Wicked Cute...

Can't argue with the truth!
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Have a good weekend...

Meet Scratchy

What Chu Lookin' At?
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Scratchy has been around for about a
month now. I wanted to see if he would
live long enough after the pet shop to make
a blog post on him. So far so good! .

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Scratchy is full of life.
If you have a hamster, DO NOT feed it lettuce!
Lettuce make hammy feel not so good.
I thought he was a gonner for two days
as he kept to himself in his little cave.
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Teddy bear hamsters are the coolest
...kids love 'em
...and so do I
(I admit it)

More Sparky Newz...

It's hard for me to just have a dog sit around all day long.
If someone or something is in my presence,
I have to interact now and again.

Last night I went to bed at midnight.
Lately, my sleep schedule is whacked out.
I tried to knock off but could not.

Rather than waste time in the sack
I wasted time in front of the tube watching COPS!
I went back to bed and put Sparky in her pet
cage or carrying vacation home—not sure the
name of this thing, but she is able to go off duty.

This is a dog that had sheepherding DNA and
never goes off duty unless put in the cage.
She never barks in the cage when it’s bedtime.
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She barked in the cage after bedtime!
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I tried to ignore this, reminded of a friend who

had a baby and took parenting classes about

letting the child cry and not responding to her

every whim and desire.
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After more barking, I got up and figured it needed

to go do some business outside.

I let Sparky go outside.
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I have a large backyard

that is completely sealed in but for the narrow area next to

my back door. Sparky and I have a deal

—she can go outside with no leash

(I like to have no chain or collar on her)

by herself if she stays away from the narrow walk of escape.

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When I let her go outside, I walked to the stove.

Within a second or two I heard loud screaming barks.

This was a panic or serious bark of pain.

All dog owners can tell the difference.

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I ran outside with flashlight and saw Sparky next

to an orange tree going nuts.

She was crying loudly (It was 3:30am)

and I was looking for blood on her.

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I grabbed a shovel to separate her from a raccoon,

opossum or cat but didn’t see any other animal.

My neighbor across the street had a vicious pit bull that

fought a raccoon and got pummeled.

It died within a week.

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Them ‘coons are not to be messed with.

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Not sure what she was screaming about,
but it was the reason she was all amped up
in her crate. Turns out she was OK with no
wounds. I just never heard her bark (scream)
like that before.
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Two nights of dog sitting and two nights of

seriously interrupted sleep!

Life with Sparky

Sparky is back in town for the third time.
She will be around for a few weeks or so

as her owners are out of town.

Last night I decide to take her for a run.
I sorta perfected the run & bike with her.

This involves me riding on my bike as she
runs in front of me on a long rope/leash.
This is not for the timid or novice cyclist!
Sparky is a strong dog and once she gets
runnin’ she goes full steam ahead.
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About 10:30pm I decide to give her a run.

Most car accidents occur close to home--

same with launching ol’ Sparky for a run.

I need to make sure the leash is clearly in sight

and untangled with no slack at all.

Any slack spells disasrter.

We were a block into things and she crossed in front of me.

In a few days this will not be a concern,

but I am getting back up to speed with Sparky

and the leash became snagged in my front wheel.
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Within seconds, about four feet

of the leash was caught in a weblike mess.

I tried to untangle this but knew I needed about

ten minutes in a well lit place.

Oh yeah…I guess I forgot to mention one little thing-

EVERY dog in the neighborhood started barking!

I don’t mean a few dogs, I mean every dog within

five houses of where I stopped in the street.

Two dogs in front of the house we got hung up at

went insanely wild with barking.

I’m trying to untangle the wheel,

Sparky is pulling me left and barking

back at the dogs.

The owners come outside with a flashlight

wondering what all the commotion is about.

It was a bad scene at 10:45pm.

I got home, untangled the wheel and we went for another

quick ride. I fell back into the groove we had on

her last visit. When we got back I gave her a much
needed shower and shampoo.

This is a good doggy!