Today, I want to introduce you to some of BoDee's best buds. BoDee is a friendly little guy (as most Bostons are), and he gets along well with just about every dog he meets. Clearly, with a personality like that, you can imagine he has a lot of friends. Here are a few of his closest, who also happen to be his "co-workers".
You've already been introduced to his twin stepbrother, Dexter, as well as his Kitty, Fern. Next in line is Oliver. Oli is a Cocker Spaniel who belongs to one of my best friends, Gillian. I would say Oliver is one of BoDee's very best friends. This is sort of a strange thing, because little Oliver is a bit of a grouch. Oli and BoDee are very close in age, but Oli has had a grumpy old man personality for just about his whole life. He can be a little touchy sometimes, but if you spend the time to understand how he operates, you'll find he really is a sweet boy. I honestly cannot imagine a world without Oli...even with all his quirks.
We weren't sure Oli and BoDee would get along at first...BoDee was a bit high strung when he first came to live with us, and Oliver does not deal with hyper dogs very well at all. Their first meeting wasn't perfect, by any means. But we were prepared for this. Luckily, BoDee seemed to almost immediately understand that Oliver needed to be the alpha dog in their relationship, and he had no problem letting Oli take that role, so Oli tolerated him being in his space and their friendship was able to grow. I still wouldn't say it's perfect...but when it comes to our little Oli, the fact that he tolerates BoDee means that he likes him. :)
When Gillian goes out of town, we often get to have Oli come stay with us. BoDee LOVES when Oli gets to come visit. They just follow eachother around everywhere. Oli isn't much for "playing" with other dogs, but on occasion, he does get a little romp in with our little pig. My favorite part of having Oli come stay is when we have both of them snuggling in bed with us. There's nothing better.
Next in line, we have Merwin (AKA Pig Tank, Ja Mern, Mernja, etc.). Merwin is a great big, and very old pug who belongs to our good friend, Ben. When we first adopted BoDee, Whil and I lived in the same apartment building as Ben and Mern, so they got to see a lot of eachother. Things were a little rough in the beginning, because BoDee wasn't neutered, and he felt the need to mount poor Tank anytime he got the chance. Mern was not a fan of this. We had to put a lot of work into developing their relationship, but we got there! Merwin comes to work with Ben, here at our office, and he has recently started spending most of his time upstairs with us and BoDee. They're always running around and trading raw hides. It's really cute to hear them both come in my office during the day. Little BoDee with his quick feet on the hardwood, then cute old Mernja, lumbering along behind him.
Merwin is getting up there in years, and things can be a little rough on him sometimes. His vision is not what it used to be, and he has been known to walk into a wall or two, but we love him more for it. I couldn't be happier that sweet old Mern has come to be such good pals with BoDee.
Lastly, I'll introduce you to Harley. Harley is also a Cocker Spaniel. She belongs to Kim, our boss here at Vérité, as well as Gillian's Mom.
Harley is just the cutest little thing you have ever seen. She and BoDee have a love/hate relationship. She loves him when they're just roaming the halls together, but she hates him when he steals her toys and bones or eats her food. Unfortunately, BoDee is not very polite, and he does that a lot, hehe.
Whil and I came to know Harley very well, very early in her life. Kim has always had Cocker Spaniels and over the last few years, her two Cockers, Nikki and Aggie (I could be off on the spelling here), who Whil jokingly referred to as Nordstrom and Winchester, passed away. The loss of these two sweet little ladies was very hard on the whole Jones/Rawcliffe family. A few years ago, Gillian and Tim decided it was time to get their Mom a new baby. Gillian found Harley through the same breeder she got Oli through. They're actually related. They wanted Harley to be a surprise, so she came to live with us for a month or so before Christmas. At the time, Gillian and I were living together. Harley was the cutest little pup I had ever seen. She was all ears and paws. None of us could get enough of her.
Of course, Kim fell in love the moment she saw her, and the surprise was a success. She's been coming to the office with her Mom ever since. She was one of the first friends BoDee met on his first week with us, and he just loves her.
So, those are some of BoDee's buddies. Make no mistake though, he is always looking for more!
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