Two Daughters, A Mother, And A Dog Named Roscoe

There has been no dog in our house for almost five years. Our last dog was Pogo, a little Maltese. He was the sweetest dog we ever had. We had him fourteen years and having to have him put down was the hardest thing Sherri and I ever had to do. We didn’t want to go through anything like that again, thus no more dogs for us. I have really missed Pogo, and I have missed not having a dog. But Sherri has been the strong “no voice” anytime the subject of getting a dog comes up.

Our daughters, Susan and Leigh, have opposed their mother on her determination to keep our house dog free, except when we dog sit our grand dog, Bruiser. Together these girl of ours have conspired to bring a dog back to our house despite their mother’s “I will not budge” stance. Our daughters have experience when it comes to going behind their mother's back to acquire a pet. When Susan was eleven and Leigh seven they managed to sneak a kitten into the car after Sherri told them they couldn’t have it. When the kitten was discovered Sherri was pulling into our drive. She said, “Your dad will not let you keep this cat!”

When they brought that cute little kitten up to me, and I saw the excitement in their eyes I could not tell them no. We had Hot Shot, the big Texas tom cat, for ten years. Now our daughters are in their early forties and  history has repeated itself. Susan learned that a friend in Covington Kentucky had a three year old Yorkie that she couldn’t keep. She arranged, along with Leigh’s help, to get Roscoe for me. Leigh and her family drove from Oldham County to Covington to get little Roscoe a few weeks ago. He has been neutered, groomed and will be delivered to our house on April 5 when Leigh, Kaelin and Rob come down to visit us here in Wake Forest.

Roscoe was going to be a surprise gift. I don’t know what happened, but we found out soon after Leigh got him. I think it is a good thing. Sherri might not have taken such a surprise very well. Now that she has had time to get used to the idea she has actually gotten kind of excited about meeting Roscoe and having another little dog in our house. We can’t wait until Roscoe makes his move to North Carolina.