Snoopadoop, I undervalued you

[nineveh_uk]

Two things occurring a lunchtime massively improved an otherwise wet, dark, and exhausting day at work.

(1) The impulse purchase in Tesco of a bottle of Parma Violet Gin. It was cunningly positioned between the escalator from where I had been buying chocolate (not in this case for me) and the tills. I like gin, I love violet flavoured things, how could I resist?

(2) On returning to the office I found that we were about to be visited by a nine week old Cockapoo puppy. It was beyond a doubt the most adorable dog I have every met*, ridiculously cute, sweet natured, bouncy*, and yet very, very happy to be held and curl up. I want one. I'm not going to get one because I don't want to look after a dog all the time, but my God if I knew someone with one I would dog-sit! I have to admit that I am reevaluating the character of Cabin Pressure's Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, having never quite realised what a cut and ridiculous dog she did indeed possess. I do however understand how useful they would be to get you out and talking to people, no-one could resist!


*It looked pretty much like this.

**Apparently they are extremely bouncy. A colleague has looked after one for a close relative and found it exhausting.

Comments

[clanwilliam]

I am more of a dog person, which means that I am a lot better at spotting blatant manipulation. My usual approach to adorable dogs with heartrending faces, after I’ve had consent from the accompanying human, is to sympathise with their plight and rank their patheticness on a range from terrier to spaniel to Staffy. There’s a couple of levels above Staffy, but we do not reveal them to the uninitiated.

[perennialanna]

I am also much more a dog person, and the dog of my teens was a black cocker spaniel who only did not end up President Of The World because her immense intelligence was only matched by her all-encompassing laziness. She also liked to eat raw potato peelings.

[nineveh_uk]

Do intelligence and eating raw potato peelings really go together, even in dogs?

[perennialanna]

Compared to what some dogs eat...