Quigley's Squirrel

My 18 lb. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Quigley has a thing - a fetish actually - about his stuffed squirrel. He loves it to death - literally. So much so that I find myself buying him a new toy squirrel to play with quite frequently.


This morning, he came bounding up the stairs to my office with his newest squirrel in his mouth. He wanted mommy (that's me) to quit working and play with him. 

Of course, it is hard to resist giving Quigley anything he wants. (Have you looked at that cute face?) #WrappedAroundAllFourPaws 

So I gave in and took the stuffed critter from his mouth. I began throwing it and he would run off to get it and bring it back.

This game of fetch lasted until Quig decided he'd rather play keep away -- from me. In keeping with this game, our roles reversed. 

As the retriever, I walked over to where he was hunkered down -- wagging his tail -- with the squirrel hanging out of his mouth.

Boy did I have a surprise when I looked down and saw that he had not one squirrel but FOUR! Apparently he's been squirreling them away (pun intended) so I would continue to buy him new ones.  

Quiggles is a character in a half. But his gig is up... for now. 

I can't wait to see what antic he comes up with next.