Shaily wrote a story just for me, about Ollie and me.
How wonderful is that?
I take him for a walk first thing in the morning. He needs one.
He may complain about the early hours, the rainy weather and the muddy footprints on the floor but he loves them too. I’ve seen how he inhales the freshness in the air, not yet tainted by the traffic of the rush hour. I know he loves the dragonflies at the river, so I pull him there too. I splash around while he grumbles, until the old man gets his toes wet and relaxes visibly.
He sometimes protests that he is getting too old for this, but well, so am I. It is not easy to chase a deer anymore, but I do that anyway. How else will he get his exercise?
He may give me only one sausage a day and be a scrooge-ish when it comes to my biscuits. But I love him anyway, so…
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Somebody is getting famous and his cute dog is getting more famous. Congrats Petey. Do me a favour to write a story on Ollie, please. 😍😍😍
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Did you miss this?
best wishes, Pete. x
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I did miss it but it’s soooooooooooooo cute😍😍😍 I loved it and it was so awesome. You have to give ollie 2 sausages, that poor guy deserves some happiness. 😜😜
Stay safe, Petey❤✌😊
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I loved it! 🙂
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Thanks, Margie. It was a real honour for me that Shaily wrote this. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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A great story, Pete! Thank you! Think we will feel so too, after the end of the lockdown. 😉 Have a beautiful weekend! Michael
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To have a story written for me and Ollie was something special indeed, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Really nice!
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It was a very nice thing that Shaily did for me. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, it was. Best to you, Pete.
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Thank you for reblogging this, Pete. All of a sudden, I feel I have written my very own version of O’Henry. (I hope you have read the Memoirs of a Yellow Dog?)
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Some of my short stories have been compared to O Henry, but I have never read any of his writing. I hadn’t even heard of him until I started blogging. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You should definitely read his stories. Some of them are available online. His stories were about commoners and their lives.
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Soooo sweet!
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It was so kind of Shaily to do this, Kim. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Kim!
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Thanks, GP. We haven’t got quite that bad with Ollie just yet. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Just trying to keep you smiling, Pate!
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I usually manage at least one smile per day, GP. 🙂 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Happy to hear that, my friend!
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🤣🤣🤣
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It is marvelous….chuq
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Thanks, chuq. I am so happy that Shaily did this for me. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you!
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You are welcome….chuq
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This chokes me up. We always had dogs, but when our wonderful old dog died a few years ago, we never got a other, mainly because my wife allergy problem really got bad. Oh, how I miss a dog. I enjoy it when you and other bloggers share their dogs with me. Thanks to both you and
Shaily.
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Thanks, Don. I was deeply touched by Shaily writing her story just for me.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s Ollie who wrote it, Pete.
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I had German Sheherd, Bruno. He died when I was 15. We never had another because we travelled and got transferred often. And later my house was too cramped for a Shepherd, and i would never settle for another.
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I seem to recall that Ollie has also written a blog post or two here at beetleypete. Looks like he’s now expanding his literary reach to other blogs. Before long, he’ll write a story for Longshot Magazine!
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It would be great if I got published, Mr David.
Woofs for you.
Ollie.
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You have my blessings, Ollie. You’ll make a great writer.
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I secretly reached out to Ollie about this, David.
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how sweet! 🙂
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And a first for me too, Wilma. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Wilma.
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Lovely! Cheers, Jon.
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It was very nice of her to do that. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very apropos, Pete. You and Ollie have many fans. Lovely tribute.
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Thanks, Pam. I am sure it is Ollie that has the fans, but I was very touched by Shaily’s gesture. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pam. Ollie does have me for a fan. And Pete doesn’t know about his secret post the other day.
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Lovely, Pete. Shared it from Shaily’s blog as well as here. Hope Ollie appreciates his fame 🙂
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Thanks, Mary. As usual, he ran around oblivious to his many fans. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Mary! 😁
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Marvellous!
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Thanks, Sue. Naturally, I was very touched.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Sue.
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You are welcome!
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Left a comment over there 😊
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Thanks very much, FR. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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