Carolyn Holm

One Dog, Two Cats
Grand Ideas
InterSpecies Memos

Tag: dog humor

Questions

Dear Mom,Sometimes I don’t know what you are going on about. Like when you laugh loudly.XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,Dogs don’t really have a sense of humor.Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,Humor is when one of us falls down?XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,What?Love, Carolyn Dear Mom,You laughed when Winston fell off the windowsill. XOXO Poppy Dear Poppy,That really was funny. […]

The Drought

Dear Alpha Mom, I’m worried about this drought. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, It is serious. California is very very dry. Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, Is this why we have dead lavender in our front yard? Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, I’m afraid so. I haven’t been watering that […]

Positive Thinking

Dear Alpha Mom, I love my coat. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, I know you do. It looks lovely on you. And stylish. Animal prints are very fashionable. Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, Actually I like it because it’s warm. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, That’s very practical of you. I’m […]

Lady Pants

Mommy, I don’t understand half of what Puffin says. XOXOXO Poppy   Dear Poppy, That’s because half of what he says is in French. Love, Carolyn   Mommy, He came here from France? XOXOXO Poppy   Dear Poppy, No, he didn’t.  Puffin isn’t French. He’s from Los Angeles. From the gutters of South Central LA […]

Violence

Dear Alpha Mom, This scratching post is unsettling. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, Unsettling? Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, The cats attack this post like they want to rip it apart. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, They do want to. They love to scratch. It’s an instinct. Love, Carolyn   […]

Athletics

Mommy, I have no idea what to do with this thing. XOXOXO Poppy   Dear Poppy, It’s a toy, sweetie! Love, Carolyn   Mommy, It looks like a weapon. I’m really not a weapon kind of dog. XOXOXO Poppy   Dear Poppy, It’s not a weapon, honey. It’s a tug-toy. You bite one end and […]

The 401k

Dear Alpha Mom, What should we do if you don’t come home? Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly Is this about the predators again? Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, It’s not just the predators. Though they are the biggest threat. Predators could get you and we’d never know it. But what if you […]

Wolfish

Mommy, Am I a wolf? XOXOXO Poppy   Dear Poppy, No, sweetie, you’re a dog.  Specifically a Spitz. Love, Carolyn   Mommy, Mia says I am a wolf. XOXOXO Poppy   Dear Poppy, Well, you sort of have a wolf appearance. But that of a very fluffy, soft wolf. A very lady-like wolf.  Now that […]

High Anxiety

Dear Alpha Mom, Poppy says she doing drugs now. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, She wasn’t supposed to tell anyone. Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, Is this a gateway drug to heroin? Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, No, Sweetie, you worry too much. Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, Is […]

Celebrity

Dear Alpha Mom, Mia says that I’m a celebrity. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, That’s lovely, Sweetie. And what is she basing this on? Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, She says I won Cutest Dog. Your Best Dog, Molly   Dearest Molly, That’s right, you did! Love, Carolyn   Dear Alpha Mom, […]