Biography photo of the world`s most famous stuffed dog.

Dog has been an integral component of my life, my family, and Perplexing Times since we first adopted him in February of 2004. This is the biography of Dog, the Perplexing Times stuffed animal.

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His full name is Dog Diggity Doggerson and he's a Chinese born Potton-Collie mutt. Well actually, on this side of the International Dateline we say he's "cotton/poly" but it doesn't change who he is).

Dog was found wallowing in a plush puppy orphanage off Nanjing Road and Daddy-O adopted him on my behalf. I was too young for the responsibility but qualified to take him in as a friend. No one knew then that I'd come to accept him and love him as my own the way I have.

He doesn't write for us and he's rarely the focus of an article, but Dog is as much a part of my entourage as drinking water, either of my brothers or the odd parent, and I've got two odd parents, so I should know.

He's been with us on our tours of China, California, the Washington Coast, and our most recent road trip to Canada. His primary function is to act as my muse and he does it with a calming, unassuming nature like none other.

Since he's a dog he ages seven times as fast as us people-folk. Though he was just a puppy* when he joined us, he's already aged beyond his years. His stuffing isn't as full as it once was and his originally flawless coat is pilling up more and more with each passing week. And, as all dogs do, he usually smells pretty bad even after a hearty frolic through the coin-op Maytag machine. He always comes back revitalized but not 100%. But come on, he's getting up there in dog years.

Dog has been featured in the following articles:

Patrick Joseph's Bio

Let it be known right now (in the unlikely event it hasn't been already): I love you Dog. You make me happy, bring me comfort and God willing, I'll never forget you for all you do for me in these, my most formative years.

*That silly MissLissa even tried to convince me his name was "Puppy" in the beginning, but he's obviously "Dog." Besides, "Puppy" is much too hard to say.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Since Dog's Biography first went to press 10-long months ago, Dog has continued to sneak into our photoshoots, appearing in more than an additional dozen articles thus far and I see no signs indicating he will stop this behavior anytime soon.

UPDATE (2008): Dog Diggity Doggerson has rejected his name citing Puff Daddy (aka P. Diddy aka Sean Combs) and Prince (aka The Artist Formerly Known As Prince -- cuz he went by some stupid unpronounceable symbol -- aka Prince Rogers Nelson). Anyway, the point is that Dog claims that being a celebrity means it's septical to change his name (despite the fact he isn't a superstar singer-type) so now he is "Sweenie."

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