Inevitable Sam Update

So obviously, I can’t make a trip home to Tennessee without the obligatory post on my family’s dachshund / yorkie mix Sam, The Dog of All Dogs.

In a recent development that is bizarre even for my family (and that’s saying a lot), my parents have taken to seating Sam on a high chair next to the table during family dinners so he doesn’t feel left out.

Note that I am not saying it’s not awesome to have a canine dinner companion, it’s just… well, undeniably bizarre.

Occasionally Sam is used as a validator when my dad wants to prove a point…

“Isn’t that right, Sam?”

… until he gets bored with the conversation and conks out on the table.

Tired puppeh is tired.

I think this whole post could be entitled, “A Photoessay on the Ramifications of Empty Nest Syndrome for Canine-Human Relations,” but who am I to psychoanalyze my own parents?

“How was your day at school today, buddy?”

In other important Sam news, I got Sam a stuffed Bizarro Sam for Christmas.

Sam, meet Bizarro Sam.

Although Sam had little interest in Bizarro Sam while he had his ball around to play with, we knew it was only a matter of time before he decided to eliminate his competition…

Alas, Bizarro Sam was not long for this world. (Yes, those are his innards all over the rug.)

Having vanquished the enemy, Sam took the obvious next step:

Because honestly, it wouldn’t feel like Christmas Day without the opportunity to curl up on the couch for a little snooze after viciously dismembering your doppelganger, right?

/ End dog blog, resume normal content.

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lovealwayslindsay said: “A Photoessay on the Ramifications of Empty Nest Syndrome for Canine-Human Relations,” is f-ing brilliant. When my younger brother moved out, we both started getting emails with photos of the dog and cat dressed as ‘gangsters’.
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girlandpup said: oh.my.goodness. this is amazing.
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o-rly said: I love his ears.
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cupofchi said: God, I love Sam.
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