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!)