cuban café called Café Mercedes and we chatted laughed and drank on the patio.
The stroll along the boardwalk was nothing to us, but really something to dear mom; her eyes were wide open taking in the people and the sights. Scott, being the photographer and master documenter of events was in a most creative mood and put this slideshow together featuring my new dog, Petey. Thanks Scott. It was a most wonderful present for everybody!
OK, that puppy’s so cute he can melt the heart of a cat person like me with just one look at the camera. AND he let two bitches at his backside at once. Yep, that’s Johnny’s dog alright.
(Where did you find it? Tell us you rescued it from the pound or a shelter. He looks like the kind of dog whose life you want to save.)
Congrats to Scott for such a beautiful, tender and cute montage.
Aw, Petey’s a cutie! And apparently, I’ve been watching too much Dog Whisperer lately because the pics of him with the Dachshund had me thinking, “Oh, he’s in submissive mode now.” lol
So is it wrong I immediately thought of Petey from Little Rascals? The patch over the eye isn’t quite a ring, but it was enough for me to draw the similarity.
Thanks so much Scott for creating such a gorgeous tribute to Ma Hazzard, Johnny and Johnny’s new baby Petey. The portrait of Johnny hugging Petey kills me! I especially loved seeing mom and son holding hands!
Petey is a rescue and he is in fact named in honor of that cute pooch from “Little Rascals.”
The picture of him with the dachshund was after he pulled on the leash for ten minutes and realized that was as close as he was going to get to playing with that dog; so it was more like defeat.