Monday, May 21, 2007

The Nefarious Influence of the Roaming Gnome

While we were in Cincinnati this weekend, the kids stayed with Aunt Erin and Uncle Josh. We were pretty excited about it because Erin and Josh have two large, rambunctious dogs, and the only time I've ever seen Beckett worn out is after a visit to their house. So we were looking forward to picking up a tired puppy and content kitten on Sunday.

One thing we hadn't counted on was the nefarious influence of their Roaming Gnome. As the picture below shows, he had quite a bad effect on our previously angelic dog. Before meeting the gnome, Beckett was perfectly behaved.

He wasn't the kind of dog to steal an entire package of margarine off the counter, leaving only a chewed corner of the box as evidence of the deed. He certainly wouldn't be caught standing in the middle of the dining room table. And assuredly he wasn't the sort of animal who would be on dog bed #3, because he'd ripped the first two to shreds when our backs were turned. Not our baby!

So take this perfect, precious puppy, introduce him to a Roaming Gnome, and see what happens. Beware--it could happen to you, too! (Pictures and storyline courtesy of Erin and Josh.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That top pic cracks me up. It looks like Beckett is about to do something to an unsuspecting gnome ...

Anonymous said...

We were glad to have your babies come visit. I will have to keep the gnome in his cage when your kids come over next time. It was careless of me - my fault. ps - bailey misses beckett. he kinda moped around after he left. what good cousins!