Originally posted by zippy-kat:
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I would love to live in a neighborhood such as yours! Sounds like utopia! Did you dress Miz Hoppy up? She sounds like the sweetheart of the neighborhood!</STRONG>
Thanks - it's not utopia, but for us, it's pretty nice - my great-aunt owned this house before us, so I was already welcomed before we ever thought of buying the house! Especially living in a city, it's a very nice place to live.

Miss Hoppy did not dress up - we are NOT allowed to touch either under her chin, or her tummy (which we would need to do for a cape-type costume) and she doesn't like things that muss up her fur - they are quickly and efficiently removed! But all the children of the neighborhood know and love her! Who wouldn't, right?

Dad still lives in the small town where I grew up, and he, conversely, had a frustrated dog! After the first few bunches of trick-or-treaters, Bruni would get up and head for the door every time a car came by, expecting more kids to come visit her! Alas, some people were just stopping for the stop sign at the end of the street, and didn't have children to visit Bruni, so she would sigh heavily, then go lie down and wait for the next one! Not enough kids for Bruni last night!