i have a lot of nicknames.

not sure how soon it began, but i think it was within a few days after my arrival. i was only 8 weeks old then and just learning my dog manners. i had barely gotten used to hearing my name and the nicknames began.

kita b., squid lips, hannan b, greasy, hannan bereford greasy, egbert greasy, effort greasy, tucie [cutie - pronounced tooky] and it just goes on.

now, more than 10 years later, they use any of these names and new ones at a moments notice to get my attention. sometimes i have to think about my real name for a minute when they use it. people that meet me in the park and have no idea what they are calling me. one time someone thought my name was edith and another time it was peter.

oh yeah. my people thought this was funny and called me those names too.

i am glad that people like to have fun. i just wish some of the names weren’t so dorky and that they wouldn’t use them in public.

girard shepherdu, dirgy, james a. double r. tucie, james a., fozzberrie, sweet pea, tufty, little h.b., tucie robes, little robespierre . . .

aw, man.

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