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February 21, 2008 by dailygnome 1 Comment

A Madi-Girl post is long overdue and as an important part of our family she deserves some blog time.

Carson hasn’t acknowledged that she has a name even though we always refer to her as Madi or Madi-Girl (and StinkerDog when she has gas). As far as Carson is concerned her name is Dog. He’ll point to various objects or people in photographs identifying them by name, then point a finger at Madi and say “Dog.” When we leave the house he’ll wave a hand and call out, “Bye, Dog!” as we pull out of the driveway and Madi watches us from the front window.

I know he knows her name because when I ask him where Madi is he’ll point at her. But then he’ll turn to me and give me a heads up that her name is actually Dog.

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Madi & The Gnome: A Love Hate Relationship

September 29, 2007 by dailygnome 1 Comment

Since The Gnome came in to the picture, it’s been a love/hate relationship with the two of them. Now it’s all about The Love on the Gnome’s part, but Madi can’t help feeling she’s getting the short end of the stick.

Why The Love:

  • Cheerios dropped from the high chair each morning
  • Being hand fed graham crackers
  • The occasional “gentle” rubs on the back


Why The Hate:

  • Being used as a step stool to get up on the couch
  • That frickin‘ safety gate
  • Ears tugged
  • Jowls lifted and teeth poked
  • Blocks thrown at her head
  • Naps constantly interrupted
  • When the doorbell rings The Gnome gets all the attention
  • Bed used for summersault practice
  • Her secret hiding place under the bed is no longer secret
  • She doesn’t want to play chase; she just wants to find a quiet place to nap
  • Entire coat used as a goober cloth

Madi has been surprisingly patient considering the abuse she’s subjected to on a daily basis. Or maybe she sees there’s no use protesting. As the years pass I hope the scale will tip more towards The Love.

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Don’t Fence Me In

April 3, 2007 by dailygnome 1 Comment


Poor MadiGirl. Ever since the safety gates went up a month ago she always seems to find herself on the other side. She’ll decide she wants to play in the backyard but she’s trapped in the living room by the gate. She’ll hear the mailman or another dog walking in front of the house but the gate stands between her and keeping tabs on the neighborhood. And then there’s the whole upstairs/downstairs issue.

There are other ways for her to get to where she wants to be but it involves walking through The Bathroom which she adamantly avoids because of her fear of water (yes, she’s half lab but she’s got her quirks). It doesn’t help that Carson takes it as his cue to stand at the gate and giggle whenever he hears Madi start to whine. Sometimes she’ll just throw herself onto the floor in defeat, letting out a heavy sigh.

So until they invent a gate with a doggie door, Madi realizes she can clear 24 inches (I’ve seen her jump the garden fence a number of times, it’s just a mental barrier), or she comes to the realization that one of us isn’t lurking behind the shower curtain, prepared to snatch her up and give her a bath if she comes within three feet of the bathroom, we’re forced to take up the role of Gatekeeper throughout the day, constantly opening and closing the latches. And then we do what we’ve done for the past ten months every time Madi looks at us with her sad eyes that seem to say, You used to love me more, this never happened before Stinkz came along.

We give her another treat.

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