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About Bongo

I am a dog who has lots of mini adventures that I love to share. I live with a cat named Scratchy who sometimes steals my blog, and with two people. When my adventures don't turn out so well I get my person to laugh while she helps me write my blog and then I don't get into as much trouble.

Don’t Tell Bongo

27 May

This is Gizmo here.

It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to sneak on the computer when Bongo wasn’t looking.

And it’s about time I updated you on what’s going on around here.

You see, I’ve been elevated to the same status as the people.

Or maybe even a little higher.

Since I’m allowed on the couch like the people here, I thought maybe I should sit on the couch the same way they do.

Bongo is relegated to the floor, or dog jail, so I know my status here is way above his.

I don’t even know what a floor dog needs a blog for.

I may have to take it over from him permanently.

Oh wait! Here comes Bongo.

I don’t want Bongo to find out what I’m up to.

This is Gizmo signing off now.

***

Yes, Bongo. I love you too.

Oh, the things a cat has to put up with when he’s trying to pull something over on a dog.

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Posted by Bongo on May 27, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, Cats and Dogs, couch, Gizmo, Pets

Stealing My Rocks

26 May

There has been some real mischief going on around here this weekend.

Someone is trying to steal my red rocks.

I looked outside and they were slowly fading away.

They came back later in the day, but whoever was after them must be really persistent.

Because the next morning they were hardly there at all.

I don’t know what I’m going to do.

Without my rocks this place won’t be the same.

Look at this!

My person says there’s a fire and it’s the smoke that’s stealing the rocks.

Well, that must be some pretty mischievous smoke.

I’ve never heard of such a thing.

I hope all those firefighters that are fighting that fire can capture all the smoke and send it away.

Because what if that smoke tries to steal something more than my rocks?

Like meeeeee!

Click here to find more mischievous pets.

29 Comments

Posted by Bongo on May 26, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Fire, Firefighter, Pets, red rocks, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Slide Fire, smoke

Feed My Sheep

25 May

Last week there were so many fish in that Bible story.

Can we just do that story again this week?

What do you mean, I can go back and read it.

It’s not the same as hearing it.

Besides, I can’t read.

Oh alright, I’ll listen to the next story.

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When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”

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I bet he really does love Jesus after Jesus helped him catch all that fish.

Well, is there a better reason to love someone besides food?

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“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, ‘you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

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I’ll feed Jesus’ lambs if He helps me catch fish.

I am listening.

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Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”

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Jesus has sheep?

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The third time He said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.”

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I think I’d better get my herding type friends to help Peter.

Jesus might have a lot of sheep.

Yes, I’ll listen.

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Jesus said to Peter, “I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

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I guess it’s a good thing I don’t have hands.

Nobody can stretch mine out.

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Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then He said to him, “Follow me!”

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Whoa!

If you follow Jesus you get fish, but then you might die for Him?

I have to think about this.

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Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”

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I guess Peter was thinking about it too.

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Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”

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I guess that says that.

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Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

***

I don’t think that guy’s dead yet.

I wonder if he has any fish left.

I think I’ll go look for him.

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Posted by Bongo on May 25, 2014 in Bongo, Dogology, humor

Tags: Bible, Christianity, faith, Jesus, lambs, Peter, Pets, Sheep, Simon Peter

Doggles

24 May

Check this out!

Some dog left his doggles behind.

Maybe it got shady and he didn’t think he needed them anymore.

I sure hope he didn’t find a sunny spot after he left them behind.

Because without those doggles he might be blinking and his eyes might be watering.

I’m getting teary eyed just thinking about it.

I’d better investigate and see if I can find the owner of those doggles.

Yup!

That’s what I thought.

That’s who it is alright.

I’ve got a pretty good idea what the doggle owner looks like.

The problem is that I don’t know where he went.

Guess I’d better put my Detective Dog hat on and go find him.

On second thought…

Do you think I’d look good with this hat on…

and a pair of doggles?

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Posted by Bongo on May 24, 2014 in Bongo

My Century is Best

23 May

Yesterday, when my person took her big camera and wouldn’t take me she said she was looking for smoke.

Well yeah, she found that smoke, but that wasn’t the only thing she was looking for.

She went scouting for century plants.

The place where she went to find smoke is also the area where we find lots of century plants this time of year.

But I think my person was being punished for not taking me along.

Because she hardly found any century plants there.

And the best one of all is the one right next to my trail.

The one we’ve been watching grow every day.

My person needs to learn that the best things show up when I’m there with her.

So just to prove it, I actually let her take some pictures of my century plant.

But these better be the last pictures she takes – of something that’s not me.

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Posted by Bongo on May 23, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: century plant, Pets, Photography, smoke, Trail

Where there’s Smoke…

22 May

Hey, how come I don’t get to go?

That’s not fair.

That big camera always wins out over me.

It’s not like I’m gonna break your camera or anything.

I won’t yank on the leash and pull you over on top of the camera.

Besides, if you fell on your camera wouldn’t it be your fault?

So what are you taking pictures of?

Smoke?

That’s not very interesting.

You should be taking pictures of me.

There’s a fire?

Where?

You can’t leave me in dog jail if there’s a fire.

What if I get stuck in here and I can’t get out?

Those cats would leave the house without me.

You know how they are.

Are you sure it’s not that close?

Okay, I’ll look at the pictures.

Yeah, I guess it is far away.

But what if it comes closer?

See, I told you this was gonna come closer.

Let me out of this dog jail and grab onto my leash!

I’ll protect you.

Oh, and leave your big camera at home.

***

P.S. My person says we are safe from this fire, but asks for prayer for the people who have been evacuated from their homes, and for all the firefighters who are fighting this fire. This is the Slide Fire in Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona between Sedona and Flagstaff.

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Posted by Bongo on May 22, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Camera, Cat, Cats and Dogs, Fire, Oak Creek Canyon, Pets, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Slide Fire, smoke

Lizard Without a Tail

21 May

Look at this.

This is the strangest lizard.

Or a poor excuse for a lizard.

It has no tail.

Well, it kind of has a stub where its tail should be.

But I think I know why.

We have lots of lizards on my trails but my person hardly ever gets pictures of them.

All we see of them is the tail end as they scurry away.

But this lizard is hanging out for pictures.

Which means, some time ago it must have hung out long enough for somebody to catch it by the tail.

And you know what lizards do when they’re caught by the tail?

They drop their tail.

And the would be lizard eater is left with just a wriggly tail in its mouth while the lizard scurries away.

But this lizard better watch it because now it has no more tail to drop.

At least until that little stub turns into a new tail.

Get along little lizard.

It’s about time you left.

Hey, I just realized something.

That lizard took over my whole blog.

Please forget that you ever saw a lizard.

This blog is supposed to be about me.

And see, I even have a tail.

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Posted by Bongo on May 21, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Lizard, Pets, tail, Trail

She Needs One

20 May

Check this out.

No, not me.

It’s what’s behind me.

No, not the car!

It’s what’s on the car.

It’s something my person needs to get.

As a matter of fact, everyone who has a pet should have one.

But I don’t think my person cares.

Because if she cared enough she’d get one of those things.

Just to prove how much she loves me.

The sign says pet, not pets – so I know if my person gets one of these it’ll be about me.

Cats don’t count.

Besides, the cats are my pets – I’m just not allowed to get rid of them.

Oh, wait.

I guess maybe you can’t read that sign on the car.

Is that better?

Now to figure out how to convince my person she needs one.

A sign I mean. She already has a pet.

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Posted by Bongo on May 20, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: car, Pets, sign

The Visitor

19 May

I’m not sure who was up to the most mischief today.

My person, or the visitor.

You see, my person saw a visitor in our driveway today and you know what she did?

She came in, got her camera, and locked me in jail!

You hear that?

She locked me in dog jail.

I wanted to visit the visitor, and she locked me in dog jail.

And then she went out to take pictures.

And what was that visitor doing in my yard?

And what was it doing hanging around waiting for my person to get her camera?

We’ve seen a couple snakes on my trails lately.

And my person used some excuse about them hiding before she could get her camera out, and she wouldn’t take any pictures.

But this snake – in my yard – hangs around waiting until my person gets back outside with her camera.

Without me.

I think my person and that snake had this all planned out.

Just wait till I get my paws on my person’s camera.

We’ll see who visits my yard then.

Click here to find more mischievous pets.

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Posted by Bongo on May 19, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Camera, dog jail, kennel, mischief, Pets, sand snake, Snake, visitor, yard

So Many Fish

18 May

I have been waiting for this story forever.

It’s about one of my favorite things.

Fish!

I bet Jesus was even better at making fish appear after He was resurrected.

Yes, of course I’m listening.

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Afterward Jesus appeared again to His disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.”So they went out and got into the boat…

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Hey, wait for me!

I am too listening.

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But that night they caught nothing.

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Don’t tell them I ate all the fish already.

I was just hoping they’d catch more.

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Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

He called to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”

“No,” they answered.

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I hope Jesus doesn’t know I was swimming in the lake eating the fish.

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Jesus said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.”

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Here I go! Off to the right side of the boat.

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When they threw their net over they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

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Hey guys, I’ll help you with those fish.

I’m listening. I’m listening.

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Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish…

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…and one dog.

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…for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.

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All that fish and bread too!?

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Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”

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Oops!

Jesus will understand that I ate mine – won’t He?

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Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”

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They are sharing, aren’t they?

I mean, that’s a lot of fish.

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None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.

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That must have been a dream come true for those disciples.

But since we don’t have any fish here there’s something I need to know.

When’s Jesus coming to my house?

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Posted by Bongo on May 18, 2014 in Bongo, Dogology, humor

Tags: Bible, Christianity, disciples, dogs, faith, Fish, Jesus, Pets