Well, as many of you know, I wrote a post the other night about a little girl Beagle that found her way into our home. She was claimed by her human, so we were a little brokenhearted. To say the least.
And not only were we upset, but our hairy four-legged son was absolutely crushed. He sulked for 3 days!
Well, the plan had been to wait a couple weeks and then maybe go find him a pal. You know - one that can't be taken back.
Sounds like a realistic plan, doesn't it? I thought so.
Well.........I guess that the "Big Dog Warden in the Sky" heard my plea and lo and behold ........
Tonight our dog was laying around being a dog and all of a sudden he jumped up and ran to the slider. He was whining and spinning around like a madman! I just thought there was someone walking a dog down the street. But nooooooooooooooooooo - not on your life. I let him out and looked up and down the side street, nothing. Maybe it's a stray cat running through the yard, or a rabbit, or a ....
Oh well, no big deal. I went to the front door to look out and see if someone was walking and when I opened the door to check .................... WHOOPS! I got the shock of a lifetime! This beautiful black furry face jumped up at me and scared the bejeebers outta me!
I slammed the door and then started laughing. I opened the door again to this pitiful moosette sitting there just waiting for someone to love her. Problem: She stunk like a sewer drain! UGH! OK - she looks like the dog that lives behind us. I slide on my sweats and grab a leash. She's still waiting outside for me. I hook her up, walk down the street and knock - NOPE - not our dog. Ours is right here....
OK - back home - in the house - in the bath - IMMEDIATELY!
After running through 40 gallons of hot water and half a bottle of shampoo ------ she's almost tolerable. At least smell wise. But she IS beautiful - and smart as a whip. Her too tight collar is soaking in OxyClean to get the yuck out of it. And she has taken to the house like she has been here her whole life.
I guess our vet was right when he said that stray dogs and cats know where the suckers live. Oh yeah - I have instructions from the hubby to make sure I go to the store tomorrow and get a whole case of dog food - don't want to run short.
Ladies and gents ---- Meet Jet. Isn't she beautiful!?
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