Paw Line

A Formal Introduction Is Mandatory

I have four legs. Four! He has only two. I have pretty fine whiskers. He's clean shave. Huh. Who's the man here now? The one with the facial hair ofcourse.😏 Also, I have a fine golden coat, and when the sun bears down on this elegant sea of gold, it shines. What has he got, you ask? Oh, just the basic dark ruffled hair. Unfortunately enough, Nancy seems to like his hair more than mine. Humans can be so blind sometimes. But then, love is blind. I quote The Bard's lines,

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."

So you know it really isn't dear Nancy's fault. She is a lovely woman, complete with a heart made of pure gold. Not biologically, ofcourse.
When she first chose me, among the seven of my kind, I knew she was worth it. Worth leaving my family, worth the pain that I carried with me after I was taken away from the shelter. Ofcourse, atfirst I put up a fight. I was sad, gloomy and I made whimpering noises all the time. Guess what she did to cheer me up?
She took leave from the agency she works at! She stayed home for 4 days and stayed by my side, holding me, petting me, tickling me.. Those first four days were heaven.
Little did I know that things would change.. Not that Nancy doesn't love me anymore. No. She does. Now, its just the kind of love that, that, well that isn't seen but felt. I feel it ofcourse. I try to.
Anyhow...
Oh damn. I didn't introduce myself now, did I ?
Nancy would be so mad if she knew it. She always makes me shake my paw to any new people she meets.
Since we can't shake paws/hands here, lets just begin with a formal introduction.
Hi. Iam Oscar. (Not the award 'Oscar' duh..) Oscar the Golden Retriever.
My closed ones lovingly refer to me as "Ossy". Its not a name I like, especially after Nancy's boyfriend, Dave joked once, "If you add a 'B' to Ossy, it becomes Bossy!"
Ha ha. It was so funny I died laughing. Not. 😑
So as you might've made out, I hate Dave. I hate him like I hate eating 'Doggy Chow', which Nancy has taken to feeding me with since Dave introduced her to the product.
That's it for now. Iam tired. Iam gonna go have a nap.