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Best Friends

Last week my people left me in the dog hotel and went travelling without me.

I’m still pretty upset that they didn’t take me with them, but at least they brought me this bandanna – and some treats too.

They visited a really cool place, and it was only by chance that they stopped by.

But I think it was the best place they went to.

Here’s how they ended up there.

They were driving into Kanab, Utah and the whole road was closed for construction.

They didn’t even have one lane open so cars could eventually get through – nope, they closed that road down.

But right near where my people had to stop was the entrance to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, so they went there.

And they said it was the coolest place.

I know it’s got to be since they bought me this bandanna and some treats there.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is a no kill shelter and it’s nothing like the dog jail my people found me in.

The animals have lots of room to run and play and they get lots of good care and loves too.

All kinds of animals live there. Everything from horses, birds, rabbits, cats and dogs and…

Pigs. This is Rupert.

My person also got to meet Yoyo.

Yoyo doesn’t look very friendly in this picture, but my person said when she held out her hand to Yoyo, she came over and kissed it and turned out to be one of the most loving dogs she’d met.

Hey, wait a minute. What about me?

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That place must be really cool though because even the wild animals hang out there.

I bet it would be fun to chase those turkeys.

But even though that place looks great, and hardly like a dog jail at all, I wouldn’t want anybody thinking I belonged there.

So I put on this sticker that my person got when she was there.

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Posted by Bongo on March 18, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: animal shelter, bandanna, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, dog treats, Pets, pit bull, pot bellied pig, Treats, wild turkeys

Invasion!

17 Mar

On Friday my person rescued me from the dog hotel – I mean, she came and forced me away. I was having so much fun I didn’t want to leave.

I got home and looked forward to a nice, long nap when I noticed something was afoot.

Cats.

Scratchy had invited Gizmo over for a sleepover.

Remember Gizmo?

So now I had two cats to put up with.

I wandered around the house looking for a comfy, peaceful place to lie down where there weren’t any cats, when I saw him.

Gizmo brought his friend Tiberius with him.

The cats were having a party.

And there was no holding them back.

They took over my kennel.

Gizmo, don’t try to deny it. I know you were checking out my dog jail kennel.

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They took over the floor.

Then they took over the couch.

Hey, that’s my couch!

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They tried to steal my snake.

Gizmo, get away from my snake!

Not you too, Tiberius!

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The cats even took over the counter.

Scratchy, can you take your cat party outside?

Gizmo, what are you up to now?

Oh, no. Don’t you dare invite another cat to your party.

Can somebody please help me!?

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Posted by Bongo on March 17, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, cat party, Cats and Dogs, Gizmo, party, Pets, Scratchy, Tiberius

Want a Bath?

16 Mar

In the last story you told me Jesus was turning over tables.

Now you’re going to tell me a story about washing feet?

Was there dirt on those tables that spilled onto the people’s feet?

Maybe a dog got muddy paw prints on somebody’s feet.

Okay, I’ll listen to the story.

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It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He now showed them the full extent of His love.

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I bet He gave them lots of extra treats.

I am listening.

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The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, to betray Jesus.

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Is Judas Iscariot going to make Jesus do something special for him?

I bet he wants extra treats.

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Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under His power, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.

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God gives treats, doesn’t He?

I’m listening. I’m listening.

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So Jesus got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.

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I hope Jesus finished His dinner before He did that.

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After that, Jesus poured water into a basin and began to wash His disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.

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That sounds kind of like when you give me a bath person. Except that you wash more than my feet.

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Jesus came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”

“No,” said Peter, “you will never wash my feet.”

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I guess Peter didn’t like baths.

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Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”

“Then Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!”

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Oh, now I get it. Peter didn’t think he was getting enough of a bath. He wanted more.

Peter’s my kind of guy.

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Jesus answered, “A person who has had a bath needs only to wash his feet; his whole body is clean. And you are clean, though not every one of you.” For He knew who was going to betray Him, and that was why He said not every one was clean.

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Couldn’t Jesus have just given that not clean guy a bath?

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When Jesus had finished washing their feet, He put on His clothes and returned to His place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” He asked them. “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

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That should be easy. Once I’m all wet all I have to do is shake and somebody else’s feet will get washed.

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Then Jesus said, “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.”

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Sometimes that’s not true.

You think you’re greater than me, person, but I know different.

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Posted by Bongo on March 16, 2014 in Bongo, Dogology, humor

Tags: bath, Bible, Christianity, faith, Jesus, Last Supper, Pets, washing feet

Dog Hotel Paintings – Day 6

15 Mar

Day six at the dog hotel and another photo turned into a painting.

This is the only kind of painting my person really does. Here I am in watercolor. But she didn’t really paint me. She just had a little fun on the computer.

P.S. I finally made it home from the dog hotel, but I’m resting up from my vacation before I go on some more adventures. I came home and found out there’s been some real mischief going on here though. Just wait till I get to the bottom of this.

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Posted by Bongo on March 15, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: art, dog hotel, Pets, Photography, watercolor

Dog Hotel Paintings – Day 5

14 Mar

Day five at the dog hotel and another photo turned into a painting.

Now I’m a dog done in pastel.

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Posted by Bongo on March 14, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: art, dog hotel, pastel, Pets, Photography

Dog Hotel Paintings – Day 4

13 Mar

Day four at the dog hotel and another photo turned into a painting.

My person thinks this is the most me. A stylized painting.

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Posted by Bongo on March 13, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: art, dog hotel, Pets, Photography, stylized

Dog Hotel Paintings – Day 3

12 Mar

Day three at the dog hotel and another photo turned into a painting.

Now I look like I’m oil painted.

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Posted by Bongo on March 12, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: art, dog hotel, oil painting, Pets, Photography

Dog Hotel Paintings – Day 2

11 Mar

Day two at the dog hotel and another photo turned into a painting.

Here I am in colored pencil.

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Posted by Bongo on March 11, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: art, colored pencil, dog hotel, Pets, Photography

Dog Hotel Paintings – Day 1

10 Mar

Do you believe it?

I got all excited when my person told me to get in the car this morning.

I should have suspected something when I saw the suitcases.

I was hoping to end up somewhere adventurous and fun – but here I am at the dog hotel.

And I can’t even tell you about my adventures here, because if my person finds out that I have fun sometimes she might make me stay longer.

And I don’t like it here that much.

So here’s the deal.

A couple weeks ago my person went to a camera meeting and they had a drawing for some photo programs.

And my person won!

She won a program called Snap Art that makes photos look like paintings or drawings.

So you get to see me in art all week.

It looks like my person spent hours with her brushes, but she really only spent a few minutes on the computer.

So here’s the first one.

This is me in impasto (a technique where the paint is laid on thickly).

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Posted by Bongo on March 10, 2014 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: art, dog hotel, impasto, painting, Pets, Photography

Money or Prayer

09 Mar

In last week’s story Jesus was riding on a donkey and now he’s turning over tables in the temple?

I bet He rode the donkey into the temple and the donkey accidentally knocked those tables over.

That didn’t happen?

Jesus knocked over those tables on purpose?

I don’t get it.

I thought Jesus was a nice, peaceful guy who healed people and gave dogs loves and treats.

Okay, I’ll listen to the story.

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On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

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So why did Jesus do that?

Weren’t those people just trying to make a living?

They needed to make money so they could feed their dogs, didn’t they?

What do you mean, they were selling things for too high a price?

That doesn’t make sense. Wouldn’t the people just go buy stuff somewhere else then?

Oh. They could only use temple stuff when they worshiped God there – so they had to buy it?

I would bark a lot.

I am listening.

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And as Jesus taught them, He said, “Is it not written” ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’?

But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

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I get it. Those people were making all kinds of money when they should have been praying.

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The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill Jesus, for they feared Him, because the whole crowd was amazed at His teaching.

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Wouldn’t it have been better if those chief priests and teachers of the law listened to Jesus and started praying instead of trying to kill Him?

I don’t think I like those guys.

I bet they never give their dogs treats.

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Posted by Bongo on March 9, 2014 in Bongo, Dogology, humor

Tags: Bible, cleansing, faith, Jesus, money, Pets, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, temple