…of my dog, Stanley.
In fact, within 10 minutes of posting a shot of his nose, my dog surpassed the number of “selfie” requests I have received since joining Twitter three months ago. It doesn’t matter my only request came from a spam link to a senior citizens dating website called “Old Dogs Seeking New Tricks.”
What matters is that I have been unable to shake a stalker called “Granny C-Pap.”
Ok, fine. What matters is that a single nose photo has garnered Stanley more attention from social media than anything I have posted on Twitter, WordPress, Instagram or Facebook combined — including the time I accidentally Tweeted a shot of myself (intended for my wife) playing naked Twister alone. The fact that I was able to touch my right foot to red and left hand to yellow, spin the dial and snap a selfie should’ve warranted a bigger response. I mean, aside than 175 “unfollows” in less than 15 minutes — Which, by the way, I think there should be some kind Twitter trophy for.
But I digress. To all of you asking for Stanley’s full-body shot, I have posted the one above.
I just want to make it clear that I am not the least bit disappointed that my dog’s wet nose has created a firestorm of interest while, less than a week ago, an image suggesting my potential nakedness created the kind of buzz you can only get by standing next to a fly strip! Ha Ha! I simply don’t need that kind of affirmation! In fact, I couldn’t be happier for Stanley and the kind of attention his nose has captured!
Oops — How did THAT get in there..?
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I thought you were describing yourself in those first three lines. 😉 Although Stanley is equally as captivating….haha.
That was by design…
OK — and I actually never realized how much Stanley and I look alike 😉
Both very handsome….thankfully he has more wrinkles!!
Lol! Only because I’m not part Shar-pei 😉
Puppy!!!!!
A NINE-year-old puppy!! 😉
He’s young at heart. I can tell.
Absolutely. It’s almost a requirement in this family 😉
ooooooooohhhhhh..
i ruv him! i would not kick him out of bed for anything
I know! Isn’t that the BEST face? Sweetest dog ever, too.
This is the first blog of yours that has not inspired a snarky comment from me. The dog is going to be a star.
As long as he doesn’t forget where he came from. After his morning poop…
If you and your dog are like me and my dog, we share the necessity of a good poop before the day can really begin.
Excellent comment to segue into Door day, eh?
Your comment is so perfect I am worried people will think it was — like any good poop — a little rehearsed.
At least you didn’t call it a crap comment.
You’re on a roll this morning.
Seriously, you need to share the toilet paper.
That’s why I instruct my family to take extra napkins when we eat at McDonalds.
Gee, I thought you just had monogrammed toilet tissue squares in the bathroom.
Those are called towels. Good thing your wife loves you.. and warns your kids about their confused father.
EEEwwwwwww!
and
UNCLE HENRY!
I love how his selfie shot is of him lying on an area rug!
Maybe we should start to question if that rash on his privates is truly a skin “allergy”. Hmmm?
I ain’t touching that!
Hahah…
Wait, are we still talking about Stanley?
He really does have that je ne sais que that the ladies love. Especially the gray beard. Handsome fella.
He really is the George Clooney of dogs. Except he doesn’t have the chin for Batman’s mask.
If you ever go the anonymous informant route with your journalism, might I suggest Deep Nostril? Terrible porn film, but I think you have the nose hair trimmer to pull it off (or pluck it out, as it were).
Sounds like the kind of name I’d pick. Or something I’d pick…
Oh, yay! You really did it! Thanks for posting a pic of Stanley. He is as lovely as I imagined him!
You’re welcome. Around here, we like to think of him as the George Clooney of canines.
Naw.. He’s just gorgeous.
I’ll make sure to pass that along to him, just as soon as his head can fit through the door 😉
He sounds as if he’s related to my cat.
Stick with the dog’s nose–yours only sniffs out stories. The dog’s is cute.
It was a sad attempt on my part, I know.
Never try to be cuter than a dog or cat or children. They always win out. I agree with Maurice, stick to the writing 😉
Yeah. Maybe if it was more hairy…
Your nose or the dog’s nose?
I try to keep mine trimmed. Maybe that’s the problem?
stanley has star potential and you have potential as his agent )
All ways the dog groomer, never the groom…
Adorable!! Stanley I mean!! hahaha You’re pretty adorable too Ned!
Lol! Thanks for the after thought — but we both know he’s got “adorable” cornered 😉
HOW DID I MISS YOUR STACHE?
the close up of your nose hairs caused me to break the bank for another dollar.
I could understand how you could miss that. I keep it trimmed pretty closely. So it doesn’t interfere with my nose hair.
Im a bit concerned over the “rash”.
is everything “ok” down there?
Wait…are you talking about me or Stanley?
Wait.
Are we talking about the stache or the nose hairs?
Is there a difference?
Not if you keep it trimmed pretty close.
I do the same.