| Presley's Letter To: "Let's Ask Allie" and her reply which was published in the Jan/Feb Issue of The Basenji |
| Dear Allie, I am writing you because you are a girl, and you live with 2 boys also. Maybe you can explain Milly to me. Milly is the girl that lives at my house. She and Tucker already lived here when I came. Tucker loved me and let me curl up with him. He would play with me and I tagged along behind him everywhere he went. Milly used to beat me up all the time when I was a little baby, and now that I am bigger she sometimes thinks she can still boss me around. Gee she is even harder to get along with when she is wearing those girly pants! Do you like one of the boys at your house better than the other? I am a handsome brindle boy who wears his heart on his chest for the world to see. Why do you suppose she treats me So Cruel? This has really gotten me all Shook Up! Why can't she just Love Me Tender? From Presley in Kansas |
| Dear Presley, I can certainly sympathize with Milly. My humans did the same thing to me. It was just me and my boy dog for so long, then she brought home a second boy one day. What did I need a second boy for? It's hard enough to just keep one boy in line! Milly probably feels the same way. She and Tucker were probably best friends, then all of a sudden when you came it upset her balance. I'm sure she loves you very much, but your probably going to have to find your own girl. Tucker probably doesn't want to share her with you anyway. As for her girly panties she wears, if she is wearing them for the reason I think she is wearing them, then you REEEAALLY want to stay away from her right now. I can tell you she feels puffy, irritable, and wants to be left alone for a little while. Besides that, I get the impression that you're still fairly young and you probably don't want the responsibility of a family yet. (and if you don't know why I brought that up, then you're definitely too young.) Just be patient. In a month or so, everybody will be happy again. Milly will stop snarking at you as much and Tucker will want to play with you again. You'll eventually find your own girl, too. Us girls like a handsome Hound Dog that's cuddly like a Teddy Bear. Be Patient, Allie (who actually used to have a crush on a handsome brindle boy years ago) |
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