The Final Post - A Lifetime of Angst

You look MARVELOUS

I bring you Babushka Rufus

It's the Russian heritage, it wore off on Rufus.
He wore it so well

The Rufus Council on Physical Fitness

His whole life, Rufus was a swelt dog

Uh, no not really. Until his body caught up with him, he looked anorexic

Then he filled out like he should have

Then he started getting chunky in the winter

I won't tolerate fat bassets in my house

Just one fat person

Rufus and Angel went on diet doggie food

But since a wee thing, Rufus was taught to use the treadmill

He loved walking on the treadmill









He would try to get on it before I could

When I shut it off, he would diligently sit and make eye contact for his treat (which he got on a sometimes, always, never basis).









Angel can't figure out the attraction

She tries to get on the wrong end

But Rufus figured it out









See?

An Obituary - Rufus 2000 - 2008

8 years ago, I bought a house

So, of course I wanted a dog

the two go hand in hand

There were just two rules:

the dog had to be a Basset Hound (we grew up with them)

and NO puppies!

who in their right mind brings home puppies?

They don't know the rules on pooping and peeing

They put anything in their mouths

NO puppies!

There was a problem with that

I volunteered at the local humane society

in the cat room

definitely no puppies there

but

one Sunday, when I was bringing a load of cat room trash to the back

someone did a nefarious thing

they put a puppy in the back room while they cleaned its pen

a Basset puppy

the worlds cutest breed of puppy

Squirmy, big feet, big ears

This is Boris, chilies dog via Flickr

Boris
Originally uploaded by chilie

who can resist that?

not me!

He was two months old

with an awful name of Max

His original owners bought him at a pet store

Likely he was a mill dog

After three weeks, they realized they couldn't handle a puppy

Well he became mine, and got a real Basset name, Rufus

He was happy to be in my home
For a day or two

thus began his burden of perpetual Basset Angst
An angst that continued throughout his life
relentless
angst

The future of this blog

Over time, this blog will be winding down

There will be some more Rufus posts before I close shop here

but Angel does not have the same Eeyore personality that Rufus had

so the continued adventures of Angel and the furry freeloaders will be continued at Angel's new blog Disenchanted Diva

I appreciate anyone who enjoyed reading Rufus' musings on life and hotdogs

and I appreciated your thoughts and prayers given during the times of Rufus' illness

Some final news

The vet's bag of tricks ran out today

There was a brief moment of hope yesterday that things might turn around

but Rufus' health declined today

the vet didn't have any more hope that things would improve

it wasn't worth letting Rufus continue on in his condition

so Rufus was put to sleep


Rufus was survived by:

My Person

The Squishy Cat who has missed his presence for naps
Angel, who won't have a partner for Doggy Porn anymore
The Little Cat who is now licking and eating Angel's head (something he liked to do with great regularity on Rufus)
The weird cat, who's probably hiding under the bed at this moment
The Funny Walking Cat, who thought I was not in my right mind when bringing home a "gasp" dog 8 years ago
The New Cat, who's probably more concerned about waiting for her close up, from Mr. DeMille
Angel will get to eat all of the droppings from the Treat Dispensers
and the Food who has not one idea

A Rufus Update

My Person blogging again.

Things with Rufus have been up and down

He continues to stay at the place with all the animals and people

His eyes are completely blind at this point

And he is losing some weight

and frankly, he looks and probably feels like shit

I got to spend about an hour with him today

He was mostly very tired

But the big problem is his liver

It keeps behaving badly
the guy in the crinkly suit is trying to manage and support the liver

But if it doesn't get it's act together, it gonna be in for a whoopin

The liver keeps causing Rufus to throw up whatever is in his stomach

including the medicine that is trying to get the fungus out of his system

Rufus needs a happy liver to let the medicine stick around and do it's work

At this point, things can go either way

His spleen has become affected by the problems

but who needs a spleen anyway?


Pray That he doesn't Die Soon

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And on another note

the dandly-lion has behaved during his time at the vet clinic

and the rest of the pets continue to take over the beds

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Well, there's good news and bad news

My Person blogging here

OK, not really. It's pretty much all bad news.

Rufus does not have hepatitis

he has been diagnosed with Blastomycosis

I don't know how he got it, but the mulch theory could be in play because I did a bunch of mulching in the yard in the weeks before he showed symptoms of illness

his right eye is looking better, the left eye worse

but the eyes are showing signs of glaucoma

his serum was very yellow

he has a lot of yeast in his system

my vet is waiting for some more test results to come back

he said this used to be more rare, he used to only see 2 or 3 cases a year

now he sees 2 or 3 a month

not every dog survives

and since his liver is already compromised, who knows how this will go

from reading on this, the treatment is very expensive

and some people have their dogs' eyes removed


but first things first

right now, the gameplan is to see what comes back tomorrow

and if Rufus' system can handle the treatment

then it will be a matter of figuring out if I can afford the treatment and work with my vet to see what supportive care will work for him

Resources -

BLASTOMYCOSIS IN THE DOG
Blastomycosis
Blastomycosis--Fungal Disease Common in Outdoor Dogs
Canine Blastomycosis Awareness
From Merck - Blastomycosis
Blastomycosis forum
Facebook group
Blastomycosis case database
The Blastomycosis website



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I'm going back

to the place with all the animals and people

based on My Person's questions, I'm more sick than they thought

they want to check me and bleed me

one of the things My Person had asked was if it was ok to give me dandy-lion

they said yes that it was ok

unless the dandy-lion ate me first

they told My Person not to bring the dandy-lion

they didn't have room for such a large creature

My Person packed it anyway
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I'm still sick

and now I can see less and less

I've started bumping into things

I got a little panicky going out to potty this afternoon

so My Person has been working with me

She's been telling me Forward, Turn Around, Turn Left, Turn Right, To the Left, To the Right, Up, Drop, and Stop

I get Stop, Drop, and Up

the rest I'm still fuzzy on

My Person is impressed how fast I've picked up some things

she says it's impressive how quick I learn when I have to

I don't know if I should feel complimented or insulted

tomorrow, she's going to talk to the place with all the animals and people

she wants to know if I can be switched to a different food

she thinks my body may not be processing things properly right now and I'm losing weight

she's also going to ask them to put me on Denosyl and Marin

I hope they do that

then I would get even more hotdogs


Pray That I don't Die Soon


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I'm Sick

I have a virus

and a blue eye

and I'm tired a lot

but now I get hotdogs!


twice a day

with a pill in them

but I don't chew my food anyway

so I don't notice the pill so much

I also get some stuff out of a tube

I wouldn't eat it

not even with hotdogs

so now I get hotdogs and canned dog food

We're back

from the place with all the animals and people

where we went while someone searched for fish in My Person's wrist

we got drugged this morning before we left for home

it stormed

everyone gets worked up when it storms

we've mostly just snored since we got home


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Walk Score

My Person says we got a low Walk Score.

9 out of 100

I think this is an appropriate score

we hardly ever get walked

we used to get walked twice a day

now sometimes we get a walk once a day

if we're lucky

sometimes we don't get any walks

and when we do, we have to walk in the road

and we never get to say hello to all the other people

or the other animals

we like people and other animals

but we don't get to say hi

yes, I think a low walk score is quite appropriate

I'd give My Person a negative score if I could

oh

wait

My Person says a walk score has nothing to do with me and Angel

It's for rating real estate

oh

I really don't care about that

and what's the difference between real estate and a fake estate?

I'm just going to go back to my greenie now


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I'm worried for My Person

She's lost in thought and just keeps muttering to herself

it all started this afternoon

we were outside

My Person was disturbing the weeds

Suddently, My Person periscopes up

listening

then getting up and going inside

then coming out again

only to listen

listen

and wait

we didn't know what she was waiting for

then we heard it

a song

repeating

endlessly

the same song

over, and over

My Person was very interested in this

then she saw something

it was a vehicle

with pictures of ice cream on the side

it was the Ice Cream Man

My Person watched her prey

the Ice Cream Man went behind us

then to the next road

then he should have come down our road

but he didn't

his music got softer and softer

My Person saw him amongst the other houses

then we didn't hear his music anymore

then we did

it got louder

it was coming closer

closer

than it went away

My Person tells us the Ice Cream Man does this every week

he taunts My Person

now she just mutters

"he tasks me! he tasks me! And I shall have him. I'll chase him round Golden Eagle and round Falcon Ridge and round perdition's flames before I give him up!"

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What was she thinking?

My Person has allowed a rabid in the houseI don't know why she would do this

a rabid dog is scary

it might make me rabid

or Angel

or the treat dispensers

or the cats

maybe even the food

I can't believe she did this

oh

what was that?

this is the rabbid?

I can't believe she did this

it's bad enough we have treat dispensers that have bitten me

treat dispensers that steal my bed
and she brings these nasty things in the house

She tells me there is a 1 and a 2

someday, there will even be a 3

I hope they don't escape the tv

that would be terrible


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Yeah, what she said

My Person's acquaintance thinks that My Person should inspect the boarding facilities at the place with all the animals and people

I think that is a great idea

My Person makes us go there

without any toys

without our beds

I got an ouchy there once

the floor is cold and hard

better yet, we should get to go to places like this

Bull terrier
Originally uploaded by Just chaos

The place with all the animals and people doesn't have a slide

we might like that

this place has a giant water dish

Water dog
Originally uploaded by rehak1

it's so big this dog could lay in the whole thing

but no, we get nothing

and she's going to make us go back there soon


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Pray for us

My Person tells me that our neighbor girl prays for us

By us I mean Angel and me

not My Person

just us

and that's how it should be

we need lots of prayers

it's hard being a basset

especially in this house

so we decided to make our own prayer

that way others can pray for us as well

That we should never be in prison again
pray for us

No matter if we've been "bad"

pray for us

that treat dispensers don't bite us

pray for us

that we get treats all the time

pray for us

that the nasty box stays away

pray for us

that we always have our beds, no matter how dirty they are

pray for us

that everyday is sunny and full of ice cream and hotdogs

pray for us

that we never have to share our beds again
pray for us

that we get access to the whole house, especially the couch and the bed

pray for us

that people stop thinking I'm a girl

pray for us


Pray That I Die Soon

If you're happy and you know it

If you're happy and you know it, clap your handsIf you're happy and you know it, clap your hands
If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands

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A nice day

We finally had a nice day

Not too windy

Not too cold

Not too wet

It was just right



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When the Dogs are away, everyone will play

We were gone two weeks

in cold, hard kennels

without our beds

we suffered so

but not everyone at home

oh no

they had a good time

on our beds




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All shook up

This morning the house shook

It woke everybody up

My Person wants to know why we didn't sense it coming

that there are 13 animals in the house

and someone should have known what was going to happen

well, we knew

we just didn't think it was important enough

we were busy

most of us were sleeping and wanted to go back to bed

we need our beauty sleep

if My Person wants an early warning system

she should invest in a crystal ball


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Fish

One fish

two fish

Red fish

no fish

My Person swears that there were no fish in her carpal tunnel

I'm still not sure I believe My Person

why would it be called a Carpal tunnel if there wasn't any carp in it?
see, there could be some fish hiding under that stuff

why would the forks be there if there wasn't something to eat there?

and if there wasn't any fish in it, how come we had to go away?

We were put in kennels

and they poked us for our heartworm tests

and poked us again for our shots

and gave our ears medicine

and cleaned them

we didn't care for any of this

I think we could've stayed home

but now My Person says we will have to go away again at the end of May

because she is having her other carpal tunnel taken care of

I don't like this bit of news

now we're told we have to go back

I don't even know when May is

what if it is tomorrow?


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I was happy

for 30 whole seconds
Angel was really, really happy to be back home after our looooong stay at the place with all the animals and people

I'm just not that happy about it

oh sure, we're not in kennels anymore

and we're with My Person again

but My Person only had ONE bed ready for us

just one

we were gone two whole weeks and she didn't have both beds ready for us?!

now we have to share

with everybody

Exactly just what was she doing while we were away?


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It's a long way to tipperary

Or to the floor

This is the Angel barrier to the basement

So named because Angel doesn't like to listen

She wants to eat tootsie rolls out of the litter box

Sleep on people furniture

Poop in the house

Do whatever she wants

So there are lots of Angel barriers in the house

Angel has figured out how to get over this one

I don't know how she doesn't hurt herself

It's straight down
I would think going over the barrier would be scary

But Angel doesn't think so

She goes over the barrier

then she gets to do what she wants

until today

My Person finally figured this out

I was good

I didn't rat Angel out

even though she didn't let me down with her

but My Person figured it out

now Angel is in prison

lots and lots of the time

but I'm not


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We're going away

to the place with all the animals and people

My Person is having a carpal tunnel later this week

I don't quite understand this

I know what a tunnel is

But I don't know what a carpal is

I know what carp are
but I don't know how fish in a tunnel relates to My Person's hand
I don't see any fish in there

I do see some forks in that picture

maybe the carpal tunnel is something delivered with fish in it

then my person eats it

but I don't see why we should have to go away for this

I like fish

I think

I've never really had fish

but I'm willing to try anything once

the more I think about this

the less I like about it

we have to go away to the place with all the people and animals

My Person is having food

and we don't get any

and we have to go away

last time we went away for a time, I got an ouchy

I don't want an ouchy

I don't want to go to the place with all the animals and people

I want to eat the fish


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What?! and nobody told me

that this past Saturday was National Corndog Day!!!

No, I had to find out from Turbo

I LOVE corndogs!

well

I would love corndogs

if My Person would feed me one

how do I know this?

because I'm smart

I know what a corndog really is

it's a HOTDOG!!

and I love hotdogs!

how could My Person slack off like this?

Instead on Saturday, she tortured us by watching our bed sheets, then sweeping and mopping

we get very depressed when she does this

she could have rewarded us with hotdgos when she was done

did she

no!

she didn't even take us to any of the corndog parties in our state

sigh

My Person can be so disappointing


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It's elementarty my dear

Movie Reviews

I don't see anything wrong with this

I'm quite proud actually

the only school I ever had was a short time of doggy class

and she didn't teach us our ABCs


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Sigh . . .

I am a Basset Hound

a proud, noble beast

who has been reduced to this


Angel is stylin though

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Leakage

Angel got got to go to the place with all the animals and people this morning

She had the strings removed from her side
She had a cheesy bump removed awhile back

But that's not important right now

What's important is what My Person was told while at the place with all the people and animals

I'm not happy she was told

It's a bit embarrassing

Often when we are left at the place with all the animals and people, things are being removed from our bodies

or our mouth is being cleaned

We don't ask for this to happen

We don't mind our body parts

even the cheesy bumps

We certainly don't ask for our parts to be removed

And we do not like what happens in the room with The Table

The Table is cold

The Table is slick surfaced

and they poke us with sharp sticks that make us sleepy

When I see the guy in the crinkly suit, I pee all over

Angel is even worse

She pees when she see the room with The Table

She pees when being picked up to be placed on the table

She even pees when she's asleep

She must not like The Table at all

But this information is private

I'm sure we signed a doctor/patient confidentiality agreement at some time

What goes on at the place with all the animals and people should stay at the place with all the animals and people


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SCATTERGORIES

I don't have an original thought tonight

Having any thoughts is very tiring

So I will continue the meme Wanda started

that Abby found

that Ben found

now it's my turn

**Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following --they have to be real places, names, things ...nothing made up! You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name...........................Rufus
4 Letter word....................................Rofl
Vehicle................................................Rabbit
City......................................................Red Bud, IL
Boy Name...........................................Randall
Girl Name...........................................Rainie
Alcoholic Drink...................................Rum
Occupation..........................................Registered Nurse
Something you wear..........................Rainjacket
Celebrity..............................................Ray Charles
Food......................................................Radish
Something found in a bathroom........Razor
Reason for being late...........................Ripped Contact
Cartoon Character...............................Robin
Something you shout...........................Roar
Animal....................................................Rabbit
Body part...............................................Rib
Word to describe you............................Regrettable

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Life's not fair

There's a new treat dispenser

I haven't written about this one before

she's been very boring

just staying in the room with the food

or behind the tall box

but now she comes out into our room

the room with our beds


she now lays on OUR beds

we always have to share OUR beds

with the cats


with other treat dispensers


now the new treat dispenser has taken over

the Squishy Cat helped I'm sure


Look, we're in the prison bed all squished together and she has the WHOLE bed to herself


even Angel is upset, she looks very sad

I don't know why My Person allows this


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What's a pound?

I know what a pound is, it's a cake


I love cake

I love food

What?

a pound isn't a cake?

I know, a pound is money

"Across the pond", they use pounds to buy things

Having money to buy things is good

I like having things like food, and a bed

I really like my bed

What?

A pound isn't money either?

A pound isn't something I can eat, and it's not money

Then what is it?

AT PET LOVE IN THE BEVERLY CENTER, a black-haired young woman holds a Pomeranian puppy. "He's so cute," she says to a young salesclerk. The fluffy orange puppy's cellmates are stacked in more than a dozen glass boxes occupying a wall — lively Dalmatians, baby German shepherds with oversize paws, spindly little Chihuahuas. Pomeranians are advertised for $700, French bulldogs for $1,000.

"If you want, I can talk to my boss about getting the price down," the clerk says. The young woman ponders the puppy in her arms. Asked if she'd ever consider adopting a dog from the pound, she responds, "What's the pound?"

See, this person doesn't know what a pound is either

My Person reminds me that I came from a pound

That's not true, I came from a store, someone bought me

They must've paid a lot of money for me, if little dogs go for so much money

My Person doubts that to be true

and reminds me that my previous people dumped me at the pound

because they "didn't have time" for me

Why did they take me home if they didn't have time for me?

I don't take a lot of time

Feed me, walk me, and potty me

how hard can this be?

My Person says there are many animals at the pound

and other pounds

I don't understand why someone would have taken me to the pound

My Person says that animals are at the pound for a lot of reasons

no time, new baby, moving, landlord, don't match the decor, shed too much, bark too much, potty in the house - all kinds of reasons

Angel came from the pound too

her Person died

that's even sadder

My Person tells me that most of the animals in the house came from the pound

But I must be the best because I came from a store first?

No, says My Person

How can that be?

Someone paid a lot of money for me

How can I not be better?

My Person says that doesn't matter, price and being bought in a store are not important

that many store dogs end up in the pound

and many purebred dogs like me end up in the pound

dogs are dogs, it doesn't matter where they come from

just where they end up

that they find their forever home

I bet lots of dogs find their forever home

just like Angel and I did

My Person says that many do

but many don't

and that's sad

I don't understand why people would buy an animal from a store when there are animals waiting for their forever homes at the pound

My Person says that life is complicated and people don't always make good choices

This all makes me confused

I think I like the pound that I can eat better

Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage.

This is true

my cage bars are more wiry

I should know

I get to see my cage bars more and more

Angel and I are in prison lots

My Person says that's because we keep wreaking havoc

I try to tell her that we only do that because our teeth bother us

My Person says that we have to be in prison until our teeth get cleaned by the guy in the crinkly suit

I like going to the place where the crinkly suit guy is

There are lots of people and animals there

But we have to wait weeks before we go there

Which means we have to spend weeks in prison when My Person isn't home

We don't even get separate prisons

Angel and I have to share

I'm tired of having to share prison

When I was little, the Squishy Cat liked to be in prison with me
See how little room there was?

Now I have to share prison with Angel

and there's only one bed

I don't like having one bed

And weeks is a long time


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I don't deserve this

I am a Basset Hound

a proud, noble beast
bred to track small game

Like the treat dispensers I live with
this treat dispenser did a not nice thing to me today

It wasn't my fault that I knocked him over

twice

I had to go

had to go potty

I had to hold it ALL DAY

and My Person was late getting home

My Person was mad at me

and so was the treat dispenser

he chased me down and bit my back leg

it hurt!

he didn't let go!

I cried and cried

My Person laughed and laughed

treat dispensers aren't supposed to bite me

and My Person shouldn't laugh at me when I'm in distress


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Nobody knows

the trouble I've seen;
Nobody knows my sorrow.Nobody knows the

trouble I've seen;
Glory, Hallelujah!

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Nobody knows my sorrow.

Nobody knows the
trouble I've seen;
Glory, Hallelujah!

Sometimes I'm up,

sometimes I'm down;

Oh, yes, Lord.
Sometimes I'm almost
to the groun',

Oh, yes, Lord.

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Nobody knows my sorrow.

Nobody knows the
trouble I've seen;
Glory, Hallelujah!

I wish that I could find a way;
Oh, yes, Lord,
But life is just one
long, rainy day;

Oh, yes, Lord.

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen;
Nobody knows my sorrow.

Nobody knows the
trouble I've seen;
Glory, Hallelujah!

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I'm not dead

but My Person has a different typing box

I can't type on it without knowing a word

I don't know the word

So I can only post when My Person has unlocked the typing box and isn't looking

Which isn't very often

Remedial help

The people at the place with all the animals and people always get mine and Angel's name wrong

My Person was very nice and made them some visual aids

My Person said she made them at a 3rd grade level

that way they would understand

But they still don't get it right

My Person thinks they might need kindergarten level aids next time


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I have a big mouth

And it has been stinky

and has hurt

the person in the crinkly suit at the place with all the animals and people checked my big mouth today

My Person says it's still stinky

the crinkly suit guy said it looked better

what does My Person know anyway?

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The Happy Pee

I got to go to the place with all the animals and people today

So did the Squishy CatThe Squishy Cat was NOT happy about going

His radar was on

But My Person was happy she didn't get peed on getting him in the travel box

He had to go to have his strings removed

Because he also had a cheesy bump removed

I didn't know that cheesy bumps were contagious

I was very, very happy to go to the place with all the animals and people

It's their job to pet me

Everyone

And some people did

One person pet me twice

And I peed on the floor

twice

I was so happy

My Person was not

She said I should settle down, behave, and hush

I didn't want to

Why should I?

There were people there to pet me

and animals to play with

If I don't tell them that I want to be petted how would they know?


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A Christmas card for you

Cats and Dogs?

It was very wet this morning.

it rained and rained and rained

My Person said it was raining cats and dogs

I don't understand

I didn't see or feel any cats and dogs

Not at my house

Not next door

Not down the street

I'm glad I didn't see any cats or dogs

But I'm REALLY glad no cats and dogs fell on me

I don't think a cat would like that

It might make them mad

Then I wouldn't like it

Nobody likes a mad cat

And if a mad cat were to fall on me, it might scratch my eyes out

I like my eyes

People feel sorry for me when they see my big, sad eyes

And I'm not sure what I'd think if a dog fell on me

It might hurt

Imagine if a mastiff fell on me

That would hurt LOTS

But if a chihuahua were to fall on me

I wouldn't even notice


Pray That I Die Soon

I'm a Dog

and I have a blog

and now I'm on Dogs with Blogs

My Person tells me this site is registered in Australia

I don't know what an Australia is

My Person says Australia is another country

Like Texas?

My Person sighs, clenches her teeth and says that Texas is NOT a country

is it "across the pond" like the uk?

No, My Person says it's not "across the pond"

Australia is a country, not like Texas, and not "across the pond"?

I don't understand My Person at all

and she even claims to be higher educated


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I can't believe he ate the WHOLE thing

I was bad

and terrible

so My Person says

While My Person was gone the other day, I did thisand
My Person was NOT pleased

she put us in the pen while she cleaned upMany days, I chewed stuff while My Person was away

My Person continued to be not happy about this

I couldn't help it

my mouth hurt

and stunk says My Person

that isn't a nice thing to say

my mouth can't help it

it is what it is

My Person took me to the place with all the animals and people

There were animals and people in the room

I wanted them to pet me

and play with me

even after all the whining I did, only one person did

when we got into the room, My Person said I was terrible

so I was bad and terrible

all in a few days time

that's what My Person thinks

but it must not be true

I got to ride in the place of honor

and now I get canned food twice a day

Angel only gets that once a day

see, I'm not bad or terrible at all


Pray That I Die Soon

My Person is very considerate

The people at the place with all the animals and people don't get my name right

They don't always get Angel's name right either

They call me Ruf or Rufee.

That's not my name

My name is Rufus

My Person is so nice

She made them visual aids to help them remember




Pray That I Die Soon

I'm Exhausted

It's my own fault states My Person

I don't think so

I was very, very upset

I didn't get to go to the place with all the animals and people

But Angel did

I had to stay home

My Person points out that last night I got to go to the place with all the animals and people and Angel had to stay home

I don't care

That was last night

It's not last night anymore

And it wasn't fair than Angel got to go and I had to stay home

I was unhappy about this

My Person says that I was hysterical

But she said it like this - HIS ter iC AL

There was a tone in the way she said it that I didn't care for

My Person tells me we're lucky neighbors or cops didn't come by because I was so loud

I'm wondering why I should care about this

All I care about is that Angel got to go on a ride

I didn't

Angel got to go to the place with the animals and people

I didn't

Angel got a treat there

I could smell it on her breath

I didn't get one


Pray That I Die Soon

This isn't at all nice

I think this an offensive ad

It perpetuates an offensive stereotype

I don't leave lots of #2 around the house

Except when there is snow outside

My hiney is sensitive

It gets too close to the cold, wet snow

So, just then, I might leave #2 in the house

But Angel does it more than I do

She doesn't like pottying outside when it's wet, dewy, snowy, raining, when the grass is high, when it's slushy, or mushy

But even Angel is much better than the treat dispensers

They leave #2 around everywhere

All the time

They don't stop

But Angel and I are nice,

we clean the messes up for My Person


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I live in a house

I don't understand

I haven't gotten hotdogs in weeks

This is making very confused
Angel still gets hotdogs everyday

Because she's bad, and gets a treat for her badness

I don't understand

That isn't how it's supposed to work

Only good dogs get treats

I'm good

See, I Sat and gave eye contact without being asked

Why don't I get hotdogs?


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - Hotdogs!
Previous - I'm Back

I can't believe he ate the WHOLE thing

Parsnip likes to eat things

I don't understand how a vegetable can eat things

it has no teeth

or mouth

Oh

My Person tells me that Parsnip is a basset

in the UK

I don't know where that is

My Person tells me that's "across the pond"

which pond?

I didn't know there were any ponds around

My Person says that the UK is a whole other country

Like Texas?

My Person sighs deeply and says that Texas is NOT a country

Texas is in the US

us?

No, US - the United States
My Person is very confusing

She doesn't explain anything well at all

My Person tells me it is NOT important that Parsnip is in the UK

It's more important that Parsnip like to eat things

Well so do I

I like to eat food, treats, carrots, tootsie rolls from the box, rabbit treats

My Person says that Parsnip eats things he shouldn't

Shoes, handbags, tights

Oh


Pray That I Die Soon

There are no strings on me

I've got no strings
To hold me down
To make me fret, or make me frown

I had strings

But now I'm free
There are no strings on me

Hi-ho the me-ri-o
That's the only way to go
I want the world to know
Nothing ever worries me



Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I'm String Free

I'm string free

I got to go to the place with all the animals and people

I got to ride in the place of honor again

We were the only ones there

They took me in the back

Without My Person

I don't like that

But then they cut the strings out

I could hear My Person

She hadn't left yet

I don't like going to the back without My Person

She might leave me there

But this time, they took me back to the front

The person dropped my leash

And I ran and ran and ran

to the front door

I wanted to leave

now

they might change their mind and make me stay

and all my cheesy bumps were just cheesy bumps

I don't have to go back


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - It came off

It came off

I'm back now from the place with all the animals and people

My Person left me there TWO evenings

That seemed like a very long time

Even though I was asleep for it

I was happy to see My Person

My Person said I was needy

My Person let me sit in the place of honor in the front seat of the truck

Normally, we have to be in the back seat

They took the cheesy bump from my ear
They checked the fungus on my ears

No mushrooms

Then they cleaned my ears

That was three times they touched my ears

I was asleep, but I still know

They also clipped my nails while I was asleep

I like it when they do that when I'm asleep

But they also took a cheesy bump off my side
My Person didn't tell me they were going to do that

Then they took "it" off

It was not my leg, it was my ouchy

The person in the crinkly suit is sending the cheesy bumps to someplace to have them looked at

I have to go back later and have the strings removed

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I'm not sure I like my situation
Previous - It's coming off
Previous - My turn
Previous - I have a fungus
Previous - I'm Back

I am NOT obnoxious!

My Person said I was obnoxious

I didn't think that was very nice

She told me Angel was behaving better

That was very not nice

I couldn't help it

I was hungry

I thought it was time to eat

It was way past dark

My Person told me it got dark earlier today

She told me we went to standard time

From daylight time

I don't understand this

I just know there is daylight and there's no daylight

And I know when I'm hungry

I don't know what that has to do with changing the time

I wanted to eat

Then she still didn't feed me

She said I had to wait until 6

6 what?

6 pizzas?

I'd like to have 6 pizzas

I'd wait for that

And My Person could call me all kinds of names

I wouldn't mind for 6 pizzas

Oh

My Person says I don't get 6 pizzas

I have to wait until 6 o'clock

That still makes me confused

I don't know what an o'clock is

I just know I'm hungry


Pray That I Die Soon

I have a treadmill

Well, actually My Person has a treadmill

She reminds me of this when I tried to get on before her

But I sat and gave eye contact and everythingShe didn't care

She made me wait

A whole half hour

I don't know how long a half hour is

It seems like forever when you don't get what you want

But then My Person let me get onSee how happy I am?

I love the treadmill


Pray That I Die Soon

I have a new bed

but I don't get to have it to myself very muchEverybody wants the new bedI want the new bed

It's not fair that I don't get it

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I have a bed
Previous - I Love my bed
Previous - the floor is hard
Previous - I have a bed

I have a bed

It's soft

and new

My Person FINALLY bought us a new bed

Now we have two

But no one wants the old bed

Angel doesn't want it

I don't want it

I don't like having to share the new bedI want it all for myself

I waited soooo long

It exhausts me that I have to share this new bed

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I Love my bed
Previous - the floor is hard
Previous - I have a bed

I'm sad

This person wrote about Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in pets.

This person has lots of letters behind her name, so she must be smart.

I think I have S.A.D.

I'm depressed
All the timeI have a lack of energy
And an increased need for sleepMaybe My Person needs to put me on drugs

Angel gets drugs

So she gets more hotdogs than I do

I should at least get as many hotdogs as Angel

It would only be fair


Pray That I Die Soon

This looks like the most perfect thing in the world

See, it has hotdogs in it

It makes them warm

My Person never makes our hotdogs warm

She needs to buy this for us

My Person says she will buy this for us when I get a job

But I tell her the place with all the animals and people haven't offered me a job

My Person asks me if I even applied for a job

I tell her no

She is not impressed

But I tell her that this thing is shaped like a dog

And it barks when the hotdogs are cooked

It cooks hotdogs, looks like a dog, and barks - what could be more perfect I ask

My Person still won't buy it

Sometimes My Person isn't very nice

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - Hotdogs!
Previous - Hotdog!

Hotdogs!

Hot dogs! I love hot dogs!
What kinds of dogs eat hot dogs!
Fat dogs, skinny dogs,
Dogs who sleep on cots,
Tough dogs, sissy dogs,
Even dogs who look like brauts
Love hot dogs!
All hot dogs!
The food dogs love to bite!


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - Hotdog!

The new Treat Dispenser went away

I can still smell him a little bit

But he went away yesterday morning

And My Person is sad


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - A new animal

A new animal

There's a new treat dispenser in the houseHe is living in the kitchen right now.

How do I know the treat dispenser is a boy?

Whoo boy, do I know. He's very boy smelly.

My Person is constantly complaining about his boyness.

But I don't care, I only care about his treats. They're very yummy.

And when Angel and I eat then, My Person doesn't have to clean them up.

I think it's very nice of us to do this for My Person.

Win win for all


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I live in a house

If that person was so smart?

When we were at the place with all the animals and people, this person came to pet me. She had a small people with her.

She said she knew about bassets

She knew to pet me

She knew about cheesy bumps

She even knew about ice cream!

But if she was so smart about bassets, why didn't she insist My Person get me my own bed?


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I have a bed
Previous - My Turn

I'm not sure I like my situation

Yesterday, My Person was told "it has to come off"

I still don't know what "it" is

It could be my ouchy or my leg

And I still don't know what kind of fungus I have

Mushrooms could sprout from my ears any second

My Person isn't explaining things very well

And it's My Person's fault I have this ouchy

How do I know if the fungus isn't the fault of My Person too?

My Person tells me that "it" comes off in about four weeks, earlier if they can work it in

My Person also tells me that a cheese bump on one ear is coming off at the same time

And that she will have them cut my nails and clean my ears while I am at the place with all of the animals and people

Let's think about this:

1. I have no bed of my own
2. mushrooms could sprout from my ears at any time
   
3. "it" is being removed in four weeks
4. something is being taken from my ear in four weeks
5. my ears will be cleaned
6. my nails will be trimmed

"IT" could be my leg or my ouchy
My ears will be touched TWO times. I don't like my ears being touched. My Person tells me I will be asleep for all of this.

I don't care

My ears will know they've been touched. Especially if something has been taken from one.

Why do they have to take the cheese bump?

It's minding it's own business, not hurting anyone

And my nails will be trimmed

I don't like having my feet touched either

I don't know how long it is until four weeks, but I hope it's not soon


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - It's coming off
Previous - I'm back

Well, I'm not sure about that

Before we left the place with all the animals and people, My Person talked to someone behind the half wall

My Person told them how Angel is acting now that she gets her treat everyday

My Person says the treat "takes the edge off"

I don't know what that means, but Angel is nicer to be around

She's calmer

My Person says that sometimes Angel is even more attentive then I am

?!

I don't think that is a nice thing to say

Of course I'm not attentive

I've got lots of things weighing on my mind and soul

How can I properly Sit and give eye contact when I have to worry about

• not having a bed of my own
• sometimes My Person removes all of the dog hair from the floor and then makes the floor wet
• My Person won't let us lay on the bed when she does that to the floor
• I have a fungus
• I have an ouchy, which is My Person's fault
• because I don't have a bed of my own
• "it" is being removed
• there is a Nasty Box in the house
• I could get wet with doggy perfume at any time

Could anyone be attentive with all that pressing on them?

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I have a bed
Previous - A hard day
Previous - I have a fungus
Previous - I'm back
Previous - It's coming off
Previous - We had a terrible day
Previous - My Person is not nice

It's coming off

When I was at the place with the animals and people today, the guy in the crinkly suit said that "it had to come off"

I don't know what had to come off

He was looking at my ouchy when he said this

Does he mean my ouchy has to come off?

Or does it mean that the leg that the ouchy is on has to come off?

I like my leg

It helps me get places


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - My Turn

My Turn

Yesterday, My Person went to the place with all the animals and people.

She didn't take me.

But today, she did take me to the place with all the animals and people.

Just me

No Angel

No new cat

Just me

And there were lots of animals and people there

The big room was full of animals and people

I was soooooooooooo happy

I wanted to say hi to everybody

But My Person wouldn't let me

My Person told me to hush and also to Sit

Some person called me by my name. She was behind the half wall. She said my name, but did not come to pet me.

That wasn't nice

She knew my name. Surely she knew I liked to be petted

But she didn't seem to

So I was sad

I laid down

And whined

And did the doggy eyebrow thing

But she continued to not pet me

Other people smiled and laughed at me

But they did not pet me

But then somebody did pet me!

She came from the hallway, and unlike the person behind the half wall, knew to pet me! I was so happy

Then someone came and talked to My Person, asked questions about me. That people knew about bassets. Her small person pet me, then she did.

I liked that

I wanted to jump up and say hi, but My Person told me not to

Then they left

I was sad again

But then another person came from behind the half wall to pet me. I think I've seen this people before, but she looked different. But she knew my name too. And she gave me lots of pets, and kisses. It was grand. I liked her best so far.

The room kept getting empty.

I didn't like that

There were less animals and people

I like animals and people

Didn't they know that?

Why did they leave?

And no one pet me on their way out the door

I laid down and was sad again

But then someone came to pet me again. It was that person behind the half wall who knew my name, but didn't pet me earlier.

Now I was happy

Briefly

Not long after, we got moved from the big room to the small white room

We waited

It was just My Person and me

I could hear people outside the door

One of them came in to get something and talked to My Person

And then left

Without petting me

Not nice at all

Then the guy in the crinkly suit same in

He bent down

I was ready for him to pet me

Did he pet me?

no

He wanted to look at my other end

My Person made me move so he could see my ouchy

I don't like my ouchy

I've started to lick it lots

It's My Person's fault I have the ouchy

She made us lay on the cold floor when we were at the place with all the animals and people

I don't care that the bed was too big to come with us

It's still her fault I have an ouchy

Then the crinkly suit guy got up

He said some stuff to My Person

But he did pet me before he left

Now all of the people who work there had pet me

As it should be

I should be their favorite

Favorite basset hound at least

Then we got to leave

I now get hotdogs THREE times a day!

Angel only gets them once a day


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - Hotdog!
Previous - I'm back
Previous - A big day

I'm a star

for one day at least

at this one place

Look at that top billing for today

But I'm not sure I like the picture though

That's the picture after the Nasty Box was used on me and Angel

I don't like to be reminded of the Nasty Box

Angel likes the Nasty Box

I don't

I wish the Nasty Box would go away

I would love to make it go away

But I don't know if I could carry it away

It's big and heavy

What if it were to open up while I was trying to pick it up?

There are terrible things in that box

Those things might attack me

I might get wet stuff in my ears, wet stuff on my back, wet stuff near my eyes, smelly stuff squirted on me, and the scary things might attack my feet.

What would I do if that happened and My Person wasn't around to save me?

That's a frightening thought

Maybe I should just leave the Nasty Box alone

And hope that it never opens


Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - My Person is not nice
Previous - We had a terrible day

Hotdog!

My Person came home today and smelled of the place with all the animals and people.

Did I get to go to the place with all the animals and people.

No!

Only My Person did

My Person knows how much I love going to the place with all the animals and people

I just don't understand why she didn't come get me and then we could go together

My Person says she brought home something for my fungus

She still didn't say what kind of fungus I have, just that it is not "hot" ringworm

I don't know what that means

For all I know, I could still get mushrooms growing out of my ears

I think My Person did a poor job of explaining this to me

But now I get hotdogs again

My Person says for a WHOLE MONTH

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I have a fungus

I have a fungus

The guy in the crinkly suit called My Person today to tell My Person that the problem with the outside of my ears is caused by a fungus.My Person didn't say what kind of fungus

I hope it's not mushrooms

Angel might want to eat them out of my ears

I wouldn't like that

My ears don't like to be touched

But I have to wait and see what happens. They have to order medicine for the fungus.

I hope I still get hotdogs.

Otherwise, I'm not interested

My ears are always sensitive, I don't like it when they are touched

They have to get cleaned and wet stuff put in them lots of times

The Nasty Box comes out then

I wish the Nasty Box would go away

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I'm Back

Is this a way for a basset to live?

I have an ouchy on my foot because My Person wouldn't take our bed to the place with all the animals and people.

Because I have this ouchy, I should get to have the bed.

But Angel doesn't think soAngel finally did get upBut then she came back
Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I Just don't understand
Previous - I love my bed
Previous - The Floor is Hard

I just don't understand

why My Person refuses to buy another bed

Then we wouldn't have to share

I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired of having to share

Angel must be too

Because she doesn't share very often

My Person says that if I get a job, I can have a new bed

I don't want to have a job

Unless it's at the place with all the animals and people

I could be their greeter

I love people

And animals

Even when they don't love me

I've gotten bitten that way

But I don't care

I still loves people and animals

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - I love my bed
Previous - The Floor is Hard

It's been messy

Angel has been making things very messy in the house.

Her treat has been disagreeing with her.

She's been leaving lots of chocolate pudding messes around the house.

My Person called the place with all the animals and people.

Now Angel gets white stuff twice a day.

I don't get any.

It's not fair.

But there's less pudding around

Pray That I Die Soon

When we got home

The Little Cat didn't seem happy to see us

I'm Back

Angel and I were at the place with all the animals.

We were there a looooong time.

They put us in the back with all the other animals.

They didn't let us go up front where all the people were.

That made me sad.

I love being around people.

Angel and I shared a space.

It was hard.

My Person didn't bring our bed with us.

She said it was too big.

But I got an ouchy from the hard floor. It's all My Person's fault.

Now I get hotdogs twice a day.

Angel didn't get any ouchy from the floor.

But one day, she did get a treat.

I didn't get one.

I didn't think that was fair.

But Angel was a lot quieter after her treat.

Now she gets a treat everyday.

Before I went home, they took blood from me to send somewhere for some test.

They also scraped my ear for some test.

Don't they know my ears don't like being touched?

And they gave My Person some stuff to rub on my ears twice a day.

I don't like it.

My Person says that I may have to go back to have a bump on my ear removed.

That means I'll get to go back to the place with all the people and animals.

I like that place.

But they should let me be up front.

Then I could say hi to everyone.

Pray That I Die Soon

I can't wait

My Person tells me we get to go the the place with all the animals and people today.

I love going to the place with all the animals and the people.

It's full of animals and people.

I love People.

I can't wait to leave.

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous -A Big Day

My Person is not nice

My Person said we stinked.

I didn't notice.

I think we smelled just fine.

But My Person thought we needed to smell better.

She got out the doggy perfume.

I don't like the doggy perfume.

I ran and tried to hide.

But she sprayed me anyway.

Pray That I Die Soon

I was bad today

or so My Person says

Before My Person leaves, she gives us hard things filled with food

I bang and roll them on the floor to get the food

There are two of them

I wanted both of them

I tried taking Angel's by force

There was lots of fighting, then yelling

Then I got put in a pen by myself

With one of the plastic things

and the bed

Then my person left

I was in the pen all day

but I had the bed

Pray That I Die Soon

We had a walk

It was a short walk

The sun was high

It made things warm

We saw a people

My Person wouldn't let us say hi

It made me very sad

We didn't see anymore people the whole way

Things didn't get any better either

When we got home, My Person put stuff in my ears

That wasn't very nice

And I still have to share a bed


Pray That I Die Soon

We had a terrible day

Well, it was more terrible for me.

First, we wanted to go on a walk in the morning, but it rained.

Then it stopped raining

But we didn't get to go on a walk

My Person was busy

She was making food

She didn't share

Then she was done

But we still didn't get to go on a walk

Then she napped

Then she was done

But we still didn't get to go on a walk

Then the Nasty Box came out

It's a scary box

It has nail clippers, stinky stuff, and wet stuff for ears in it

Angel was excited, she likes the Nasty Box

She had her ears cleaned, stinky stuff put on her back, and a medicine treat.

My Person told me to come

I wasn't coming

She came over and put stinky stuff on my back

Then she told me to come

No way

Then she dragged me by the Nasty Box

She put lots of wet stuff in my ears

Then kept trying to get brown stuff out of them

She said plants could be potted in them

I didn't think that was a nice thing to say

Then she put more wet stuff in my ears

It was awful

Then she wiped my eyes

Then I got a medicine treat

Then she let me go

I went and hidI was not happy

But then we went on a walk

Pray That I Die Soon

I finally had a walk

It was nicer outside today

We went on a walk

But no ice cream when we got home

And still only one bed

Pray That I Die Soon

Previous - Dog Days of Summer

Dog Days of Summer

I'm bored.

I haven't been on a walk in a very long time.

We haven't gone to that Dawson place again.

We haven't even been to the place with all the animals and people.

And I still have to share a bed.
I don't understand why this time of year is called the Dog Days of Summer.

We dogs don't get anything out of it.

We don't get walks because it's yucky outside.

We don't get to go to that Dawson place.

We don't get ice cream everyday.

And I'm still sharing a bed.

When do the Dog Days of Summer end?

Pray That I Die Soon

I am TOO intelligent!

Somebody put together a list of the top 10 most intelligent dogs

1. Border Collie
2. Poodle
3. German Shepards
4. Golden Retrievers
5. Doberman Pinschers
6. Shetland Sheepdogs
7. Labrador Retrievers
8. Papillons
9. Rottweiler
10. Australian Cattle Dog

no Basset Hounds

Basset Hounds are smart

We keep track of the important stuff

Where the food is

Where the bed is

When it's nice enough to go on walks

Where the toys are

We have good noses

And to make me more sad, Basset Hounds are #10 on the Least Intelligent list

Pray That I Die Soon

We had another big morning

We got to go on a ride this morning.

I love going on rides.

We got to stop at the place with all the animals and people.

I love going to the place with all the animals and people.

It's full of animals and people.

But my Person went in.

We didn't get to go in.

We tried to go out of the windows, so we could get in.

But we didn't fit through the windows.

We had to wait.

But then we got to go on another ride.

We went to that Dawson place again.We were there a long time.

We didn't see any big dogs this time.

I was very disappointed.

And the floating birds were very far awayWe walked, and walked, and walked

My Person stopped once and awhile.

Angel discovered something yummy to eat, but my Person told her to leave it.
Angel then did a very nice sit with eye contact.But my Person still wouldn't let her finish eating it. She said it was yucky.

She wouldn't let me eat it either.

We walked and walked some more.

We were getting hot and tired.

But then we got to go on another ride.

We passed the place with all the animals and people.

But we stopped someplace else.

My Person wouldn't let us go in.

We were too tired to try to go through the windows.

Then we were home.

But I still only have one bed.

I was so tired, I shouldn't have to share a bed.

Pray That I Die Soon

We had a big morning

This morning it was nice outside.

We got to go on a ride this morning.

I love going on rides.

Usually when we go on rides, we go to the place with all the animals and people.

But we drove past that today.

Today, we went to someplace new.

Someplace called Dawson.

There were lots of new smells at Dawson.

I smelled people.

Lots of people

I smelled animals.

Lots of animals.

Animals I've never smelled before.

We saw birds.

These birds floated on the water.

They had good smelling poop on the grass.

We saw a very tall dog.

Angel didn't care for the tall dog much.

I thought it was very interesting.

I stared at it.

It stared at me.

Then it turned around and darted back into the woods.

Then we went back to the truck and had another ride.

We saw the place with all the animals and people.

But again, we did not stop there.

I love going to the place with all the animals and people.

Then we came home.

Angel and I were tired.

But we have to share a bed.

I didn't want to share a bed when I was this tired.

But my Person didn't care.

She still didn't go out and buy me another bed.

Pray That I Die Soon

I'm Happy I Finally had a walk

Angel's happy too

Pray That I Die Soon

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