Thursday, September 17, 2015
Henrys Don’t Melt
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Henrys Don’t Melt
Rain or shine we take Henry out each morning and each night. A well exercised pug makes for a less anxious pug. Well, the other night the skies, while gray did not appear too ominous. However, about half way through the full loop at Memorial Park, the clouds unloaded on us. It poured. Bucket loads. Oh man did it pour! We were all drenched. (Of course we did not bring an umbrella or wear raincoats. We are too smart for that!) Henry, however, never seems to notice the rain. And if he does, it has the opposite effect on him. He rather enjoys it. He was just plodding along in the rain with not a care in the world. He'd even stop to be offered his tasty beverage when his thirst hit.
Cars were driving by and I am sure the drivers and passengers must have thought we were insane. But we just kept on trucking. By the time we got to the Chinese curve, though, Henry could still sniff out the yumminess from across the street. Even though everything was soaking wet, it did not dampen the unique smell of the Chinese food. He took his own sweet time around that bend and then it was on to the home stretch. About 1/3 of the way into the glorious home stretch, Henry crapped out. He was done. It wasn't from being wet, it was from the long and winding walk. He gave us the "will you pick me up face?" and of course we obliged. Carrying his furry wet body back to the car in the continuous down pour was not my idea of a dream date but knowing Henry loved his walky and his puddles so much didn't make it as much of a bummer as one would expect. (Not until we got to the car, anyway. The car is typically loaded with towels but we had recently done a purge and wash but the fresh towels had not made their way back to the car. So home we went. Soaking the car seats and dripping wetness all over everything. Henry reminded us that Henrys don't melt and that we needed to suck it up, Buttercup!
And that we did. Once home, we were able to dry off and get back to some sort of normalcy. #HenryStrong #HenryIsSweetButNotMadeOfSugar #WetDogsRule
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“Well Peeps, this is glorious rain, don’t you know. And yes Buttercup, you need to suck it up!”
The relaxed look on that adorable face makes me smile, even though his peeps were not comfortable.
glad Henry still enjoyed his walk even in the rain I am sure you all were glad to get home and dry off
what a great story. Thanks for making my Friday even better!!! have a great weekend OBP land.
Just the look on that boy’s face, makes it all worth it! #HenryTheWetBoy #WetPuggiesRule
xoxo Patty
I picture the scene from Singing in the Rain…only it’s Henry splashing through the puddles:)
Always a pleasure reading your posts. Your writing style is chock full of fun adjectives that allows the reader to feel right there next to you and our fav pug, “...dripping wetness all over everything.”
Thanks for sharing your family adventures with us (your humble puggy followers).
My Sleighbelle never minded the rain either. And I think she enjoyed the after rain towel rub down! She always thought it was play time! Glad to see that Henry enjoys the rain as well. #HenryRulesEvenWhenWet
Chock up another awesome adventure for Henry and his peeps!
Here’s hoping that one of these days Henry will get a fresh plate of Veggie Lo Mein from the tempting Chinese place!
Henry you rule, you look so content to walk the walk, sniff the sniffables…. #HenryAwesome Puggie
#wethenry #Henryisatrooper #WhatRain?
Henry, you never cease to amaze me with your perseverance, and attitude towards unforeseen circumstances
I am impressed and in awe of Henry’s willing acceptance of rain! He is definitely the man!
Maybe because we get rain infrequently here in Texas, but Bennie views getting rained on as a disaster that must be avoided at all costs.
Rain is exciting! Also, love the image of you carrying the wet pug Henry.
Hey hey hey, just saw this on buzzsharer! Look who is #15???
do a search cuz the link wont work. it is on buzzsharer(.)com, and the title is “19 reasons pugs are actually the worst dogs to live with”.
LOLd at Henry and Ben!