Oscar and Hubert = BFF

One of the many recommendations we gleaned from our stacks and stacks of books about proper puppy care is that it's good to have a stuffed animal roughly the same size as the puppy to share the kennel, so he'll think that he still has one of his littermates in there with him.

Enter Hubert.

Hubert is...we're not really sure. He's vaguely rhino-esque, because of that little horn on his nose. But otherwise, we're not really sure. He has googly eyes and he squeaks when you squeeze his belly, which makes me think he might be descended from Muppets. Anyways, he and Oscar have become fast friends.

Whenever Oscar goes into his crate, he has to take a bit of time to sort out Hubert, find a good spot for him. Oscar can pick Hubert up, but when he wants to take a nap in the crate, he never takes Hubert out. If Hubert's missing from the crate, Oscar seems to get a bit confused. I guess it's just that Oscar thinks Hubert is pretty comfy to have around:

Last night Oscar started bringing Hubert out from the bedroom to the living room, which was pretty entertaining--seeing as Hubert is bigger than Oscar, it takes a little maneuvering. All that work was pretty tough on Oscar, so as soon as he got Hubert out to the living room, he just pulled the rhino Muppet up on the living room bed...and went back to sleep.

Anyways, it's nice that Oscar has someone to keep him company.

ps How do you keep a rhino from charging? Take away his credit cards! I don't know if that works on rhino Muppets, though, but I'd assume it does. It's worth a shot.

Cary