Fancy I am

Woof! My name is Fancy. I'm half Maltese, half Chihuahua. I'm one, and I weigh almost ten pounds! My Pa calls me pom pom head because I have whispy fur as white as snow that hovers over my head like Einstein's hair. That's from my Maltese side. I love taking walks with Pa in our neighborhood, especially across Magazine street in the Garden District, where there are lots of dense shrubs to sniff. I have a friend up there that is a giant black Bernese Mountain Dog.

He always says hi to me, and we rub noses through the old iron fence. One of my favorite things to do is play catch with Pa. When he gets tired I like to jump on top of him and try to stuff the ball into his hand, so he will keep throwing it. He always gives me this look then just smiles...When I want to nap, I curl up with Ma. Sometimes I curl into a crescent around her head on the pillow. Her hair keeps me warm and comforted, and she has a robe that I love to snuggle in. My favorite food is Sweet Potatoes and Duck, and I go nuts for liver treats. I'm pretty good about going pottie outside, but occasionally I just can't hold it, and I go in the bathroom. I usually feel ashamed, so I try to hide what I did, and then Pa gives me the look. He always says mine look like tootsie rolls after he picks them up and flushes them. I guess my one bad habit is eating cat poops. I don't know what it is about them. There's something so savory about them, a fishy-cheesy warmth that just drives me crazy, especially when they're freshly laid. Dog poo just doesn't do it for me, though I occasionally like a few links of my own. Pa always laughs and says I eat it so quick it's like it just vanishes! It was there, then gone. I know it's a bad habit. Maybe I will grow out of it. But we all have our habits. Ma has Tetris and Pa has Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. Pa sometimes laughs and calls me Beauty after this dog in a Graham Greene story that is so lady-like during the day but likes to wriggle around in foul rubbish in the alley beneath her flat at night. Well, at least Pa brushes my teeth, so overall I'm a pretty clean dog, probably cleaner than Beauty. After my baths, I like when Pa rubs my stomach and combs my hair. That usually puts me to sleep.