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yessss! the content we've all been waiting for ;)

that intense cuteness is something all sides can agree on...

books are the best but so are dogs :))

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She is adorable

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Too cute. The history you provided in relation to the name Nancy was informative

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For librarians I thought it was for Nancy Pearl!

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O, I have her on my desk. I should have thought of her.,

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I am green with puppy envy, but alas, at this point in my life I'm relegated to old dogs that I can outlive (so as not to leave any dependent creatures homeless when I go). Enjoy Nancy; she's a little charmer. When I think of "Nancy," Nancy and Sluggo of comic book fame come to mind.

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O my goodness..she is the best Nancy of all the Nancys. Thank you for reminding me. I have rescued two senior dogs and one is mellow and napping with her, the other is highly insulted. My seniors were getting lethargic. Now, Katy bar the door.

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This might be my favorite post ever. Thank you for you rabbit hole posts, that drive my imagination and your bulldog dreams.

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Thank you! Nancy is a handful.She has discovered the older dogs' tails as potential toys. Much referring going on.

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That is so great--I added a picture of Nancy & Sluggo to the website. https://kathleenmccook.substack.com/p/not-thinking-about-books

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I have so many "to write" on my dashboard...the trouble is I get lost, too. Yesterday I learned abt to hoity toity role of postmasters in the Netherlands.

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lol i can't wait for that one!

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French bulldog?

"For librarian friends I can say she is named after Nancy Drew."

I would go with Nancy Drew. Or Nancy Wilson of Heart.

elm

i read a number of nancy drew books in elementary school but i liked the other series of the type better

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She is a Boston Terrier.(but looks like a French bulldog). In my childhood a family in the neighborhood had one and I always remembered what a sweet dog..and her size will be abt. 12-14 lbs like my 2 others. So funny that the ND books, like the Hardy Boy books were written by a factory of writers, not one person.

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OK! Got it! Had a rat terrier who was a similar shape and size but with a pointy nose, obvs. Cutie.

Well, I liked the Hardy Boys distinctly less than Nancy Drew - I was thinking of one or two other similar style of series (kids solve crime), one of which, in retrospect, may have helped inspire Scooby-Doo, since the one tended to the supernatural. Unfortunately the names will not come to me.

elm

i gutted the elementary school library before i managed to finally scam a library card

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So many books kids read were from the Stratemeyer Syndicate (1905-1985)--

-- 1,400 volumes of juvenile series books. Bobbsey Twins, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Tom Swift.

https://stratemeyer.org/stratemeyer-syndicate/

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OK, I looked. (Apparent head cold sucks.) The only thing that seemed vaguely familiar was the Dana Girls. I think I read some non-Stratemeyer series', probably from the late 50's to late 60's, but I can't be sure.

elm

bunch of them though

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I love it- a Rocky Raccoon reference! She’s adorable. If she takes a liking to a specific toy you can name it Dan. ;)

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What an appealing dog! I expect to see her posting comments on your posts soon. I think I'll go with Nancy Drew, one of the best Nancys of all.

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