Downstairs
Penny has decided Fergus’ life upstairs is far superior to hers below decks. It was bound to happen I guess, within moments of arriving at her new house Penny discovered she’d pulled the short straw – she sniffed around her new backyard and followed her nose right up the back stairs, through an open door and into the domaine de Fergus. What was waiting just beyond the open deck door undoubtedly blew her mind – Penny discovered paradise.
The first thing she noticed were the waffles in Fergus’ breakfast bowl (who knew Penny loved waffles? Alas, poor Penny was about to learn she lives downstairs where waffles are few and far between). After scarfing an elaborate dog’s breakfast Penny charged through domaine de Fergus, rifled through Fergus’ toy basket and treated herself to a tour of his entire kingdom.
It took more than one tour to take it all in but she soon discovered some major discrepancies between domaine de Fergus and her humble abode downstairs. Fergus’ toys are way more fun. Fergus has a spying spot on the arm of the couch in the living room upstairs and a bird’s eye view of the goings on in the neighborhood – he alerts his serfs to people walking dogs, to the UPS guy and the mail lady and kids on their way home from school. Fergus gets ALL the fun.
Poor Penny lives downstairs with a grandmother, lucky Fergus lives the life of Riley fourteen stairs away. It’s enough to make a Boston whine. It’s enough to make a Boston take any opportunity to weasel an invitation to visit. It’s enough to make a Boston feel like she’s living on the wrong side of the door.
Upstairs
I mean, Penny’s not wrong.
Fergus’ staff work hard to meet his every desire. Waffles? Sure. Super comfy couch to lounge/spy from? Of course. Walks around the neighbourhood riding in a wagon? Yep. Heated mats in the winter, cooled mats in the summer? Damn right. We bought this house because it had not one, but two fireplaces.
Wandering around the house you might also note that the decor has a certain theme. We prefer to call it concept driven, but between the art, statues, plates, napkins, salt and pepper shakers, cutting boards, pillows, dish towels and likely more that I’m forgetting, we have adopted a “Nuveau-Bulldogue” aesthetic that conveys a sense of strength, independence, stubbornness, and whimsy. Its a tough act to balance, and is only possible through many, many, trips to Homesense. How a sponsorship isn’t in place at this point is really beyond me.
In the midst of a long day, a quick pat of the bulldog will set things right, and having a frenchie snuggle with you is a pretty special experience. It’s hard to be sad when a bulldog dances in a full rolling, back scratching episode, and a laugh is always close at hand when a bulldog with four inch legs launches into zoomies, crashing into everyone and everything. If you are feeling lonely or underappreciated, there are few things better than when you walk through the door and the whole dog wiggles to say hello.
It is true, Fergus’ world is pretty great; it’s the least we can do for what he does for us.
Working for a bulldog is pretty great. 5 stars. Would recommend.