Three Christmas puppies, in a basket- a yellow, black and chocolate lab- Mum and Dad had them and they gave them to Grendel one year. I kept them up for Christmas for many years, then eventually just left them out last year- Jezebelle liked them (I didn't know that she was going to have 12 puppies of her own soon!)The dogs love these- Ursula and Belle especially love to 'play puppies'. Unlike their other stuffed animals (Scooby-doo, kitty, and poor, poor Rhino) they take very good care of the puppies. They never play tug of war, or shake it, or anything rough- instead they gently carry them from place to place, tuck them into their dog beds, couch pillows, under my covers. Belle's favorite is the yellow lab, Ursula's the chocolate- When Ursula is tired she'll often go get her puppy and curl up for a nap.
What is it that makes these so different from all their other toys? Is it the weight (they are heavier, more like real dogs) or the shape? The night Belle had all of her real puppies, she picked the gold one up by the scruff of it's neck and carried it into her birthing bed. It's hard to believe that was just below a year ago- Ursula is so huge now and it seems like we have had her always~
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