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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.

Where Is It?

12 Jan

I don’t see it here. Where is it?

You said it was coming. How come I’m not finding it?

.Maybe it’s over here.

Nope. I don’t see it anywhere.

Is it over this way?

Not here either.

Where is it?

A couple days ago we had a really warm day and we hiked up Sugarloaf. Person, you said we were taking advantage of the nice weather because snow was on its way.

And then yesterday it got cold and cloudy and you still said snow was on its way. I started getting really excited because I love playing in the snow.

So this morning I was all ready to run out and play in the snow. But there wasn’t any. There weren’t even any clouds anymore.

But person, you said we were getting snow, so it must be around here somewhere.

I don’t care if the weatherman messed up. If he’s hiding that snow from me he’d better come forth with it. Nobody’s keeping my snow from me.

What do you mean, I’m not going to find any snow?

That’s not fair!

Could you at least get me a couple ice cubes then?

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Posted by Bongo on January 12, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, snow, Trail, Weather

Who Licked the Spam?

11 Jan

Something really good happened around here. I mean really, really good.

It all started when my younger person was making himself some breakfast. That breakfast smelled wonderful, but I was being a good dog and leaving it alone.

Even when my younger person set his plate on the counter and left for a couple minutes. I didn’t go near it. No, not me.

Everybody thinks I’m so full of mischief, but I’m really a very good dog. I didn’t touch that food on my younger person’s plate.

But Scratchy had other ideas. Everyone thinks he’s such a good cat, but he’s the one who’s full of mischief. He’s just good at keeping it secret most of the time – or he lets me get the blame.

This time Scratchy got caught. He got up on the counter and he licked the Spam on my younger person’s plate. In broad daylight, with everyone watching, Scratchy licked that Spam.

And you know what my younger person did?

This is the best part. He gave that Spam to me.

Scratchy, I take back everything I ever said about you. You can get into mischief any time you want.

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Posted by Bongo on January 11, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, Cats and Dogs, Pets, Scratchy, Spam

Appreciating the Weather

10 Jan

Today was one of those T-shirt kind of days that we sometimes get here in January. My person said snow was on the way so we needed to take advantage of the weather while it’s here. So off we headed on my trails.

Hey person, this isn’t our usual way to go. Where am I taking you?

Did you say snow was on its way? There’s some snow already hanging out here.

***

When I finished checking out the snow that seemed to like this warm weather, we headed on up the trail.

Where am I taking you person? This trail’s really steep.

Are you coming, person? You seem to be taking your time.

You can slow down now, person. I need a rest.

***

Finally, we made it to the top.

Can you see our house down there?

Hey, this is pretty cool. A what kind of view is it? Panoramic view? I don’t see any pans from here? Just an old coffee pot.

Mogollon Rim

Coffee Pot Rock

Thunder Mountain

Hey, I worked really hard to get up here.

What do you mean, we have to go back down again?

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Posted by Bongo on January 10, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Hiking, Outdoors, Pets, Photography, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, snow, Trail, Weather

Bongo Tied

09 Jan

This is Scratchy here. Yesterday Bongo tried to tie me up with his new Bongo Ties, but he didn’t get away with it.

Those ties were great fun to play with so I kept them and hid them where Bongo couldn’t find them.

Until now, that is.

I need a new game to play with those Bongo Ties and it’s also time for some payback. Bongo’s always giving me a hard time and blaming me for everything. I don’t get into nearly as much mischief as he does but he always tries to make it look like it’s all my fault. Like I could get into that big garbage can or toss all the pillows off the bed.

Bongo, come here a minute. I’ll give you back your Bongo Ties.

Gotcha! You wanted your Bongo Ties back. You’ve got them now.

And don’t think you’re going to escape. I’ve got Tard, the Grumpy Cat watching over you. And you can’t do anything about me being on your blog.

***

Oops! I think Bongo’s working his way out of that thing.

Bongo, I don’t have any more of your Bongo Ties. Take some of these cords.

Yeah, you can have your blog back. I don’t want it anyway. It’s all your friends out there in blogsville.

I’m outta here!

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Posted by Bongo on January 9, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Bongo Ties, Cat, Cats and Dogs, Pets, Scratchy

Tying Scratchy

08 Jan

I was getting kind of bored today. No adventures. No nothing – when I remembered the Bongo Ties I’d gotten for Christmas. And I hadn’t done anything with them yet.

I had been planning to use those Bongo Ties to tie up Scratchy – and this is the day I’m going to do it.

Scratchy wasn’t very cooperative and I found out it’s harder than I thought for a dog to tie up a cat. At least with those Bongo Ties. I don’t think they gave them the right name. Somebody needs to invent something that’s easier to tie up cats with. And call that new thing Bongo Ties.

I started to get some Bongo Ties on Scratchy and then he got really ornery and started dropping them behind the couch.

I yelled at Scratchy and told him to go behind the couch and get my Bongo Ties back. But he wouldn’t fetch them for me so I had to get some more out of the bag.

And you know what he did then?

Scratchy decided my Bongo Ties made great toys.

And no matter what I did after that…

I couldn’t get Scratchy to give my Bongo Ties back.

***

Scratchy! Get back here! Bring me back my Bongo Ties!

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Posted by Bongo on January 8, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Bongo Ties, Cats and Dogs, Pets, Scratchy

Touch of Green

07 Jan

I found The Plant Lady’s car at the parking lot of my trails today. Her sign said “ Touch of Green.”

So I started looking around at all the plants on my trails.

Yup, there’s not a lot of green here.

Not much green here either. I guess those prickly pear cacti and the juniper trees are kind of green. But look at all that gray and brown stuff.

This tree really needs some more green in it.

I think that plant lady has her work cut out for her. I hope she’s got a lot of energy.

What, person? What are you talking about?

What do you mean, that plant lady does interior plantscaping?

You mean she’s not going to turn my trails green?

Then what’s she doing here? Oh, no. Maybe she’s stealing the little green that there is out here so she can put it inside something.

What, person? You think she’s just here to go for a walk?

You mean she’s not going to make anything green?

Well, in that case…

I guess I’ve got to take care of it myself.

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Posted by Bongo on January 7, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Arizona, green, Pets, Plants, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Trail

Crossing the Jordan

06 Jan

English: Israel Enters the Promised Land, as in Joshua 3:5-17, illustration from a Bible card published between 1896 and 1913 by the Providence Lithograph Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hey person, I’m trying to figure something out. Last week you told me a story about those spies who went to Jericho. And then they had to go across the Jordan River to get back to where Joshua and all the Israelites were.

So doesn’t that mean that all the Israelites are on the wrong side of the Jordan River from Jericho? How are they going to get there to give Jericho what for?

I could probably swim across that river. But those Israelites lived in the desert all their lives. I bet most of them couldn’t swim. Dogs just take to swimming naturally, but people aren’t usually that smart.

Person, I didn’t mean you. You must be smart. You tell me all these good stories. So how did they get across that river?

What? The Jordan River was in flood stage right then? Did they have to wait awhile to give Jericho what for? That must have been hard. I bet they were all anxious to go.

I’m listening person. I just don’t see how those Israelites are going to get across that river.

Joshua told the priests to take the Ark of the Covenant and go ahead of the people.

Are they going to float across the river on the ark? What if they float downstream?

Oh. The ark is sacred and they can’t float on it? That makes it even harder to get across.

God told Joshua to tell the priests with the Ark of the Covenant to stand in the river when they reach the water’s edge.

What if they get their feet wet? Isn’t that river moving awfully fast? You said it was at flood stage.

Yes, I’ll listen.

As soon as the priest’s feet touched the water’s edge the water coming from upstream stopped flowing. The water piled up in a heap a long ways away from them. The priests carrying the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan on dry ground while all the Israelites crossed.

When the people had crossed they took twelve stones from the middle of the river where the priests were standing and made an alter to remember the day that God had stopped the river for them. And as soon as the priests came out of the river with the Ark of the Covenant and set their feet on dry ground the river started flowing at flood stage again.

I sure hope nobody forgot something on the other side of that river.

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Posted by Bongo on January 6, 2013 in Bongo, Dogology, humor

Tags: Ark of the Covenant, Bible, dogs, faith, God, Israelite, Jericho, Jordan River, Joshua, Pets

Back Yard Neighbor

05 Jan

I have a new neighbor dog who lives behind me – on the other side of my backyard fence. This dog isn’t calm and gentle like Toby, my new across the street neighbor dog. This dog likes to bark. But only when I come out in my backyard.

If he’s out in his yard when I come out he makes such a ruckus that I’ve got to see what’s going on. What’s he getting so excited about?

I can’t jump the fence to get over to him. At least not the fence that goes to his yard. I can only jump the part where the gate is.

There’s got to be another way to get over there.

Maybe there’s a way to go under that fence.

Or maybe through it?

Oh wait. Here’s a hole in the fence. At least now I can get a look at that dog.

I don’t believe it. Just when I almost get face to face with that dog he runs down to the other side of the yard.

Next time I’m barking back.

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Posted by Bongo on January 5, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: fence, neighbor, Pets

Happy Festival of Sleep Day

03 Jan

Today is Festival of Sleep Day. This day happens January 3^rd every year and it’s creating quite a dilemma for me.

I want to make sure I do it right, and that means I have to find just the right place to sleep.

The most obvious place would be my person’s bed. But for some reason unknown to me I get kicked off her bed anytime she finds me there. I guess I won’t get much sleep on the bed today.

The couch would be another great place to sleep, but it seems to have the same problem as the bed. I know some of my friends are allowed on couches. I’d appreciate any helpful hints on how you convinced your people to let you do this.

I could sleep in the living room – right in the middle of everything, so my people will have to walk around me all the time.

But then Scratchy might come and hang out next to me.

The bathroom is a nice, out of the way place. No one bothers me in there – well, not very often that is. And the tiles are nice and cool. They feel good when it’s hot. Oh, wait. This is January. Cool tiles are not good now..