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Happy Thanksgiving from the Dog Hotel

Happy Thanksgiving! I guess my person is having lots of fun and eating good food and here I am sitting at the dog hotel. At least I have a lot of other dogs for company.

I’ve had a lot of time to think while I’m here and I thought maybe I’d tell you why my person takes me to the dog hotel when she leaves. I mean, it was one little incident and you’d think she’d get over it by now.

A dog named Lucky used to come over and visit us when his people went out of town. Lucky and I got along fine and my person would take us on walks together. So far, so good.

Well, one day my person decided to leave and she took me over to Lucky’s house. At my house my person has my tricks all figured out and she knows how to keep me from doing some really bad stuff, but here I was in another house. Time for an adventure. Let’s see what I can get into.

Lucky’s person thought she had the door to the garage closed and it was closed good enough to keep most dogs out – but not me. And that’s where she kept the dog food. Did I say kept? Yeah, that’s what I meant because by the time I got through with it there wasn’t much left. And then I couldn’t help myself. There was too much to hold until someone would let me out. Sorry.

I think Lucky’s person really had enough when I ran out the door and she had trouble catching me. Once I’m free I don’t like to get caught right away.

I only got to go to Lucky’s house once after that and my person came too. Lucky and I were in the backyard and our people were somewhere else so I jumped the fence to go find my person. She took me home and I’ve never been back since. So here I am at the dog hotel. Happy Thanksgiving.

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Posted by Bongo on November 24, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Thanksgiving

Loneliness

23 Nov

This is Scratchy here. Bongo’s not around so I guess I’ll take over his blog. It’s really quiet here. Everybody left me. No Bongo, no people – just me and the frog.

I wish my person had forgotten and left the bathroom door open. She keeps the frog in there so I can’t get it. That would be one tasty morsel. But no – she had to shut that door and all she left me is a big bowl of cat food.

I kind of miss everybody. Even Bongo. I pretend I don’t like him, but sometimes he’s kind of nice to have around to keep me company. Oops. Did I say that?

Never mind. I really miss my people. I miss the head rubs and being able to bug them for food at dinner time – and when they come home after Bongo’s stolen my food.

Well Bongo can’t steal my food now. He’s not here for a few days. Guess I’ll go make a dent in my great big bowl of cat food and then stretch out for a nap.

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Posted by Bongo on November 23, 2011 in dogs, humor

Tags: Bongo, Cat, Cat food, Pets, Scratchy

Dog Hotel

22 Nov

Oh man, I can’t believe it. My person is leaving today. Something about Thanksgiving. I think that’s the holiday where I’m supposed to get turkey, but my person is going away and she’s not taking me. Oh, she’s taking me somewhere alright. She’s taking me to the dog hotel. She said something about wanting to spend Thanksgiving with family. Well, aren’t I her family?

My person said she’s going on an airplane because it would take too long to drive and she doesn’t think I would like the airplane. I don’t like the dog hotel either. I’ll go on the airplane – if it means I get turkey on Thanksgiving.

But wait a minute. Maybe the dog hotel has turkey on Thanksgiving. After all, they do give us room service. Maybe that dog hotel isn’t so bad after all.

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Posted by Bongo on November 22, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Thanksgiving, Turkey

Move Off

21 Nov

I don’t believe it. I headed to my (I mean my person’s – sorry) computer to write my blog and I found Scratchy sitting on it. And Scratchy wasn’t about to get off. The computer is a laptop and it was closed up, so there was no way I could use it with Scratchy there. I couldn’t even push him to the side. In other words, he had to move.

It would be one thing if he tried to steal my blog again. I could at least get on there when he finished and comment on what he said. But no. He didn’t even want to write. He just wanted to keep me from writing.

Well, finally I’d had enough and I jumped up at him. I don’t hurt him. I don’t even get close to him, but it usually gets him to move. My person doesn’t like it when I do that though so I got yelled at. At least Scratchy moved so I could get on the computer. I wish my person would think before she yelled at me though. How would she like it if Scratchy kept her from writing her blog?

Click here for the Mischief

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Posted by Bongo on November 21, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Scratchy

Quail Tree

19 Nov

Can You Find the Quail?

Sometimes when my person and I walk on the trails near dark we pass by the quail tree. This tree looks like any other tree, but when we get near it we hear lots of wing flapping and clucking and see quail flying everywhere.

If we didn’t startle those quail by walking by we wouldn’t even know they were there. They blend right in to the tree. I’m not sure why they fly away. Maybe they think we’re going to climb the tree and go after them.

Maybe the birds that fly away are the guard birds and they’re distracting us from other birds around the tree. Hey, I hadn’t thought of that. I’d better start checking around that tree. Maybe I’ll find some tasty morsels.

Oops – I just felt a yank on my leash. My person says no tasty morsels for me. At least not any quail flavored ones. I guess I’ll just have to drool – next time I pass that quail tree.

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Posted by Bongo on November 19, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Quail, Tree

Foot Washing

18 Nov

Scratchy really got in trouble. I like it when it’s him and not me. It doesn’t happen very often, but it did this time.

My person has been really busy doing watercolor painting the last few days. She says that’s what her family is getting for Christmas. I wonder if she’ll give me a painting. I really like the paper and my person won’t ever leave her paintings where I can get to them. Just because I chewed up a painting my younger person did once – but that’s another story. I’m talking about Scratchy and how he got in trouble.

My person has a nice, wide counter between her kitchen and living room and she paints on that. Scratchy likes to get on that counter, even though he’s not supposed to. Well, my person had all her painting stuff out including a tray with wet paint in it. Yeah, you guessed it. Scratchy stepped right into that wet paint. My person grabbed Scratchy right away before he could step on anything else with those painty paws and took him over to the sink and washed him off.

Scratchy didn’t like it one little bit. Me, I was off in the corner snickering. About time it was you and not me, Scratchy.

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Posted by Bongo on November 18, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

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

Love on the Trail

17 Nov

Today was the coolest day on my walk. It was cool outside but that was okay. My person put her jacket on and I was warm enough, but that’s not the kind of cool I meant. Not only did I get a walk today, but I got lots of loving too.

At the trailhead we met four guys with cameras. My person said they looked like they might be from Japan. I think one of them took my picture. Maybe he has a famous blog and I’ll be on it.

But that wasn’t the best part. When we pass people on the trail my person always pulls me to the side and lets the other people pass. She won’t let me go near anyone unless they come to me first. She said something about some people not liking dogs. I’m not sure what she’s talking about. Everybody likes dogs – don’t they? At least they should all like people loving dogs.

Well today, three separate people came up to me and gave me love. Three, mind you. Some days we don’t even see three people on the trail. It was the best!

Come on person. I know you’ve got a flashlight. I’m ready to go back for more.

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Posted by Bongo on November 17, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Hiking, Pets, Trail

Indoor Catch

16 Nov

I love catching balls, and my person has given me some soft balls that I can play catch with in the house. When I want to play catch I’ll bring a ball to my person and if I’m lucky she’ll toss it in the air for me.

I’m really good at catching the balls she tosses. Once I catch it I make sure to get it good and slobbery before handing it back for her to toss it to me again. Something about a good slobbery ball makes it really fun to play catch.

Sometimes my person makes a funny toss and I miss catching the ball. It will bounce off my nose and go flying. Usually that’s the end of the game. My person is afraid something will get broken. I keep bringing the ball back to her, but she ignores me.

Sometimes though, when the ball goes flying the game ends for a different reason.

Would somebody please get my ball for me?

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Posted by Bongo on November 16, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Balls, Pets

What’s That Sound?

15 Nov

Today we were out walking on the trails minding our own business when we heard a sound like a rattle and someone started chanting “Hey Yah – Hey Yah,” – whatever that means. I’ve never heard my people make any sounds like that.

Well we looked around for where the sound was coming from. My person thought it might be from the top of Sugarloaf where the tiny flute player had been awhile back, but she couldn’t see anyone up there. Then we saw him. On the side of Sugarloaf, partway up. All dressed out in Native American clothing and holding a rattle and a drum. I didn’t know what to make of all his chanting.

My person wanted to get closer to take a picture, but she really needed a telephoto lens – or to climb up the mountain with that guy. She didn’t want to do that. I think she was afraid he’d make her join in the chanting. I would have joined, but I’m not sure that guy would like it.

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Posted by Bongo on November 15, 2011 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Chant, Native American, Pets, Sugarloaf

Shrinking Rocks

14 Nov

Something really strange happened today. The big rocks near my house got shorter.

I had a really fun time on my walk. There were lots of puddles and mud. My person doesn’t like the mud. She says she sinks into it and it sticks to her boots – so she tried to walk on the dry spots, but sometimes there weren’t any. Me, I like the mud. It’s soft and squishy and feels good to walk on.

I got a surprise when we went further along on the trail. My puddle that has been around for awhile had turned into a lake. It had lots of good smells in it too.