YEAR EIGHT

ARNOLD THE SNAKESPOON

I'd wanted a basset hound for years.  Specifically, I wanted a basset hound named Arnold.  (I have no answer other than it's just what I knew his name should be.)   Finally, when I was in high school, we got a Newfoundland.  

.....

Yeah.

But then, the year AFTER I went to college, we also got a basset hound.  And yes, we named him Arnold.  And he was awesome.  Especially when he would jump around in the snow like a bunny.

So Gram made Arnold the Snakespoon so that I could bring him to college, as the actually basset was not allowed in my dorm room.

Not only is this super-cute in general, but the ears and choice of using a Santa hat are particularly good.