Why dachshunds are a girl's best friend

Internet, I've been a bit preoccupied lately. You see, the last several nights I've been sharing my bed with someone. It's only temporary, but isn't that how these things always go?

Don't let that innocent, faux-tired demeanor fool you, though. If he catches you looking at him, it's all, "Wass going on? I not sleep, I wake! Where fun? Fun is here! We play? We play! Hey, hey! We play wit toy, here toy! Here, take toy, I give. Ha! No, toy mine, no, here, toy your. Haha, got you 'gain, toy mine! Here, take...nooooo, I joke, you never have!"

His name is Herbie, and he is full to the brim with enthusiasm. 

"Hey, where you goin'? I follow? Don' worry, I right behin' you!"

You may remember from Herbie from this blog post, wherein I meet my neighbors thanks to a passive-aggressive note I leave on one of their doors, after hours of (what I didn't know then was) Herbie-barkin'. I still hold that leaving that note was one of the best things I've done. After all, what better way to meet your neighbors? (Ok, baked goods might have been better.) And now, several dinner parties, picnics, birthdays, dinners out, shopping trips, and one gay club dance night later, I find myself with the honorable distinction of being designated Herbie-sitter.

Having a dog around really provides you with a new perspective on the world. For instance, I might never have known what my neighborhood looks like at 6 a.m. on a Saturday. (Similar to my neighborhood at noon, but with fewer people no one on the streets.) Also, I might never have become aware of the truly disturbing amounts of vomit lining the sidewalks around my apartment, if not for Herbie's keen interest in them. (So much...beauty...in the world...) But seriously though, it is really nice to have someone who's so happy to see me each and every time I walk in the door. Also, he has the exact same taste in movies as me! Herbie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.   

"My name is Herbert 'n I approve dis message. I think. My reading skillz are only rudimentary."