Thursday, June 21, 2012

Everybody Loves Henry


I just got back from a visit to Mom's house where she's been babysitting our dachshund, Henry, for the past two years. Poor Mom. We were transferred to Canada and aren't allowed to have any pets in our condo so  Mom offered to keep him until we return to the states.

I learned during my stay that Henry has become quite the celebrity in her retirement community! Mom took me to a picnic at their clubhouse and introduced me to everyone as "Henry's Mom." Not one blank face- just the opposite, in fact. Each face broke out in a smile and one woman made me promise to give him a kiss from her. "We love Henry!"

And then a few nights later, when we had company over for dinner, he was the center of attention:








If that wasn't enough, on my last day at Mom's house, I took little Henry for a walk down the street. A van drove by, slowed down and someone yelled out the window: "Hi, Henry!"

This dog has a fan club! And that got me to thinkin' that I may need to come up with some merch. You know, t-shirts, refrigerator magnets, autographed photos (however a dog would do that)...

First, we'll need a name for the fan club. Clay Aiken has his Claymates, Jimmy Buffet has his Parrot Heads and so on...I know- let's take a poll! Fun! Go vote for your favorite name for Henry's fan club over there on the right and we'll go from there. (In other words, nowhere. You think I'm actually gonna make merchandise? ha!)

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Henry has another fan - Don's mother, Camille! She was here for a few days and fell in love with this very friendly dog that loves to sit on her lap and be petted. She said that Henry is her favorite dog - even above her son's dog and her grandson's dog! How about that!!

Love, Mom

Anonymous said...

I don't like any of the names you posted for vote for his club! How about giving us the opportunity to give you some ideas, then we can vote!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh, forgot to tell you that previous post came from Nebraska!

caryl said...

Yes, Miss Nebraska, if you would actually read the paragraph above the poll, I clearly stated that you can propose other names here in the comment section.

Now, go for it!

caryl said...

(Miss Nebraska is one of my best friends- I'm allowed to bully her around. ha!)

marymagdalene said...

How about, "Regarding Henry"...?

caryl said...

Cute!

Anonymous said...

I want to toss Henry's Hood into the mix Liz :)

Dog hoodies would be a perfect merch item

Anonymous said...

Here's Henry!!


JI

Linda (the Maine one) said...

opps, voted before looked at the comments .. changing my vote to Liz's Henry's Hood :D

caryl said...

I think I'll have to do a whole new vote with these new name ideas!

Margaret said...

OK, I want to change my vote! I like Henry's Hoods too. (I also love "Regarding Henry.")

caryl said...

Wow, a lot of controversy! We may have a riot on our hands.

caryl said...

Let's pick the best of these 5 names and then we'll do a new vote with the write-in candidates.

Anonymous said...

Regarding Henry is pretty awesome, but you know what my vote is. ;)

PFS

caryl said...

Henry's Daddy likes the name: Henry's Disciples.

caryl said...

Here's the thing. I'm a literal kind of gal so even though "regarding Henry" is a cute play on words I don't get how it describes Henry's fans. The same goes for "Henry's Heros." Let me know if I'm just not seeing it- I'm not always the sharpest tool in the shed. ha

Anonymous said...

So go with my vote and call the fanzine "Regarding Henry".
:)


PFS

caryl said...

PERFECT name for a fanzine!

Anonymous said...

How about "Oh Henry" (get it? O. Henry, the writer.)

Anonymous said...

Miss Nebraska here! I like Henry's Hood. Not sure if the previous post got actually posted!

Joel Dinelli said...

Miss Nebraska here! I like Henry's Hood. Not sure if the previous post got actually posted!