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Friday, February 23, 2024

These flippin' dang dingdong dagdoofus DRRRRR DOGS!!

OK so as we were taking of this morning for our run, I had not fully hooked the latch attaching them to my belt, which is totally my fault, I get that, but (any musher or husky owner will know what happens next). Did they say, "Oh hey you aren't attached to us! Let us wait for you!" Oh no of course they didn't! They took off up the driveway and up the road like they were launched from a slingshot, I'm sure wearing giant shit-eating husky grins, dragging their lines like bats out of hell. Did Thistle's bum shoulder bother her? Suddenly--A MIRACLE!--Not at all! Did Cricket, my cuddly Reliable Dog With Good Recall come back? Guess! NO, SHE DID NOT.

I have had their line break before, and they toodled to a stop and waited for me, but did they do that today? No, they did not. They saw Raven up ahead and decided that they needed to go follow her.

Yes, my friends. My loyal, faithful Iditarod veterans saw a choice between sticking with the puppy they have known for seven months, and the loving human who has been providing food, shelter, and medical care for half their lives. Tenderly nursing them through their illnesses. Buying $5 a pound prescription food. Cooking special food for them when they are feeling poorly. Anyway of course they chose to chase the puppy.

WEEEEEEEEE up the road they all went!

Fortunately for me (and those idjits), The Bs are right up the road, so I hollered, "HI DB!!" as if she were there waiting to greet us. And it worked. They all ran up to her porch like "HI AUNTY DB! IT'S US!" And she opened the door, they all ran in, and that was their aborted adventure.

And I said some Bad Words.

The End

They are lucky they are cute. Look at these totally unrepentant faces.

NO RAGRETS!!!

3 comments:

mdr said...

Please be careful with your ankles.. No running after dogs. It seems you ususally hook them to your belt? What happened if they were "suddenly" startled by something unexpected?

gina said...

Good Morning. My 2 cats woke me up at 3:00 or 4:00 am depending on whether or not you set your clocks ahead. They were telling me time for food. I went to the kitchen, gave them a little kibble, made coffee, and turned on the laptop. You and your fuzzies , made my day! Our wonderful furry friends, fuzzy children, still have minds of their own. I loved reading that, thanks.

Arvay said...

@mdr thanks for the note of caution!

@gina, they sure do!