A few days ago was 'Take your pet to school' day...Otto was the chosen pet. I had totally forgotten till Sarah brought it up. How I would have loved to been a mouse traveling on her shoulder.
Her and Jeremy take him at the appointed time. They walk in the school. He heard kids in the cafeteria and strained to go see them. He would hear other kids and his ears would perk up.
So, imagine the joy when he went into Lorelei's classroom. Sarah said every child got a face-wash, and when he was done, he just went over and flopped in the floor which made the kids laugh even more. He has always had a heart for kids....you might easily find a dog that is smarter than him but you will never find a dog better than him.
When Lorelei was little she climbed on him, sat on him, laid on him, and all the other kids could do the same. You would think with all of that, that he would have stayed away from her, but most of the time he followed and laid close by.
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Lorelei is funny...she drops things or spills things...not any more than the average child. But she says I am a klutz...I take after my mom....who takes after her mom, which is you Mamaw! And she told me that is what she tells her teachers that!
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One night Sarah and Jeremy went to her former boss' house, I guess he is till her boss in one sense, but she runs the place in Terre Haute and he is at their place over by Indianapolis. So either they were taking a part to him, or else going to pick up a part from him. This was after work, and Lorelei was with them...and it is about a 30 minute drive to his house.
A bit of background is that Sarah can be at work in about 5 minutes...so they get out, and Lorelei says to him, 'Tell me why do you live ALL The way out here and drive to my mommy's work?' I forget what he answered her...he has known her a while...and they all got a good laugh.
But one thing, don't tell her any secrets....
I love Otto too. He and Bingo are just big old lazy lovers. Only one time has Bing even ever growled at a child and that obnoxious little boy went up to him and grabbed him by his whiskers and pinched him and Bing let out a real low quiet grrrr and the boy's Mother said "what did I tell you to do when a dog growls" so obviously the boy has a habit of not being nice to dogs. Anyway, Otto is the perfect dog to take to school
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I LOVE OTTO and I am not even THERE... very much enjoyed watching him with the kids in my imagination... kids are just so funny and your L sometimes makes me laugh out loud... most kids tell everything they know. I worked in day care and I would tell the moms of the 3 year olds, your kids tell ALL, everything they hear and they did....
ReplyDeleteThat is a cute story. You are right: Don't tell the gks any secrets, and another thing - we can no longer spell words when talking around them...they are too good at spelling now!!
ReplyDeleteI love these sweet pictures! Otto must have been the best of everything the kids brought!! What good stories.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I think growing up with a pet makes kids better people when they grow up.
ReplyDeleteOtto does look like a fun dog and I think it's so neat that the school let's kids bring a pet in to share.
ReplyDeleteChildren have a way of being totally honest.
ReplyDeleteTake your pet to school day must be the best day of the year. Otto looks like a teddy bear.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the class loved their visitor--as much as Otto did, I'll bet. Haha about the secrets.
ReplyDeleteSounds like all the kids love Otto. : )
ReplyDelete...roll over and scratch where it itches.
ReplyDeleteSo cute about Otto going to school. Kids are so funny saying just what is on their mind.
ReplyDeletecool, the two of them seem to have VERY fun :) And probably the students too.
ReplyDeleteOtto reminds me of my pet dog when I was a kid. He was just like a teddy bear to me, to cuddle and to do whatever a kid would love to do to their pet dog! And it didn't even growl at me for disturbing him.
ReplyDeleteMost kids don't know about keeping secrets. Well, some adults are worse than kids. Lol!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable dog! He must be an absolute treasure to have around, and I'm sure little Lorelei has benefitted enormously from having such a wonderful canine friend.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from the UK. Glad he enjoyed his day. I have a pet Jack Russel.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.
A fun post. I love a BIG dog! We have a little Min Pin visiting and I am thinking I need a little dog too, lol. Loved your Lorelie stories. Most kids DO spill their guts when given the chance, lol.
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That is so cute...the story about Lorelei. She is just adorable. I've never seen such a big sweet looking dog.
ReplyDelete"I take after my mom....who takes after her mom, which is you Mamaw!" Love it, Lorelei brings a smile to all our faces, thanks to you sharing. She is such a sweetie! How lovely that Otto got to go to school. He must have such a sweet temperament to be around all those children.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute post.... You need to continue to write down all of the cute things which Lorelei says and does.... ADORABLE....
ReplyDeleteGlad OTTO gave all of the children such a great time.... Such a perfect dog for kids!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
Love this story Rose and Otto!
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