Truls the dog

When I was about 19 my boyfriend and I cared for the family dog for a little while, he was a truly disgusting dog.  He was a King Charles spaniel, very good tempered, very sweet but with some serious sexual issues.  Truls would hump anything, anytime, anywhere including (I kid you not) his own paws.  You would be watching a movie, your arm would dangle from the side of the chair or couch and voila Hump-O-Rama!  Or you would be lying on the couch minding your own business and Truls would discover a pillow on said couch and yes, once again Hump-O-Rama.

The funniest episode that I remember was a date that I had, this is a couple of years on and the boyfriend and I were splitsville but I shared the apartment with his sister (my best friend, I was lucky enough to get her through that relationship) and it was “her” dog, you know family dog but she took him on ANYWAY.. I had a dinner date with a really cute guy; we had just eaten and were talking, when Truls suddenly discovers his teddy bear.  Obviously he hasn’t seen his teddy bear in some time and is delighted and stimulated to renew his acquaintance.  Truls gets in on with the bear, and I mean he goes at it – meanwhile my date and I are looking on with shock and I must admit amusement (well, on my part).  So, Truls is just mauling the bear and all of a sudden the bear POPS with an actual popping sound and bear stuffing is just flying everywhere, at this point I am practically wetting myself laughing so hard and of course I start to hiccup, cry and burp – and Truls KEEPS GOING! He’s humping bear stuffing!

So here I am in a puddle of laughter, hiccups, burps and tears and my date is NOT amused.

Obviously there was no third date, but I will forever remember the sound of that Teddy bear a-poppin’ and Truls running after the stuffing humping it.