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It’s Love Your Pet Day!

20 Feb

Today is a special day. Do you know what it is? It’s Love Your Pet Day.

What better day could there possibly be?

I wonder what my person is going to do for me today.

Maybe she’ll take me for an extra long walk on my trails.

Or maybe she’ll even take me to the dog park.

I bet I’ll get lots and lots of treats.

I might even get a new toy or two.

And loves. And lots of Frisbees and balls tossed for me to catch.

I’m so excited! This is going to be a really great day.

What?

Wait a minute!

What did you say, person? Scratchy’s your pet too?

And you’re going to give him special things today?

And you think I should do special things for Scratchy too?

Now that’s going a bit too far.

What’s Scratchy going to do for me?

Hey, where are you going, person?

She left. I don’t believe it. She left.

It’s Love Your Pet Day and our person left us Scratchy. What kind of love is that?

I’ll tell you what, Scratchy. Since it’s Love Your Pet Day I won’t harass you if you don’t harass me. Is that a deal?

Okay good. Deal!

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Posted by Bongo on February 20, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cats and Dogs, Love Your Pet Day, Pets, Scratchy

Payback

16 Feb

Scratchy had to go to the vet today. He wasn’t very happy about it.

But I’m pretty proud of myself. It’s my fault he had to go.

When I went to the vet the other day they found some nasty little bugs on me. I gave those bugs what for, but they thought I might have given Scratchy some.

I could have told them that Scratchy couldn’t possibly have gotten any bugs from me. Unless they ran up his nasty little claws. That’s the only part of Scratchy that ever touches me.

Oh wait, I did kiss Scratchy the other day. (Please don’t tell anybody.) But Scratchy was so rude he walked away right in the middle of my kiss.

So he deserves to have to go to the vet. Scratchy hates the vet.

Scratchy hates the vet so much that he has a black mark on his file there. It says “Attack Cat.”

Scratchy finally came home and I had him right where I wanted him. All caged up.

Darn, that door came open. Come on out, Scratchy.

Scratchy, what are you waiting for?

Never mind. I think maybe you should stay inside that cage.

***

Scratchy finally snuck out of the cage when I wasn’t looking.

He jumped on top of the kitchen cabinets…

and decided to pose as “ornament cat.”

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Posted by Bongo on February 16, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, cat cage, Pets, Scratchy, Vet, veterinarian

Could I Just Have My Treats?

13 Feb

I was really excited today when my person went out to the car and then came back for me. She didn’t even have to tell me. I jumped right in.

I’m not sure why she won’t let me in the front seat when she’s driving, but at least the ride wasn’t long.

We got out at the vet. I love going to the vet. Treats and loves. That’s what I get.

I made a new friend when I got inside. A poodle. He greeted me at the door.

And then one of my people friends came to get me.

She checked me over and then left the room. I stood patiently looking at the door and wagging my tail, waiting for her to come back so I could get my treats and loves.

But they were holding off on those treats today, and picking at me instead.

I tried to get my person to make them stop and give me my treats, but she seemed helpless to do anything.

I don’t know what they were finding so interesting in my hair.

If they wanted a souvenir so bad they could have just cut a hunk of hair off. I wouldn’t mind. But please give me my treats and loves.

This wasn’t quite the kind of loves I had in mind.

They found what? Little bugs attached to me? Tics? Do they taste good?

I’ll settle for my treats then.

Oh yeah? I might have given bugs to Scratchy? I bet I did because I kissed him this morning.

Make sure you tell Scratchy I made an appointment for him so he could get picked at too. And no treats for you Scratchy because you don’t like going to the vet.

That’s what you get Scratchy, for walking away in the middle of a kiss.

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Posted by Bongo on February 13, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cats and Dogs, Pets, Scratchy, tics, Treats, veterinarian

Ornament Cat

07 Feb

Yesterday I had so much fun telling you about my first Gotcha Day that I thought I’d tell you some more old stories.

I ended yesterday’s story with the cat ornament that my people kept on top of the kitchen cabinets. That ornament was up there for a long time after my people brought me home. I don’t know much about how long time is, but my person says that ornament was up there for ten months.

It was so long that I forgot about it even being there. My person said it would sometimes come down to eat or do its business, but I never saw it come down.

Then one day that cat got tired of hanging around up there and decided to come down in broad daylight. And it turned out it wasn’t an ornament at all.

I got to meet Scratchy, the cat who lives at my house. I was really excited because now I had someone new to play with.

But Scratchy didn’t want to play with me.

I tried everything.

I even learned about cat claws. They hurt.

Scratchy became the bane of my existence.

And all I wanted to do was play.

Maybe we could put Scratchy back on top of those cabinets and get a more playful floor cat.

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

Tags: Cat, Cats and Dogs, Pets, Scratchy

Happy Gotcha Day to Me!

06 Feb

Today’s my Gotcha Day! I’m so excited!

For any of my friends who don’t know what a gotcha day is, it’s for those of us who don’t know when our real birthdays are. It’s the day our people gave us our forever home.

It seems like a long time ago for me. Seven years. Do you believe it? Last year I posted a poem for my Gotcha Day so this year I thought maybe I should tell you a little bit about what happened.

I was out running and having a great time when someone picked me up and took me to this place with a lot of other dogs and put me in a little tiny caged area. I didn’t like that tiny area at all and every time someone walked by I jumped up and down in order to get their attention. Finally I guess I was at that place long enough or jumped high enough because I got promoted to a bigger caged area. And I had that area to myself. I didn’t have to share it with any other dogs.

People would walk by me and I’d bring them a ball and hope they’d throw it back so I could catch it. One day a lady and a boy came by and I had great fun playing catch with them, but like everyone else that came by they walked away and left me. A few people came by every day, like the ones who fed me and the ones who took me for walks, but lots of people came by once and then I never saw them again. Or even worse, they’d come back and ignore me and take another dog away with them.

So when I saw this lady and boy again the next day I figured they were coming to see some other dog. I couldn’t believe it when someone put a leash on me and handed it to those people. And they put me in their car and took me home with them.

I was kind of scared at first, but eventually I got used to how things were in my new forever home, and I started making a few rules of my own.

But there was one thing I couldn’t figure out for a long time. My new people, my person and younger person, had this cat ornament that they kept on top of the kitchen cabinets. That ornament moved around. Sometimes it was on one cabinet and then it would move to another one. But it never came down; at least that I could see.

Why would anyone want to keep a movable cat ornament on top of a cabinet?

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Posted by Bongo on February 6, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, Cats and Dogs, forever home, Gotcha Day, Pet adoption, Pets, Scratchy

She’s Crying Because…

15 Jan

Scratchy, you knocked my food cup down. What do you think you’re doing?

You’re getting even? For what? I didn’t do anything.

What do you mean, our my person looks like she’s crying and I made her do it? She’s probably crying because she has to go pick up my food cup. And if that’s the case, you made her cry.

And she’s crying because I messed up the bed while she was gone?

Scratchy, you know you were on that bed too.

And she’s crying for what?

She’s not supposed to know about that. Did you tell?

Besides, Ginger from Collies of the Meadow and I were just joking about throwing those burning cats over the wall of Jericho. And you were on our person’s Facebook account too.

And what else is she crying about?

Because I kept jumping up and down next to her when she was on the computer after I’d already been out twice?

It’s really cold out there. I couldn’t do all my business in one trip.

Hey person, you didn’t cry because I had to go out extra, did you?

You what? You went to a really sad movie and it made you cry?

See Scratchy, it wasn’t me after all.

Person, the next time you go to a movie you’d better let me pick it out.

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Posted by Bongo on January 15, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, Cats and Dogs, Collie, crying, Facebook, Ginger, Jericho, Pets, Scratchy

Dress Up Your Pet Day

14 Jan

Today, January 14^th, is National Dress Up Your Pet Day.

I got kind of concerned about it. I certainly didn’t want anyone dressing me up, so I decided to take the bull by the horns – no, I’m not going to dress up a bull. Who do you think I am, anyway?

I decided I would dress up my cat Scratchy.

I started with a white bow on his head. He didn’t seem very happy about it at all.

Maybe he doesn’t like white. After all, he is a black cat.

Maybe he’ll like a blue bow better.

Somehow a bow didn’t seem like enough for celebrating Dress Up Your Pet Day, so I got a scarf for Scratchy.

Scratchy, your scarf needs a little adjusting.

Just be patient Scratchy. One more tug and I’ll be finished.

I guess Scratchy thought that scarf was too girly for him. He seemed to be a lot more comfortable in this bandana.

Scratchy, why are you giving me the look? After all, it is Dress Up Your Pet Day. I’m just doing my best to celebrate.

Hey, wait a minute! What are all these pictures doing here?

Scratchy, I’m not your pet. Get these off here!

Scratchy!!!!!

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Posted by Bongo on January 14, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, Cats and Dogs, Pets, Scratchy

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

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?