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No Self-Respecting Dog

A couple days ago strange things were happening on my trails. Squishy mud stayed around after the sun should have chased it all away. I picked up a lot of clues but I wasn’t able to get to the bottom of the investigation.

So I headed back out to look for more clues. And while I was investigating I found evidence of something else.

Somebody had dropped something right in the middle of my trail. No self-respecting dog would do this, and it’s a good thing you can’t see it very well in the picture because it’s not a pretty sight.

It’s full of juniper berries! Who would eat juniper berries? We get these things all over my yard and they don’t even smell good.

Fortunately there was another clue to help me out. The smell.

I always suspected, but now I know for sure. Coyotes are not self-respecting dogs. If I ever find the coyote who did this, I’m going to give him what for for sure.

I might have to post a guard out on my trails to make sure those coyotes don’t mess them up again.

But there’s one more thing I’ve got to check first.

I’ve got to make sure they’re not drinking any water out of my puddles.

Nope, it’s all here. And it better stay here too.

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Posted by Bongo on February 4, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Coyote, coyote scat, Juniper berry, Pets, Puddle, Trail

Shadows and Squishy Mud

02 Feb

Something strange is happening on my trails today. Some things just don’t go together.

One of those things is shadows. Shadows show up when the sun is out. We have a lot of sunny days here so I’m used to seeing shadows.

The other thing is squishy mud. We don’t have squishy mud as often as we have shadows. It either has to rain a lot, or snow enough to turn everything good and white – and then melt.

These two things don’t show up on my trails at the same time. If we have shadows it’s not raining and right now there’s no snow anywhere in sight.

But they’re here. Both of them. I think I’d better investigate.

Hmmm. This is interesting. A lot of people walked on my trails when I wasn’t around. Maybe I’d better hang out more often. I’m missing out on a lot of loves.

And what’s this? It looks like it was made by one of those bike things. I guess somebody forgot to leave it at that rack thingy. The one I use as a message post. I could have left a really good message on that bike.

This is not good. Some other dog leaving marks in my squishy mud. Next thing you know, that dog will be thinking these are his trails.

I’d better make this investigation official. I’m off to get my official hat. No dog would try to cross Detective Dog.

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Posted by Bongo on February 2, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Mountain biking, Mud, Pets, shadows, sun, Trail

Draining Away

31 Jan

This is serious! Really serious! I don’t even have time to go home and get my Detective Dog hat. I’ve got to solve this mystery and do something about it immediately.

Do you see it? Do you see what’s happening? There’s a stream of water leaving my puddle and if I don’t stop it, that stream is going to take my whole puddle with it. Just when my puddle finally showed up again, it’s going to leave if I don’t do something quickly.

I bet that stream is caused by the hole those boys made when they dug the dirt out of here. What can I do about it? Most of the dirt is missing now. It washed away when we had all that rain.

Wait a minute. What’s this? There’s water coming into my puddle. Where did this come from? I’d better check it out.

Look at this! This water is going to fill my puddle up more. If this keeps up I’m going to have a swimming hole here.

What, person? What are you saying?

No way person. We can’t leave yet. I’ve got to wait for my swimming hole to fill up.

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Posted by Bongo on January 31, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Puddle, Trail, Water

Not the Trails

29 Jan

Are you crazy, person? I’m not taking you on my trails today. There’s thunder out there. And besides, it’s snowing and blowing and I only like snow when it’s on the ground and I can play in it.

Look, there’s no snow on the ground. What good is it if it’s not on the ground? Let’s go back in the house.

Okay fine. We don’t have to go back in the house yet, but I’m not taking you on those trails. We can walk around the block. Come on person. This way.

Besides, maybe some of my trail friend dogs will be around here. I know no self-respecting dog will be out on the trails right now.

***

This house is what? Who lives here? Kaiser? You told me you talked to one of Kaiser’s people and you’re going to let me meet him. You never let us get together when we see him on my trails. So what about it, huh?

***

What do you mean, we’re going home now. I had to give Kaiser what for – let him know who’s boss. Now we can be friends next time we meet.

But I’m not ready to go home yet. Kaiser’s cat comes into my yard sometimes. I’ve got to make sure he stays over here.

Person! Let go of my leash!

This is embarrassing. I couldn’t even go after a cat.

Where do you think you’re going, person?

We are still not going on those trails.

I’m taking you home.

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Posted by Bongo on January 29, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Kaiser, Pets, snow, Thunder, Trail

Into the Clouds

28 Jan

We’re going up where, person? To the top of Sugarloaf? But person, we hardly ever go up there and it looks like it’s starting to disappear. What happens to us if we’re up there and it disappears?

I’m not going up there.

You see this? There’s water here. There’s never water on my trails except sometimes when my puddle shows up.

You go and disappear on Sugarloaf. I’ll be up a creek if you want to find me.

Wait a minute. I said I was going up this creek. Where are you taking me? We never go this way.

See person, you shouldn’t have gone this way. If that cactus hadn’t been there to stop you, you would have slipped all the way down the hill in that squishy mud. You didn’t get any pricklers did you?

Do you think you can pick those pricklers out at home?

I’m feeling all washed up.

What!? We’ve got to keep going?

***

Okay, I think I’m in the clouds now.

Can you see me?

You mean I haven’t disappeared yet?

Good, because I’m ready to go.

What do you mean, this isn’t the right way to go?

***

Hey, look at my puddle! Why didn’t we just come here? I’ve never seen it this deep before. Do you think the deepness has something to do with those boys who dug the dirt out of it?

Hey person, stop taking pictures of me when I’m exploring.

You can take pictures of this instead.

That’s not fair. You didn’t take any pictures while I was jumping on you. You’re all muddy now, you know.

I thought this was a dry wash.

Hey person, I bet you can wash all that mud off yourself here.

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Posted by Bongo on January 28, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: clouds, Pets, Photography, Puddle, Rain, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Sugarloaf, Trail, Water

Trail Barricade

24 Jan

Today was a beautiful day out on my trails. The weather was warm, the birds sang,

and airplanes flew about overhead.

And lots of people passed us on the trail.

And my person kept pulling me aside so I couldn’t get any loves from them.

So I figured out a fix to that situation – but it only works when my person doesn’t see the other person first. Like when we’re going around a bend in the trail.

I’ve got to make sure I’m on the opposite side of the trail from my person. And I’ve got it.

Immediate trail barricade.

And I’m not moving until I get some loves.

One person thought I was totally innocent – that I had no idea I was blocking my trail. Little did she know that she was in my trap.

But my person is such a party poop. She yanked me over to her side of the trail and the trapped person escaped without even giving me a single love.

Somehow I’ve got to figure out how to get my person on my side.

Wait, I mean on the other side.

Now I’m confused.

Just remember to give me loves before I wrap you up in my leash.

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Posted by Bongo on January 24, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Hiking, Leash, Outdoors, Pets, Trail

Who Moved the Dirt?

23 Jan

Oh dear! Why is my Detective Dog hat always so far away when I need it? And why have there been so many strange happenings on my trails lately?

I was sauntering (did I say that word? Oh yeah, VBP – see below) along my trails, taking my person for a walk and minding my own business. We were coming to the place where my puddle hangs out and I was feeling really disheartened (VBP) because my puddle’s been missing for a long time.

When all of a sudden, I stopped in my tracks. My puddle is surrounded by bare rocks, but it usually leaves some dirt behind when it disappears. But now the dirt was trying to escape too. Or maybe it was the rock trying to cover itself up.

Whatever was happening, it was really strange. I’d better get to investigating and see what I can find.

Hmmm. I don’t think the dirt or the rocks were responsible. What is it I smell?

Does this smell like boys maybe?

Well, that’s not fair. If boys were digging here why didn’t they invite me? I like to dig.

I’d better go find them.

Yup, this is it. I’m picking up some more clues.

Come on person, we’ve got to get going.

I think they went this way.

I’ve got to make those boys put all the dirt back in the puddle hole so I can dig it out with them.

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Posted by Bongo on January 23, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: dirt, Pets, Puddle, Trail

Film Car

22 Jan

Check this out. Someone is looking for me. I bet they want to put me in the movies.

See that? It says Film Car. And people make movies here.

I bet someone told those people in the Film Car that these are my trails and they would find me hanging out here. And they’re looking for me now.

I wish they would have hung out by their car. Then they would have found me for sure.

But they’re not here. We’d better go find them. I wouldn’t want them to find another dog and think it was me.

***

Wait a minute, person.

What do you mean, we have to go home now?

But I haven’t found those people yet. The ones who want to put me in the movies.

Person, you’re ruining all my chances. My movie career is going down the tubes!

Film Car people, please come back again tomorrow. I’ll be out here for sure.

And wait by your car. I’ll be looking for you.

By the way, if my profile picture isn’t good enough for you, check out my face.

Don’t I have a winning smile?

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Posted by Bongo on January 22, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Film, Filmmaking, Movies, Pets, Trail

Sign Down

19 Jan

This is terrible! I think Detective Dog is going to be overworked. I just finished investigating that strange stuff on my puddles and now this!

I was on my way home from my trails when I spotted it. My trail sign is down on the ground.

How could this have happened? My dog friends won’t know how to find my trails anymore.

I guess I’d better check for clues.

Hmmm. Not much here.

Oh wait! More evidence. Check this out.

A hole! I bet that’s what the sign came out of.

I’d better check out that hole.

Nope. No sign of any gophers or anything that might have pushed that sign out of the way. I don’t even smell a bunny rabbit.

This is going to require further investigation. I’d better go home and get my Detective Dog hat.

Oops. I’d better adjust this hat.

There, that’s better.

What did you say, person?

No, I didn’t. I did not knock that sign over so I could wear my Detective Dog hat. What do you think I am? Full of mischief or something?

Never you mind. I’m going back out there by myself.

Everybody stand clear. Detective Dog is here!

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Posted by Bongo on January 19, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Detective Dog, hole, Pets, Recreation, sign, Signage, Trail, Trails Sign

The Investigation Continues

18 Jan

Yesterday I, Detective Dog, was in the middle of an investigation when that strange stuff covering one of my puddles tried to steal my foot.

That stuff stole my main puddle and was working on my other puddle. I was looking for clues as to what it was and how I could get it to stop stealing puddles. I must have been getting close or it wouldn’t have tried to stop me.

Today was a much warmer day A good day to go out and continue my investigation. I took my person with me in case I needed someone to take notes. Yesterday there was some water left in one of the puddles that I could use to make marks on the rocks with – but who knows what I’ll find today.

After much trekking through my trails we finally arrived at the place where my puddles hang out.

My main puddle was missing – totally missing! And so was that strange white stuff. It had taken my puddle and run.

So I was a little scared to check out what happened to that other puddle. The one that had tried to steal my foot the day before.

But I did.