Most sunny afternoons, my neighbor Carol can be found on a chair in her front yard with her two Shiatzus, Petunia and Peanut, on leashes, snuffling around in the grass.
Today’s weather was so glorious I decided to take a page from her book. Golden leaves drifted to the ground while 70 degree breezes blew in the sunshine. I grabbed a folding chair from the garage, yesterday’s crossword from the house, and Mamie.No need for a leash since Mamie rarely strays more than ten feet from my side. I settled into my chair in our side yard, she next to me in the lush grass. I looked down as she nosed a few leaves aside. “Now don’t eat dirt, Mame,” something she does sometimes for no apparent reason.
I completed 4 down, enact, and 15 across, sonata. I glanced over – Mamie was rolling ecstatically in the grass. What cutie, I thought. Then she stopped and beamed up at me with a huge smile. A deep brown streak striped her entire left side. Uh oh.
In a complex where everyone religiously picks up after their dog, she managed to find the only spot with poop. I ran to the garage, grabbed a towel, wrapped her up and carted her odiferous little self to the sink for a bath.
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| Mamie drying out under the bed. |
Another more exciting possibility could be the bobcat – yes, bobcat – I saw only yesterday coming out of the woods in back.
Do I detect that Mamie didn't appreciate her ablutions?
ReplyDeleteEver since her bath she's been dodging away and diving under the furniture.
DeleteJust like a human to interrupt a perfectly good roll in sh**. :-)
ReplyDeleteA leisurely crossword is an adventure.
ReplyDeleteYou might have to inspect the grass closely next time.
ReplyDeleteI can't sit on our grass, there are far too many ants, the entire underground here is ant nests I think.
What was bliss to her was most certainly otherwise for you.
ReplyDeleteDogs live by their smells and she probably thought you would be so proud.
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