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Trixie is a pea brain.

2007-07-07
9:02 p.m.

Oldest Son got a Nintendo DS game for his birthday. Since he had some birthday money burning a hole in his pocket, tonight we went to Wal-Mart* so he could buy another game for it, one call Nintendog, I think it is.

I watched him play it for a while, and it's really cute. You "pet" the dog with the game's stylus, and there's a recorder in the game that records your voice as you "call" the dog, which then plays back, of course. You actually train the dog, and then you enter it into competitions. Just like real dogs, the puppy has to hear its name repeatedly to learn it.

OS picked out a boxer for his dog, because that's what we have, and he even named his dog Trixie, which is the name of one of our dogs. Real life boxer Trixie's a sweet girl, but she's a pea brain for sure.

You can imagine the confusion for real Trixie as OS keeps calling "Trixie" on his game. Poor thing is about to wear herself out, getting up to go see him everytime he calls to his game. After probably a dozen times responding, now she's just picking her head up and glancing exhaustedly in his direction.

This is probaby one of those you-had-to-be-there moments, but Hubby and I are enjoying watching her.

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* Our local Wal-Mart is being remodelled, and the store is in TOTAL disarray. Granted, I didn't buy much tonight, but about the only thing in its normal place was the dog food.

Everyone else was just as befuddled as I was, all of us wandering helplessly, looking for our items.

Why, but why, did they not ask me if it was convenient to remodel right now? (Yeah, the PMS is still here. :)

Over and out.


3 comments so far Heather - 2007-07-08 07:57:07
Actually I did get a pretty good giggle at the image of poor Trixie constantly running over, and then later just looking at him warily, lol! (Thanks for your comment btw, oh but that sucks you lost a longer one! I hate that.)
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Diane - 2007-07-09 23:53:00
That made me laugh too. Poor Trixie!
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Joan - 2007-07-11 19:58:22
Hey, maybe I should get a Nintendog - it just might be the answer to all of my dog anxieties!
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