Fadedwords

Merlin loves stuffed dog toys.  By “loved” I mean that he thoroughly enjoys ripping them limb from limb in the span of about ten seconds.  I gave up getting him stuffed toys, other than for extremely special occasions (his birthday) when he was about five months old.  Our good friends Toby (a min pin) and Jackie (a human) got him a stuffed Santa Claus for Christmas.  I avoided giving it to him at first, because I did not want stuffing all over my house.  I was very surprised however, when Merlin became very overprotective  of his gift.

He carries Santa everywhere.  He loves to show you his special toy.  He snuggles with him.  I put Santa up at night time, because there is a thing inside him that used to say “Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas.” That is the only thing that has been broken on Santa though, other than one ripped foot.  It’s unbelievable to me that the toy has lasted this long.

He lurves his Santa.