Carolyn Holm

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I found your dark glasses!!!!!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Thanks for locating them! You’re the best. I’ve been looking everywhere.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

But why are you laughing?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

We laugh because we think it’s funny when you hold your foot up like that. We like to say you are “receiving messages”.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Receiving messages? How?????? Am I doing it wrong?

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

It’s a joke honey. You aren’t doing anything wrong.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

A joke? I don’t get it.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

The foot in the air. You know, like an antenna. Sorry. I guess the joke isn’t as funny when I explain it.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I get my messages with my nose!

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

I know you do. I wish I could see into your mind to know what those messages are.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

They are all kinds of messages!!!!!!! Like on our walk yesterday, on the bush with the blue flowers, the message was that the two Corgi’s were there three days ago. One of them, the rude one, ate cat poop for breakfast.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Ew. Dogs. But I’m impressed with your nose – it’s so specific!

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Thank you. I also know about Richard’s dog Spencer. Spencer has had a change of diet. It’s now some kind of salmon combination. And he was in a hurry this morning.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You can tell that from his scent? That’s amazing!

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Because he wasn’t as thorough as he usually is. It was just a drop.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Okay, that makes sense.

Love Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

But I’m worried about Cody. His scent hasn’t shown up on our walks for days. I hope he’s okay.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

Your nose is correct again. I think his people have been out of town for Thanksgiving. I haven’t seen their car for a while. They probably boarded Cody.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

That’s a relief. You would be really upset if anything happened to Cody. You have a crush on him.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

You’re right, I do. So does the entire neighborhood. That gorgeous Malamute is the George Clooney of the Dog World.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

You said your fantasy is to spoon with Cody. I’m not sure what that means.

XOXO Poppy

 

Dear Poppy,

It’s kind of like a really big hug. I said that because he’s so furry and sweet. Like a huge teddy bear. But I hope you aren’t telling anyone that I said that. It’s not very dignified.

Love, Carolyn

 

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I won’t. That kind of message is hard to convey with scent.

XOXO Poppy

 

 

 

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