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* I thought it was time for an Oscar video…


This is how I come home every night. I open the door to Oscar’s room and say hi. He runs to the top of the stairs and dances around and then kisses me when I arrive. Then he runs to the back door so I can let him go outside. It’s like having my own cartoon character 😂 pic.twitter.com/KskAdT3ZL9

— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) August 5, 2022

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 8:51 am

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  1. Aww, what a perfect start to a Friday.

    Comment by JoanP Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 8:54 am

  2. Dogs are great to come home to.

    Comment by a drop in Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 8:55 am

  3. Hilarious, also cool water bowl.

    Comment by Baloneymous Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 8:57 am

  4. Baloneymous, Oscar has a tendency to drink and eat too fast and it makes him hiccup and he gets all depressed, so I bought him some bowls that force him to slow his roll a bit.

    Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 8:59 am

  5. Oscar is such a good boy. He brings such joy, he’s so happy.

    This is a great start to a Friday.

    Thank you.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:00 am

  6. Sweet.
    If my dog thinks I am oversleeping, she grabs a sock from the laundry basket, and tries to shove it in my ear.

    Comment by Langhorne Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:10 am

  7. I am sure Oscar was especially happy that the Cubs got swept yesterday. With the Cardinals providing the janitorial service.

    Comment by Just Sayin Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:12 am

  8. Very sweet — Oscar shows such joy and excitement.

    Our cats basically say, “Oh — you again?”

    Comment by Flapdoodle Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:18 am

  9. Second OW’s great comment. Oscar is just what we needed for this Friday. Thank you Rich.

    Comment by Name Withheld Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:22 am

  10. I may write in Oscar for Governor. Bailey coming in 3rd would be nice.

    Comment by PublicServant Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:25 am

  11. Thank you, Rich. We need more of this.

    Comment by illini Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:30 am

  12. God I love dogs. When I get home, I open the door from the garage into the house and my cocker spaniel sticks her snout through the crack, then starts dancing. As I open the door fully, she jumps up on my leg, tail wagging like crazy as I lean down for dog kisses. After she considers me properly greeted, she stands at the back door to be let in the back yard to do her business and see if she can chase a rabbit or squirrel. It never fails to make me feel fantastic.

    Comment by Manchester Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:42 am

  13. Dogs are such wonderful creatures and companions. Our Brittany Spaniel does a crazy dance every day after dinner until I give him a little treat. He does remind me of a cartoon at times.

    Comment by G'Kar Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:46 am

  14. I will have get a bowl — to fill with beer to cutback on gulping.
    This reminds us of Carol Burnett joining the final episodes on Better Call Saul. She has been shown how to play cat videos on her new laptop. She laughs a lot. Does not differ much to someone making dog video, posting on his blog and we all make pithy comments. Time to go outside.

    Comment by Annonin' Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:49 am

  15. Adorbs. Thanks for giving us Oscar for a smile. Sox game made me really need that.

    Comment by Amalia Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 9:54 am

  16. Love our furry companions and friends. They absolutely help the heart and mind.

    Comment by Grandson of Man Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 10:00 am

  17. Perfect timing. Dogs are a real blessing.

    Comment by XonXoff Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 10:19 am

  18. You’re a lucky man, Rich. There’s nothing like the unconditional love from from your dog! Good day, bad day, anything in between, just unconditional.

    Comment by McGuppin Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 10:29 am

  19. dogs give unconduitional love. Cats, too, sometimes.

    Comment by flea Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 10:33 am

  20. Or like having your own Josh Hawley. Except Hawley would just keep running away.

    Comment by West Side the Best Side Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 10:53 am

  21. Oscar is the one in charge of the household /s My dog is at our house lol

    Comment by 13th Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 11:07 am

  22. Oscar, like my dog, somehow puts everything in its proper perspective. If you have a pal like that to come home to, it remedies the pustule that is politics.

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 11:17 am

  23. Dogs are so much better than people. We should start every Friday with someone’s dog!

    Comment by Travel Guy Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 11:31 am

  24. Proof that dogs are better than most people. My lab passed away last week, she was 11. Yesterday received her ashes back.

    Oscars video brought back happy memories of mine being excited when I got home. She would run into me, demand her hug and then to go outside.

    Thank you Rich for posting a great video.

    Comment by FormerParatrooper Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 11:50 am

  25. FormerParatrooper, sorry for your loss.

    Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 11:58 am

  26. I have my own cartoon character dog named Oscar! He wold love to meet your Oscar - he’s a friend to all dogs, even the yappy little ones and grumpy old ones (which clearly your Oscar isn’t).

    Comment by Lefty Lefty Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 12:07 pm

  27. Thank you Rich.

    Cherish Oscar everyday. I hope you have many great years together.

    Comment by FormerParatrooper Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 12:11 pm

  28. “If the kindest souls were rewarded with the longest lives, dogs would outlive us all.” - Unknown

    Sorry for your loss, FormerParatrooper.

    Comment by Dotnonymous Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 12:13 pm

  29. - FormerParatrooper -

    I’m so sorry to hear about your loss.

    Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 12:17 pm

  30. Paratrooper. Sorry.
    Rich. How did the pontoon run?

    Comment by Blue Dog Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 12:46 pm

  31. I had never heard of a slow feed bowl until three months ago when we were in the process of adopting our dog; her foster suggested we get her one. It seems to go well for her.

    Comment by Jaguar Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 1:25 pm

  32. I miss all my dog friends I made; some of their owners, still alive, not so much. Sometimes a cold nose is all it takes to live for another day. And cats are so Tsundere, but some of them also took to me for some reason.

    Comment by thisjustinagain Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 1:45 pm

  33. Not to change the subject but a sad day for fans and followers of Illinois high school basketball and its history, as well as for the entire Peoria area.

    Legendary former Peoria Manual coach Dick Van Scyoc has passed away at age 98. His last team, the 1994 Manual team, was the first of four consecutive AA titles for the Rams:

    https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2022/08/05/ihsa-basketball-iconic-manual-coach-dick-van-scyoc-obit-dies-at-98/9784425002/

    Comment by Just Sayin Friday, Aug 5, 22 @ 2:50 pm

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