SC: Hi, I'm sitting here with Marshmallow O'Malley Reinhard Carlson,
a recent addition to the Carlson clan. O'Malley is a male, 6-year-old
tri-color basset hound, blind, with a very dark complexion and a mark that
resembles a champagne flute on his back. Hello, O'Malley.O'Malley: Hello. SC: Now I apologize if any of these questions are extremely personal; I wanted to have the audience get to know you, but I didn't want to make you uncomfortable. O'Malley: I'm very comfortable with most anything. SC: Alright then. What are your favorite activities? O'Malley: I'd have to say, eating, sleeping, playing with new squeak toys until they squeak no longer, exploring, counter cruising, and um, sleeping. SC: Ha ha, I see, I see. Now the first few, I understand. Can you explain the rest? O'Malley: There was a joke? I enjoy chewing on my squeak toys. Then I gnaw on them, maybe toss them in the air a few times, and usually perforate them with my teeth. I explore the backyard, and any room that you put me in, so I can commit it to memory and not bonk my head so often! Counter cruising... you can't beat that! I've become quite adept at climbing up almost any surface to explore what savory goodies may be up there! SC: You're known as the affectionate one. O'Malley: Well, it's not hard! I'm cuddly, I'm soft, and I'm quite submissive to anyone who will pet me! Plus, Clarence always barks at everyone, so I'm almost the de facto affectionate one. SC: How do you get along with other dogs without your sight? O'Malley: Well, I have to admit, I'm not always the most gracious of hounds when it comes to other dogs. If I can hear someone barking nearby, I tend to get very uncomfortable. And if there's food involved, fugget about it! However, if I recognize your scent and have gotten to know you, we won't have many disagreements, unless there's food to be had! SC: Food, eh? Explain. O'Malley: Well, when I was a younger hound, I was deprived of food, and that forged inside my belly an insatiable hunger! No serving is big enough for me, though I'll be satisfied with a "man-sized" portion! SC: You've been known to overwhelm folks with your affection.
SC: Lately, I've heard that you've been quite difficult to walk! That you've been planting your posterior, possibly in the middle of the road, and then if someone attempts to drag you, you flop over onto your back so that it looks like animal cruelty! Furthermore, I've heard that you've made your Daddy carry you home on more than one occasion! O'Malley: [stonewalling] Rruff! A-ruff! A-ruff! SC: Well, that's all the time we have for now! Thanks for doing the interview! O'Malley: You're welcome! |
