The Love of My Life...Tonka Toy!!

Tonka Toy!!



OK, so when I was trying to come up with a new name for my new blog, I thought, momentarily, of naming it "The Many Adventures of Tonka T and Me!" or "Tonka's Mommy". But...lucky for you, I thought twice. I thought, hmmmm, I am going to blog soooo much more than just about my sweet lil puppy Tonky! Granted, he will definitely be a major guest start including photos and videos. Perhaps even a guest blog from him? You never know!

So, to start things off right, here are some BRAND NEW, NEVER BEEN SEEN pictures of my precious pup:

Every summer I take Tonka in for his "summer do". They shave him down and it is soooooooooo much cooler for him! Grandma (my mom) absolutely HATES it! She complains that he doesn't look like 'her Tonky"...and he doesn't. He looks like a lil puppy about 6 months old. Which I ABSOLUTELY LOVE!! See, I got Mr. T when he was 9 months. And while he was certainly still a puppy (not only age wise, but behavior wise) he was already full grown. So I never got to see my baby as a 'baby'. And for this I am truly wistful. I wish I had seen him as a teeny tiny thing who fit in the palm of my hand. And that I had gotten to see him grow and evolve. So, you can see this time of year, when he looks like a puppy is special for me. And of course...he IS much, much cooler too! ;-) This year, I decided to try to give Tonka is trim myself. It started off innocent enough. Last Sunday, I was feeling quiet spunky and energetic. Was doing tons of things around the house that I had been putting of for weeks....including giving Tonka his monthly bath. He was WAAAAAAAAAY over-due for that, as well as his trim.

So, I gave him his bath and while he was cuddling in my lap and drying off, I started to trim his tushy fur. You see, that area grows especially long and can get quiet yukky when Tonka is going potty (won't be gross here)...and you can imagine it can get REALLY bad if he has a runny tummy. Sooooo..I started trimming there and just kept going. It took an hour and a half and by the time I was done, the entire floor beneath me was COVERED with fur! I wish I had taken a picture of THAT! I also had fur all over me. And Tonka was NOT happy....lol! Poor pup...doesn't like hair cuts AT ALL! Now, I know that the groomer uses an electric trimmer and I only used every day house shears, but....I think I did a pretty darn good job of it! Of course mom doesn't know yet...am sparing her the trauma until she sees him next.

L8R!
Deb