Monday, March 17, 2014

Bonehead of the Month Award



And the “Bonehead of the Month” Award goes to….drumroll, please…Me!  Yes, that’s right, I earned it fair and square.  No one else was even close.  

What did I do to win this coveted award, you ask?  Well, allow me tell the tale.

It was a normal Monday.  Nothing out of the ordinary.  My she-human picked me up from doggie daycare on this fine day, after I spent a full day running off excess energy that I did not get to use over the weekend, due to torrential rains and gusty winds.  I seemed tired when she put me in the car and headed home, but I was just fooling her.  As she relaxed and settled in for the drive, she rolled down the window a bit to let me hang my head out for some fresh air.  Little did she know what I had in store for her.

Savor this first and only picture of me hanging my head out the window
 
As she turned into our neighborhood, I spied a little white teacup something or other dog strolling along with her she-human.  Have I mentioned my affection for little dogs?  I love ‘em; can’t get enough of ‘em.  I was smitten.  Before my she-human could register what was happening, I sprung from the confines of the vehicle.  Love cannot be denied.  You read that right; I jumped right out the window of a moving car.  After rolling several times in the street, I sprung to my able paws and casually ambled over to that adorable white miniature animal to greet her.  

For some odd reason, both my she-human and hers were agog as if something was amiss.  In fact, both of them were examining me for injuries, but I could focus on nothing other than the little fairy creature before me.  I felt no pain – only excitement and amour for this white whisp of a canine.  Oh, sweet Cupid, was this the woman for me?

Our introduction was but a stitch in time.  I didn’t even catch her name before I was lead back to the car by my now shaking she-human.  Why was she trembling?  Was she just as excited as I was to meet my new love?  No, that couldn’t be it.  She barely even looked at my white maiden while she was checking me over and, for some unknown reason, apologizing profusely to my new girl’s owner.  In fact, now that I think about it, why was she apologizing to the other woman?  She should be apologizing to me for steering me away from romance.  Love has been denied and it’s all her fault.

Alas, I shall eat my dinner and take a big nap while dreaming of my sweet white princess and savoring my prestigious award.  What is a “Bonehead” anyway?

Until next time, my friends, happy tails.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Cat Scratch Fever



There’s an odd little creature living in my house and I’ve gathered that it’s called a cat.  At first glance, it appears to be a mini-dog, but, upon closer inspection, it is definitely not canine.  Definitely not.

      Let me count the reasons I know this being is not a dog:

  1. It thinks it is the queen, but there’s not a monarchy in the US.
  2. It uses a box in the house as its toilet while I, the dog, am forced to go outside no matter what the weather.
  3. It makes this funny little noise – a mew mew mew sound – that is in no way, shape, or form a bark.
  4. It bites things and gets away with it.  Right now she’s biting the edge of the laptop and no one is batting an eye.  If I did that, trust me, there would be repercussions.
  5. Occasionally this nutso animal scratches things and gets away with it.
  6. This crazy little creature gets to climb on things and I have to lie on the floor.  For example, she likes to sit on the back of the sofa and punch me in the nose.  When I jump up on the sofa to give her a taste of her own medicine, I’m told in no uncertain terms to get off of the couch.  What a double-standard!
  7. This thing can hiss and spit.  It’s unreal, very uncanine-like, and sometimes a little frightening.
  8. She uses my human as a pillow at night and I have to sleep in a crate.
  9. Her toys contain some strange grassy-looking substance that makes her act VERY WEIRD after she’s been playing for awhile.  I mean, VERY WEIRD.
  10. But the number one reason I know she’s not a dog is because she has to stay home when my humans take me on adventures.  Ha!  Ha!  Ha!  It’s awesome being a dog.  Take that, cat!


Happy Tails, my friends.