Roxanne is obsessed with this horrible anthology of stories by Margaret and H. A. Rey. Over and over again we have to read about Katie Kangaroo and Whiteblack the penguin and Cecily G. and Elizabite. Seriously it is mind numbing, but one of the stories, “Pretzel”, is actually pretty funny. It’s about the longest dog in the world (hence the name) and his efforts to court Greta, the dog across the street. Greta wants nothing to do with Pretzel and no matter what tricks he does or what presents he brings, she just replies, “I don’t care for long dogs.”
Inspired me to draw this in my sketch book
He’s not quite as long as I had originally intended and this is his second muzzle (Charlie said the first one was “about 2/3 too big and I think he was probably right).
Jessica says
So cute! He turned out great. I just made my first softie, a lambkin – check it out and let me know what you think? – Jessica
moki says
This has got to be one of my favorites of all your creations. So cute!
carolyn says
that is the cutest long dog ever. although he may need “i don’t care for long dogs” embroidered on his collar. don’t you think? love him. 🙂
Carmen says
This is just great!
Lavanotes says
He is so so so cute and so funny! I really like him!! Wonderful job as always.
jhoanna says
Wow – he’s adorable. I love seeing how sketches translate into actual creations.
Just found your website after surfing through Etsy. You make wonderful softies! And congratulations on the birth of your gorgeous new bub – I myself have 5 weeks to go until Baby #2 also.
Hanna says
he is very cute, love the floppy ears!
tuscanycastlegirl says
those ears!
that body!
mimi k says
excellent dog! The muzzle shape is wonderfully hound doggy. And I love the long body- so huggable and tote-able. I can really imagine a toddler lugging this puppy around 🙂 About the boring book thing- when my kids were little and my husband was reading to 2 of them, he instituted a book choosing policy- take turns and he got a turn to choose- that way he was able to introduce new books into the mix or at least got to read books that he thought were fun!
gkgirl says
love-love-loving the ears…
heehee
too cute!
Laurie says
Oh, the belly button and the ears!! So cute. I love him.
kerstin says
heehee. CUTE long dog. 🙂
lera says
that is absolutely adorable!
Frizz says
Love the long dog. I like the belly button. You need to make a whole pack of them! Your little peanut is SOOO cute too in the orange hoodie!!
Emma says
That’s so cute! I love it, and it sounds like a funny story too hahaha