Cinder wants to keep the Stray she "found"...

[Phred]

Hi all; it's me, Cinder Dog...

Sunday night I heard a *bump* on the porch while Dad was watching the TV box with his eyes closed and makin' those noises with his nose. Boots the Kat jumped up and looked out the window and told me to get Dad up - there was something on the porch. Well let me tell you; the hollerin' I did really got Dad cranked up in a hurry! Thought he was gonna' rip the door off the hinges. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif

Anyway, I rushed out to find a strange doggie on the porch, which I proceeded to check out. Dad saw the other dog and started hollerin' at me to get back in the house. Of course this panicked the doggie and resulted in me being inside and Dad outside, with the sought after doggie long gone. Dad supplied multiple dog biskits to the porch, all of which were eaten by the little seen visitor. The idea finally dawned on Dad to turn the project over to me. Took all of two minutes and I'd made friends, checked him out, and we'd done a few laps around the house. Dad called me in for a report.

He's a He (with a lot more stuff underneath than the guy dogs that live at the horse ranch have), hungry, cold, tired, and not wearing any collar or jewelry. Dad called the horse people, but the horse guy said their dogs were at home and that he'd seen the visitor in the morning. I said we should invite him in, but he wouldn't come when Dad called. Big bowl of dog krunchies on the porch caught his attention, though. After that, a few biskits and me running in and out of the door changed his mind and he crawled inside.

I made him feel right at home; we ran laps around the living room till we were both ready to drop. Dad finally got hold of him and he lay down for an inspection. Dad looked at his tummy and said "Uh, oh; he needs fixed." Gosh, I looked and he didn't seem busted, he's just got more parts than the other guys have. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/confused.gif Dad said he was kinda young 'cause his teeth are real white and sharp, but he's awful skinny with all his ribs and backbone showing. He drank so much water that Dad booted him back outside, but fixed him up with a rug and some old bluejeans for a bed and another bowl of krunchies.

I went out this morning and invited him inside while Dad got ready for work. Kat even came down on the floor and hissed at him a couple times, but they acted real cool and nobody got all ruffled up. Dad put another bowl of crunchies in Arrow's old outside guardhouse and we left him in charge while Dad and I went to work.

Dad called the county dog jail to file a *found* report, but the jailer said nobody was lookin' for a dog like Stray. I told Dad I want to keep him, but Dad called a buddy that said he wanted a dog and then called my Vet Doctor to see how much it would cost to *fix* Stray. Dad wasn't too happy after he talked to the Doc's office lady.

I'm gettin' pretty anxious to get home and make sure Stray is OK. Hope Dad'll let him inside again tonight. Wish me luck findin' Stray a new home.

/s/ Cinder, the lil' Shepherd http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[RachelJ]

Cinder, you are such a sweetheart. Ever since the first time I "met" you on this board, I knew you had a heart of gold. And you take such good care of the your Dad too. I know he is a piece of work, but you put up with him never the less, right? He probably won't admit it but with all them biskits and krunchies he's been putting out for Stray, it seems like he might not be too hard of a nut to crack.

But Cinder, if you think you need some help convincing Dad you would like to have a sibling, let us know and we will all gang up on the old fella!

[Angels3]

Cinder Dog, you & your dear old Dad light up the hearts of dog lovers everywhere...even Down Under. Dogs are great judges of character & I think your Stray must be of supreme court standard in that compartment. He must have followed some special scent that led him to the kindest hearts in the district. Even Boots the Kat has kindness behind the hissing noises.
Best of all, Stray really knows how to play good doggy games with you, Cinder. You've found a second best friend. Of course, your dear old Dad will always be your first best friend...and aren't you lucky.
Will you keep telling us about Stray, please?

[tatsxxx11]

Cinder Dog!! Don't give up!! I agree with the others that with a little time and paw-twisting, Dad will come around. I think Dad's needing to ease into this one. (A coy but transparent move!!) But you perservere, beautiful Cinder! I think Stray is slowly but surely capturing his heart. Stray knows a good soul and kind heart when he smells one! Keep being the good, loyal doggie pal to Stray, and if need be, plead, whine and beg. You know, act cute and needy. I think that will help. Tell Stray to do the same. Please write us soon and let us know of your progress. Hope you can sneak him in tonight! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Love you Cinder! You are THE BEST!!!! P.S. I think there's potential book material in this story!!

[This message has been edited by tatsxxx11 (edited January 23, 2001).]

[Phred]

Toosday update from Cinder...

The Stray was waiting on our front porch when we got home. We invited him in and he came right into the garage and basement. Going up the stairs was a problem - took hin 15 minutes before he finally dashed up. We both got dinner - his was sucked up before I swallowd my second bite!

Then Patty from Angels for Animals (the local no-kill shelter) called and said they would help with a low cost neuter if we'd foster the kid till he found a home. Costs us $90 for a heart worm test, the parts removal, worming, vaccinations, rabies, and 6 months of heart worm tablets. Dad asked what the catch was. Then he said OK.

Dad decided to keep him inside, cause he'll have to stay inside after the operation, and it was time to see how he'd react to *captivity*. We got sent out LOTS of times to pee & poddy. Then Dad fitted him with an old collar and practiced walkin' him around the house on a leash. I think I do a little better, but he wasn't bad for a first timer. Next adventure was bed time. Stray got my time out chain in the basement; whimpering, whining, howling and barking only lasted 90 minutes. Dad just lay in bed grinding his teeth.

Stray's wake up time came an hour before Dad was ready, so we listened to a melody of whines and whimpers till alarm time. Dad was happy that there were no puddles or piles in the basement, and no accidents getting out the door.

Stray was a little fearful of the car, but after he got in he seemed to really like the ride to the shop. I showed him around our shop, and then we played tag for about two hours (about 10 minutes past Dad's tolerance point). We had a minor squabble about who got to lay on *MY* rug under the 'puter, but other than that the day has been kinda quiet. Only problem so far is after two bowls of krunchies, the kid has yet to do a poddy. Dad has marched him around the shop so many times they're wearing a path in the grass. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

So, Stray has just eaten his last meal at the shop and we're off to Angels at 4:45. He has to spent the night with them, and then they take him to the Doc's place in the morning. We get him back at 6 tomorrow night. Sure hope he won't miss the extra parts they're gonna keep.

Nite, all. /s/ Cinder

[Angels3]

Thanks for the update on your new friend, Cinder Dog. We were waiting anxiously Down Under to find out what was happening for Stray. I'm so pleased you've got some more Angels on the case. Things seem to be working out fine. About the delicate subject of dog constipation, tell your dear old Dad to look up www.marvistavet.com/html/constipation_and_megacolcon.html (http://www.marvistavet.com/html/constipation_and_megacolcon.html)
I agree that you & your Dad should write a book. Your style is very much like Kinky Friedman who writes really funny detective books & lives in Texas. Kinky also set up & supports a no-kill animal shelter that takes dogs which even other shelters don't want. Go to www.utopiarescue.com (http://www.utopiarescue.com)
Please keep letting us know what's happening for Stray. You & Dad & Boots & the Angels are doing very well.

[Angels3]

Whoops! That site about dog constipation should be www.marvistavet.com/html/constipation_and_megacolon.html (http://www.marvistavet.com/html/constipation_and_megacolon.html)

[Phred]

Hi All, Cinder again...

Sure was quiet at home last nite... Got in trouble for shout barkin' in Dad's ear when we pulld out of the driveway this morning - thought I saw Stray, but it was only Mouthy from the horse farm. I searched all through our shop when we got here, but Stray didn't come back last night.

Angels3 linked to a Great site that has lots of great health and Vet tips, but we sorta found the answer to Stray's no-poddy problem just 'fore we left yesterday. Seems he had been makin' some really bad air all day - I mean his whizzers were really Rank! Each time he'd whizz, outside they'd go; and back they came with Stray still *full*. Just as we were shuttin' things off to leave, ol' Stray takes a stroll through the shop and dumped a *huge* load (all loose and yucky) into a box of parts Dad had on the floor. (hehehe) Figured that would drop the Favorite Son down a notch or two on the popularity list, but all he got was a bad dog... If I'd done that I would have got the *dog swatter* and spent the rest of the day tied to the table leg! Well, Dad cleaned and flushed most of it, but I guess "we" gotta wash some parts bags today.

We got to Angels and he jumped right out an acted all happy till he got to the door and a bunch of the inmates started barkin' at him. Dad had to reach down and kinda push him in. He passed his heart worm test, so they came out and walked down to the transfer building where he had to sleep till they took him to the White Coat's place today. I could hear him cryin' when Dad came back to our car. Dad didn't say much drivin' home.

Dad was kinduh unhappy 'cause Angels wouldn't use "Stray" for his name; they said he needed a kennel name for their records. They called him "Gunner", but Dad thinks that suckz. I thought "You're Only Number Two" was good, but Dad gave me a dirty look... Here's what he looks like: Short (3/4" max) mixed or mottled light gray and tan coat, with no ruffles or feathers, and laid down tight to his body. Small, flopped-over (forward) ears and thin tail that he carries up and curled over his back. Angels says he's got some German Shepherd in him, but I say he don't look nothin' like me! His face is too round and short, and when he wiggles his ears his forehead gets all wrinkled like he's frowning. He's my size though, 22" high and maybe 40 pounds; Angels says maybe a year old. I think "#2" would be a good name. A cold day in Where, Dad? Hmmm, guess "#2" is out just like "Gunner". Dad's gonna look in his Thee-sar-us book...

That's all for now. Gotta help clean *stinky* parts bags. We leave at 4:30 to go pick the kid up and take him right home. It'll be good to hear his whimpers and whines again tonight. Later... /s/ Cinder

[RachelJ]

Cinder, It's a sign I swear it's a sign from above that Stray should be your forever brother. The part about him being the same size as you and sounds like he is close to your color too. Now what are the chances of THAT? Plus look how you and Dad missed him last night, and you've only known him a couple days. Tell Dad that the poor guy couldn't help pooping how he did. His diet has problably been yukky stuff that he had to ingest to survive. I don't think you have to worry about sharing Dad either. Sounds like you will always be the Top Dog in his eyes and it might be kinda nice to have someone else for You to boss around, that is besides Kat. HA. Well I just wanted to let you know that there are all kinds of fingers, toes, and paws crossed in our house, hoping that you might get to keep Stray. (I think that Stray is a good name...but you could call him Trey (which I think means the third) as in the third fur- kid in the house).

[karen israel]

All I can think to say is "I love you Cinder & dad"!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif
I happen to like "Stray" if my humble opinion matters. If we, at beloved "PetTalk" start to suggest names to dad, he will end up with thousands and then he'll really have a hard time deciding!!! Dad sounds kinda neat so I think he'll pick a good name, afterall, "Cinder" is an excellent name, don't you think????
Cinder...is dad still "Shocking" you???
I have a sneaky suspicion you're gonna wind up with a playmate! But you will certainly RULE!!
Hugs and kisses!!!

[tatsxxx11]

HOW I LOVE YOUR STORIES!! You are one cool doggie with a knack for telling it like it is! And what a team you and Stray, or Gunner, or, or, well, you two will be great pals! We had a terrific dog that stays at our kennel named Trey! We were telling the humans today what a great name it is. As in Trey manifique, bien, etc.!! Not as manifique as you Cinder, of course! You'll always be top dog with Dad..no worry there. Can't wait to hear how the kid is doing. Bet he was a very, very brave boy. Let us know asap how he's doing, OK? Big kisses to you. I think we should start a Cinder fan club!

[Genia]

Fan club? I'm waiting for the book and the movie to follow. I like the name "Stray" too. When I was a kid, an old man in our town found a stray and named him "Dog". He said he was to old to be creative http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[RachelJ]

We want Cinder to be Dog of the Day!!!!
We all apparently love her like one of our own. Phred, if you have any pictures of her, I could scan them for you.

[Angels3]

Cinder Dog, if your Dad likes the name 'Stray', but the Angels say he has to have another one, there's a way they both can have what they want. We nearly always call you 'Cinder Dog', so you have a two-handled name. Well, think about giving Stray a two-handled name, too..like Stray Boy. The Angels can know him by the second bit, but to you & Dad & Boots & everyone else, he'll keep the 'Stray' part, too. You sort of need a short name for the second bit...Stray Pal, Stray Mate, Stray Bo. Stray Dude...well, keep thinking.
Remember to tell us what is happening.
Oh...& don't forget to start writing your book.

[tatsxxx11]

How is the little patient??? I've been checking constantly since after his scheduled discharge time and am starting to get worried!! Please give Stray a big hug and kiss! Hope he had a quiet night without too much discomfort! I'll bet you were a great "nurse" to your bud, Cinder Dog!

[Karen]

And if Stray wants to be Tray, you can tell those people who insist on a "Proper" name, that his name is really Trevor, but you just call him Trey for short! Hey, tell your two-legger you'll get into less trouble with sTray around to keep you busy! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

[RachelJ]

Oh my, I hope Cinder can get to the computer soon. I am so anxious for an update. Cinder and Dad have probably been very busy, but the suspense, oh the suspense....

[Phred]

Hi All; it's Cinder with more Stray Tails~

When Dad went in to pick up The Stray the lil' dummie didn't rekonize Dad. Angel Lady said he was still buzzed up and she didn't think he could see so good right then. They started talkin' to Dad and DopeHead decided he knew that voice and then started bangin' his tail into the jail bars. They said that was the first time his tail had moved since he got back from the White Coat's place. They let him out and he stumbled over to Dad and kinda fell down in a heap and put his head on Dad's foot. Next thing they discover he'd walked through the door into Kat Country and is sniffin' kats. Got him back into Dog Land and he pees on a girl volunteer's leg http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Shortly after that they came out to our car.

I checked him over right away... Wow! He was a mess! Eyes were like dinner plates and didn't seem to work right. An' he had a straight jacket on his neck! Couldn't turn his head without turnin' his whole body. The worst part was what they did to his butt - looks like he sat on a chain saw! Hurts me just to look at him...

We went straight home. Dad went up to open the door and figgured he'd come back down to the basement and carry Stray up. Nope; the Kid was upstairs in a flash and we both started doin' laps around the lining room. I noted that he ran a little funny - sorta a bowlegged back end hop with a lot of toe action, but he got up to speed pretty quick. Dad fixed the running around with a leash and told me to slow down or I'd get a time out in the basement. The Kid did his woe-is-me routine with the head on the 'kliner beside Dad's leg - next thing I know the straight jacket is off and Poor Boy is snuggled in Dad's lap. I decided to go beat up the Kat, but Boots just curled a lip and flopped down on the hearth. Nutz! I curled up on Dad's feet.

Dad followed directions and fed the Kid slow - like one nugget at a time, by hand! Yipes! And he could tell whose nose was takin' each bite! I tried to mooch in an' got *binked* on the snoot every time I tried. After I ate we got sent outside on rotating shifts to powder our noses for bed. Both of us got "lost" - I went to check the horses in their pasture (a real no-no), and The Stray took a hike up to their horsey barn. I almost got sent out to look for him, but he showed up just before Dad boiled over.

What really curled my tail was The Kid got tied to our bed for nite time! Second nite inna' house and he gets to sleep upstairs! Me an' Kat both told him to keep his torn up butt onna' floor 'cause there wasn't room for him on "our" bed. Things went real smooth (and quiet) till 'bout 6:30 when The Kid let one of his super rank whizzers loose http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif ! Dad came outta bed like he'd been tied to a rocket - searched unner the bed for a mess but couldn't find nuttin. I said it sure wasn't ME; an' Kat was sleepin' on the typewriter in the den... I suggested maybe the Kid should be offered an "outie", but Dad mumbled something about he was gonna' do 7 hours or live in the basement and climbed back in bed. I don't think Dad slept too much after that - kept hanging his head over the edge makin sniffin' sounds. Kid started hand lickin' 20 minutes 'fore the buzzer went off, but Dad stayed glued under the covers.

We're all at the Shop now, and it's about time for brunch. Mine's in my bowl, but I decided I don't wanna eat just now. Kid's out front on the rope, all snarled up around the center overhang post, howling and whining like he was being killed by a monster. Dad keeps lookin' across the street to see if the peoples in the little plazza are watching the commotion. Dad's started out to get him a few times when he quites down, but the dummie starts up again just as Dad gets to the door. Could be a long day on the porch for the Kid at this rate...

Finally; he's in and getting fed 3 nuggets at a time, as long as he sits down for each bite. He still eats like a Hoover rug sukker - no wonder he has *gas*! Gol-lee; what a *belch*!

I'd play toss the ball with him, but he's tied to Dad's chair so we won't have a repeat of yesterday's poop-in-a-box. I wish that somebody could see him go poddy - he can't be storing it all again - I hope!! He'd be more fun to play with if he wasn't tryin' to haul the darn chair around. (Speshalee hard when Dad's butt is in it!)

We gotta work on the name thing... Dad doesn't like standing in the yard hollerin' "Stray" - says it just doesn't sound good. He wants another *fire* related name. I got "Cinder" 'cause he's a volunteer firefighter and it sorta fits my black and tan Shepherd markings. Angels put Stray down as "gray with black overlay". Dad thought of "Ashe" but thinks that's way too hard to say loud. I offered "Hose" as befitting after what he did to the Angel girl, but Dad said to get serious. I asked the Kid about a name, but he said just don't call him "Late for Dinner". He surely won't grow up to be a komik...

Nap time; wonder if he'd make it more kumfee here on the rug under the 'puter if I let him in to snuggle? Naw, let's not rush things. Anyway, he still stinks like a hopsbittle.

Later... /s/ Cinder

[karen israel]

Ok, this is wayyyy too good to pass up- I swear I am going to compile this and print "Cinder Shepard's Diary", the counterpart to "Bridget Jones's Diary"!!! Cinder, you're missing your calling!!! You absolutely MUST keep us constantly posted with your tails! (hee,hee) Go on..make my day! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif; http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[Sudilar]

Cinder,
You have me checkin' my 'puter for "Stray updates". Your a riot! Keep up the good work. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Good luck with your new brother.
Sue

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***Save a life, ADOPT***

[tatsxxx11]

Cinder Dog!! PLEASE keep a diary of all your "tails!" Honestly, you have made me laugh, and CRY harder from laughing, than anyone I can remember! Can life really be that good; and funny??!! Forget Reader's Digest, book deals, the Pulitizer, I'm seeing the big screen here..."Adventures of Cinder and Stray!" You get the idea. Otis and Milo have nothing on you two! The "Hose" name! Well, I'm gonna just pee in my pants too! Please, please get on that "puter" as often as you can! I need at least one daily "fix" of Cinder-Tails!! Love and kisses to the "kid!"

[Karen]

Hey fire-related names - how about Cole (as in the coals at the bottom of the fire? They turn back and grey when the fire goes out ... Flame might be good, if he was orangier! Match? Charcoal? A C-name would be good, I think, 'cause it'd match yours, right Cinder? Too many girls are named Ashley, Chimney's be too silly - how 'bout Smoke? Smokey?

[Phred]

Cinder's Afternoon Update~

It's been a carnival here at the Shop... Mister No-Poop has been cycled in and out so often this afternoon we hardly had time for a nap. He'd whizz, Dad would hitch him up and out he'd go. Tem minutes MAX and he's pawing at the door to come in. In he comes; out go Dad and me on poddy-patrol. Nuthin' found. Twenty minutes later, more bad air. And we repeat, and repeat, and... Thing I can't figure out is the bad air seems to have slowed down now. Did he really *poop* or is he plugged up? Runs around on the rope like he's training for the Olympics; what happened to his *limited exercise* regimen. Wouldn't the White Coat be thrilled to see this!

Dad figgures we'll go home, feed the Mutt an early dinner, and hope for something to "appear" before bed time. Problem is Dad's not much for standin' around watching, if you get my drift. I think the Kid's gonna hafta pile something up in plain sight, like under the merc light, if he wants to sleep with us in the bunkroom tonight. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

The name game: Hmmm, Smokey isn't bad, but kinda common. Dad's gonna try some fire books tonight. And the Tres/Trey thing is good, but none of our friends would "get" it! Oh, and Cole/Coal is out - 'nother Firefighter has a little two-legger with that name - might not like the MuttKid getting his kid's name.

Oh, Yipes! Hey Dad, you don't have WonderKid's straight jacket on tight enough - he's under you chair lickin' his privates like a lolly-pop.

Yee-Haw! I think I like havin' him around http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif
Sure takes the pressure to behave and fly right off of Me! What will that Boy think of next? /s/ BigSis / Cinder

[Angels3]

Thanks for your update, Cinders. You & your Dad are doing a fine job in helping Stray Dog recover from his delicate op.

For a fire-related name...how about Ashley or Ashdog? Goes with your name...cinders & ashes. Also Ashley was a leading character in Gone With the Wind...& Stray Dog has a few problems with the other kind of wind.

Keep up this great diary. It will become a classic animal tale...& the big screen will beckon & you all will become even more famous. I hope so.

[RachelJ]

Cinder Dog, we've been racking our brains for names with some relation to fire fighting. We like the Smoke one too. Kinda sounds good with Cinder. "Cinder and Smoke" Then we came up with the very obvious one, "Sparky". Gots to be lota fire house dogs with that name though.

Tell Dad not to obsess too much about Stray doing #2. It will all come out eventually and once he is on a regular feeding schedule with good food and no more upheaval in his
life, he can get his digestive tract calmed down and on a even keel. Poor guy has been through a lot.

Also I've been trying to think what kind of dog he might be. Could he have some brindle boxer in him...with the short hair and some wrinkles on his face and the flopped over ears?

Anyway, it sounds like he came through the operation okay, which is what we were waiting to hear. You've gotta to be so tired too, Cinder, with all that's been going on. We really appreciate you keeping us updated in addition!! Thanks from all your fans at Pet Talk! We do love you Cinder, like one of our own!

[Karen]

Fire-names:

Flint or Tinder

Burny (Bernie)

Flicker

Flash

[Pam]

Blaze? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[AdoreMyDogs]

Hey Cinder,

This is Graham Doggie here. I have a possible, yet hopefully not likely cause of the Kid's no poo problem...now, you might wanna sit down to hear this one, it's not very pleasent. What if, just what if the Kid is going poopie but he, and this is the part that you should be sitting down for, um....gobbels it? Some of us pooches will do this, as gross as it is. There's all kinds of stuff the doggie doctors will have to put in food for this in case he is. Now, I have seen dogs do it and they are usually very quick about it, it goes out one end and it goes right back in the other end in a flash. May want to tell your 2 legger about it JUST in case, but I am sure the Kid is just hanging on to his stinkies. Maybe he was punished by a past 2 legger for going poopie and that makes him not feel comfortable with going. I went a couple days without going poo or pee because the 2 legger that kept me before mommie busted me out of jail used to hit me alot when I made any kind of potty and so I didn't wanna go even. Well I hafta go, all this talk about potty makes me wanna go. Bye Cinder and say hi to the Kid for me please.

-Graham Doggie

[RachelJ]

Oh Graham, you poor sweetie. I'm so glad you got your precious Mommie now to make up for all that bad stuff that happened to you in the past. She really is the bestest one around.

[RachelJ]

Just saw this name on another website:

Stryker

[Phred]

A Quickie Stray Tail~

Gotta be quick - Dad wants to go to the drug store, like Now!

No poopie again last nite, and he doesn't even pee very much! Dad took him out twice after he Hoovered his krunchies and marched him around the front yard for 30 minutes each time. He just kept lookin' up at Dad with his "aren't we cold enough to go IN?" look and trotted along. Nothin' unner the bed (he got to sleep in our bunkroom 'cause Dad said he didn't act like he was gonna go). Darn good thing he didn't, too! Dad's positive he hasn't cleaned up after himself (ugh-yucK!) at least since yesterday morning when he got put on poop-watch and isn't allowed to run with me, only Dad.

Dad just talked to the White Coat's nurse who said "Doc said...". Short story is don't sweat it till Monday, but if it makes Dad happy dose him with a tablespoon of mineral oil twice a day to grease up his chute. Dad got smart (after he hung up the phone) and wondered why White Coats never learn how to talk on a phone at Vet school - they allways have that nurse person to act as interpreter even when you can hear the White Coat standin' beside her???

We're headed for the mineral oil store; the Plugged-Up Stray is gonna stay here at the shop tied to the table. Dad's even gonna bring back inside the stinky box (from Toosdays poopie) to encourage him. Got it covered two ways; if he's people-shy - we're gone; if he needs a familiar place - the parts box is his now.

Dad says "QUIT!" so gotta run... /s/ Cinder
I'll re-read the name ideas when we're back.

[MzKitty]

Well, hate to admit it, but I, too, am now addicted to the ongoing saga of Cinder & ?
I think my cats are getting jealous because I keep checking here and are not devoting my hands to their every need and whim! They have came up with some names before falling asleep...(keep in mind they are somewhat jealous, so some of them aren't too useful http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif ) Soot, Smolder, Ashtray (kinda like a-stray), Poop-in-Box, Cindersfella, Fella for short, Number Two (I don't know if they meant that as the second dog, or were referring to that other thing http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif ), Ashen, & Ashton,
They also wanted to ask Cinder how the shocking situation was going, as they too are starting to not be excited for mommy to touch them, especially when she goes for the nose... http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif

[karen israel]

This REALLY, REALLY makes my day!!! As much as I hate to admit it, Cinder's tails beat out Frito Feet (which still makes me LOL!) If dad can get mineral oil (yech) down Stray's throat, he will be my perpetual hero!!! Sounds like poor Stray was traumatized. landed on your porch with a bang..was he THROWN? The 2 leggers picked dad's house....hmm...they knew dad and Cinder were special.
We all expect an update this afternoon Cinder, so make sure dad lets you at the computer!!!!

[Phred]

PM Stray Tail; by Cinder~

We're back, oil in paws. No poop - good thing, cause Dummie was sleeping in the poo box! Outie? Nice walk, no poo, no pee - WHERE is he storing that stuff??? I'll catch up on the mail while Dad tends to cooking up the Kid's oil cocktail.

Oh, for Pete's sake, Dad! What'd ya spekt - he was gonna lap it up offa the spoon, or let you pour it inna his mouth!??? Get a towel, quick - he's got a lot more on his face and he's gonna shake again! Tablespoon goes a long way, huh Dad? Great coverage on the ceiling and the glass door - blends in nicely with the doggie nose and paw prints. No, I don't want a time out sittin' in the car for a bad attitude; I'll go back to typin' while you tidy up. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

Taste it yourself, Dad - it's yuckie AND has no taste. Put it in his bowl, mix in the krunckies, and he'll never know it's there. Well, try more than three krunch pieces - it still looks like a gallon of ugh to him! Boy, that sure slowed down his intake speed. I think he tastes a foreign substance, but I bet he licks the bowl. Yep, he did! Start thinkin' like a Dawg, Dad, and parenting will get a lot easier. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif

Well, now that the Kid's all oiled up, both inside and out, how soon does the next show start? All I know is I'm not standing behind him, and I'll NOT share my 'puter rug with him till he's flushed.

Ya know, Dad, we should put up a sign and charge admission. Two-leggers would PAY to come in and watch this circus! "Now performing, the Phred and his absolutely E-maz-ing troupe of FurKids." Look good in lights, too. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif No, I don't wanna go sit in the car. Kripes, is he grumpy today... http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif

Uh-oh; just noticed I can't see all the replies - how are we gonna sort names? I'll send this 'fore it gets losted, and maybe have to print the names out.

As we speak, the Stray Kid's tummy is gurgling over his motor oil flavored lunch while he naps beside Dad's chair. I can get some 'puter work done sine I don't hafta keep grrrrin' him offa my rug.

More later... /s/ Cinder

[teena]

Cinder - you are a literary genius. I too find myself glued to my computer for the ongoing antics. I must say, I am quite stricken with the name Cinder's Fella. I think its a winner. Cinder, please tell the kid that I hope everything comes out okay http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[tatsxxx11]

Pheeew!!! What a day Cinder Dog!! I'm sure the "kid" would say the same! Still, 'preciate you takin the time outta your BUSY day, supervising the recovery and all, to write us. Like Karen, I am toooo taken with your tales. And while I hate to admit it (having been the subject's initiator) this beats even "Frito Feet" for LOL!!! Can't wait to hear how the lube job turned out http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif And I love the name Cinder Fella too!!! Give the kid a paw for me!! Love ya Cinder!

[Angels3]

Cinders, I hope that the mineral oil does the trick & that Stray Dog dumps some evidence that it has worked. Which brings me to another name choice for him...The Dumpster. That might encourage him to live up to his name. And you'll be known as Cinders and The Dumpster. After all, he dumped himself on your doorstep to find a home. Also a dumpster truck takes away the debris after a fire (that's stretching it a bit). And your Dad might find himself calling Stray Dog 'Dummy' for short whenever he gets mad at him...which will save him searching for words. Yes, Cinders and The Dumpster!

[Phred]

Evening Stray Tail, by Cinder~

"The Boys" just came back in from another happy romp around the Shop in the snow storm. The score: pee = 1, poddy = 0/zip/nuttin. Dad's tappin' his sides now to see if maybe he's still empty or too low to overflow. I suggested we just fill him up and see what happens: fillup and overflow out the back end; fillup and overflow at the front; or continuous filling with mysterious loss of *product*. If the first happens, everybody goes home happy. If it's the second or third, we go see the White Coat on Monday. Oh, yeah; partial problem with #1 is just exactly WHEN the blessed event happens, and I guess WHERE. Three AM in the bunkroom would probably not be called a total suksess. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

For those asking about the fambly's *Zap!* and *ouch!* problem, I added an uptade to that long and sordid tail that should help clear up that issue. As you will see, we haven't *fixed* the problem - I just avoid the "paws of pain". Oh, and here's a link that should go back to the *Zap!* forum: http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/Forum5/HTML/000115.html

Name Game summary to follow.
/s/ Cinder

[Phred]

Step right up and play *Name That Dawg*, with your host, Cinder, the lil Shepherd~

Suggestions needed to name "The Stray", a 1 year old, 21", 30 pound (he shrunk from previous estimates), light & dark gray with black overlay 3/4" long to 1/8" long semi-course coat, partial German Shepherd mixed with quite a bit of ??? Smallish, tipped-over (forward) ears; Long but thin tail. Sorta cute, he starts to grow on ya. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif He's quite timid (read fearful) account abuse from the two-leggers who dumped him in front of Dad's and my house last Sunday. He's super friendly to me, Boots the Kat, and Daddy-O. And if you've been reading these Tails, ya know the rest...

So far, we have the following names (hope & more hope I didn't furget someone's idea)...


Ashley (as in fire ashes)
Ashdog
Ashen
Ashton (wow! He'd have to wear a tie)
Ashtray (play on several themes)
Blaze
Burny or Burnie
Charcoal
Chimney
Cindersfella aka Fella
Cole or Coal (fire)
Dumpster ('splain That to everyone)
Flame
Flash
Flicker (as in flame flickering)
Flint
Gunner (Angels for Animals kennel name)
Match
#2 (as in Number Two; dog or poop)
Poop-in-Box (neat?? at dog skool)
Poopie-Come-Lately (Dad! that's not funny!)
Smoke
Smokey
Sparky (pretty common, usually Dalmation)
Stray
Stray Bo
Stray Boy
Stray Dude
Stray Mate (the Down Under flavour)
Stray Pal
Stryker
Tinder
Trevor aka Trey
Trey / Tres / Tray (French Three = 3rd FurKid
sTray (takeoff on Stray & Trey)


OK, I hope that's all of 'em suggested so far. If we left out anyone's idea, so sorry http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif and Please post it again. Dad and I really like some of 'em; even the Kid pricked his little ear-bones at a few.

Offer some more and everybody can use the list as a reference the next time you hafta name a new FurKid. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

Off we go to home and another dose of *motor oil and Krunchies*.

Thankx for all the Ideas and Kind Thoughts!!!
/s/ Cinder, the lil' Shepherd Dawg http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[Karen]

Hee hee - I'd just stay away from "Fella" - might be awkward calling him outdoors "Here, Fella!" Random male pedestrians would be wondering "Why's that guy calling me, I didn't do anything!"

We had an awkward time with the girl across the street after we named a dog Grace. It quickly became Gracie, the human girl's name was Tracy, and as Gracie loved to slick-sneak past us to run loose, there was much confusion when we'd holler "Gracie! Get back here!" Tracy didn't have much of a sense of humor about it, either!

[Genia]

I had the same thought as Karen about the name "Fella", although CindersFella is a cute idea. I vote for Flicker. It's a great dog's name. It has the "fire" theme and it's a good name for a happy-go-lucky "fella". When I was pregnant and reading all these books on names, one said to yell the name out as though you were calling the child. If it sounds awkard or just plain funny, don't use it. Also think about the dogs personality and the way he looks. You're right about the name Ashton. You should see the looks I get when I yell "Jeffrey" (previous owner's named him) and this little, short, hyper dog with a Basset body and a Lab head comes running.

Karen and Paul, I think you should add a forum and call it "Cinder's Thought of the Day", "Cinder's Adventures" or maybe even a "Cinder's Advice Column" . Cinder's definitely a smart pup and I think all of our pups should be able have a place to talk about thier problems with us humans.

[Angels3]

I agree with Genia that Cinders has given a voice to dogs & cats. Phred has produced the cleverest, funniest true life animal tales I've read for a long time. That man & his dogs & his cats should have literary agents lining up at his door...along with the stray animals.
He's brilliant at going right to the heart of all the things that we love about owning pets. I'm sure Cinders would agree that she's brought her Dad up to be a very smart 2-legger. Imagine what Cinders & her Dad could do to help all our pets explain what their problems are. They really know how to talk the talk.
Karen & Paul, have you ever thought of adopting Cinders & her Dad and giving them a good home on this site...like Genia suggests?

[RachelJ]

Hey Cinder, It's me Hannah!

Listen, Girlfriend, you gotta watch your Dad. If he is anything like my Mom, he's about to go off the DEEP EDGE with this waiting for Stray to make the stinkies, especially now that it is cold and snowy and every time he takes the little critter out, he has to put on the coats and boots and stuff. If you find him crying in the bathroom, you gotta go up to him and give him lots of kissies. That gets them back on track for awhile anyways. I won't explain how I know all this, just let's say it goes back to my yoot when I had issues about when and where to do my business.

I think if the Stray really did have a plug in him, he'd be upchucking his krunchies. Before Tucker came to live with us, (this was after he was a stray and was in this other home where they decided not to keep him) he got into undigestibles and got plugged up pretty good. Anyways he kept bringing stuff up out the front on a pretty steady basis. The vet had to open him up and clean him out. They found candy wrappers and dental floss and the Vet found him $800.00. Just kidding, that Vet guy saved his sorry ass and Mom gets all teary eyed thinking about what happened to her *Baby Boy* before he came to our house.

Anyways Cinder, unlike me, I know you actually WANT a brother, so I won't try to dissuade you, but you watch out, them boys know all about being all lovey dovey and oh, so devoted. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif We'll talk later, Girlfriend!

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[This message has been edited by RachelJ (edited January 27, 2001).]

[Phred]

**BULLETIN** PRODUCTION RESUMES AT STRAY KID POOPIES~

Cinder Dog, the Gen Mngr at another of the Phred's Sankchoairy family of home entertainment facilities, announced that solid waste production had suddenly resumed this morning at the soon to be renamed Stray Kid mobile plant. That operation was believed to be close to closure following a hastily planned downsizing of the duplicating area that preceded last week's mysterious slowdowns in the waste processing areas. This first solids delivery caught everyone in Phred's home office quite by surprise as the delivery site, the dining room rug, was not where company founder Phred had planned for it to happen. The on-site containment team managed final disposal without much damage, owing to the somewhat dry and firm packaging of this oversize load.

Always full of surprises, the Stray Unit continued to astound company execs by unleashing a torent of liquid materials while visiting the Shop facility an hour later. The Unit was researching in a back room when it delivered a large, very large, load of liquid wastes onto a company canvas carry case. Fast action by the containment team avoided major damage from the high flow discharge from this newer mobile plant.

Ms Cinder expressed disappointment that Unit manager Stray was not available for personal comment; he had been quickly sent to the Shop side yard to complete a research project on more appropriate future disposal sites. She advised that he had a 30 foot diameter area to cover in order to find a suitable location. Date and time of his return was unknown. Mr Phred was believed to be involved in this hopefully temporary assignment.

A tentatively planned company outing to White Coat Laboratories, rumored to have been scheduled for Monday, has been cancelled. The Stray Unit renaming project will continue.

In closing, Ms Cinder also mentioned that the restrictive hard neck support that had been installed to prevent damage to the sensitive duplicating area renovation site on Stray had been removed. A senior executive felt that last Wednesday's temporary repairs to the excavation site had cured sufficiently to eliminate the need for this akward security measure. The Stray Unit expressed it's appreciation of this management decision and promised to work towards acheiving all of the corporate goals for future plans and policies.

[tatsxxx11]

Hey Hannah! It's me Star; owner of Tats. Wow, you sure write swell. Lots a good advice there from the girls' point of view. Your story sure was a tear jerker!! Yikes, had me balling there for a while. Check out my post on "General." I'm startin a "Star Flash" posting with lots of yummy tidbits of doggie info. like what's happenin at my den and other interestin tails 'round doggie-dom. I think it's time we pups started xchangin info. from a dog's eye view if you get my drift. Boy this Cinder's sumthin, huh? Can't wait to get the poop on the poop! Been there, done that is all I gotta say! Don't have a bro myself. Just chicks here cept for dad and Mr. B the feline who can get a bit pushy as cats will do. We tolerate him though. He's good for a few laughs, tormenting him and all. As fer names...I still like CindersFella. Think it's a cool handle. Keeps the "fire" theme flamin and kinda bonds the two critters together. Fella itself is kinda cool. Guess we'll know soon what the verdict is in more ways than one! Cinder's dad sounds like quite a handful for one pup. Definitely think Cinder needs an bud to balance the load. You know, the ole bait and switch. Kinda like a tag team! Won't those two keep him hoppin!! Well, mom's callin....AGAIN!! Gotta go! Waitin to hear from you Cinder! Hope there's not gonna be a big "splosion" or somethin in the bedroom when the kid finally lets loose. WOOOOOOOOOO!!! Next one to blow will be dad!!

[tatsxxx11]

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! Wow. That came fast and FURIOUS!!! As they say, it's either feast or famine in the world of canine elimation cycles. In this case, it was a beautious banquet of bountiful proportions. Glad to hear all personnel responded so quickly and efficiently to the effected disposal site, that containment was swift and efficient, and that as we "speak" plans are being "laid" (if nothing else isn't) to further facilitate the redirection of anticipated future evacuations to more appropriate site drops! As you say, immediate consideration of flow redirection is critical at this juncture as the further laying of large amounts of liquid cable seems inevitable due to the recent consumption of massive amounts of lubricanting agents. What a productive day! All I can is, that's a "load" off my mind Stray!!

[Karen]

Originally posted by Angels3:
I agree with Genia that Cinders has given a voice to dogs & cats. ... Karen & Paul, have you ever thought of adopting Cinders & her Dad and giving them a good home on this site...like Genia suggests?

Hi! After some thinking, discussion, and a little emailing with Cinder, I think the "animal tails" are just as fun in the scattered places they are! That way when the hoomins are discussing a certain topic, you guys can weigh in with you canine, feline or other perspective that people night not have thought about on their own.

If the "animal tails" were all segregated in one area, people might miss 'em if they were only interested in a different area or topic. So, dogs, cats and others out there, opine away, just be sure to point out at the beginning that it's you speaking!

[RachelJ]

It's me, Hannah.

First, I gotta say thank goodness THAT is over, and I think all of you know of what I speak. Parents sure do obcess about what and when stuff comes out of our butts. I thought it was just a "Mom thing", but apparently Cinder's dear old dad has got his nose where it doesn't belong as well. Now with all that grease Stray's been getting, it will be a while before his tum tum settles down to normal.

Star, you got to give the Cinder Girl credit. She has taken over this board from the Know It All two-leggers. With the rest of us chiming in now and then, we will RULE!!!! Well, okay, at least until dinner time. I'm really trying to lay low on the adoption of Stray topic because I really want it to go through, you know like.. misery loves company. Once Cinder has a *Baby Boy* as a sibling and there ain't no turning back, then I can really let loose on what she will have to deal with...Tee Hee, I am such a devil dog.

Now, everybody prepare yourself (gag) Mom's coming on with the poem that she says relates to Tucker (and she thinks it would be a good one for Stray as well).

signed: Hannah, the Beautious One

[RachelJ]

Shut Up, Hannah!

Okay, this is the poem I wanted to share. I think it is by Evelyn Colbath from The Shelter Dog. I think it is called My Baggage.

"Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked in my warm new bed,
I'd like to open my baggage,
Lest I forget.
There is so much to carry-
So much to regret.
Hmm...yes, there it is right on top,
Let's unpack loneliness, hearache and loss.
And there by my leash hides fear and shame.
As I look on these things I tried so hard to leave-
I still have to unpack my baggage called pain.
I loved them, the others, the ones who left me.
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.
Will you add to my baggage? Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things
And take me right back?
Do you have time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage, to never repack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see.
But I do come with baggage - Will you still want me?"

[Phred]

Cinder sez Wow, Hannah...

That piece you Mom posted kinda sums up how I felt when Dad drove all the way to Wheeling, WV to 'dopt me.

I showed it to the Stray Kid and he asked if we should show it to Dad. I said it couldn't hurt and might help, so we called him over to the 'puter. He didn't say nuffin for a long time, and then I noticed his eyes were both leakin'. Then he *scritched* both me an' The Kid and said "we'll see, we'll see..."

I told The Kid we'd have to work on his pee & poddy really hard and then maybe things would turn out OK. He promised to try harder. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

Tell your Mom she did good, Hannah. /s/ Cinder

[tatsxxx11]

Ah! Crying about the poem, crying about the Tucker man, crying bout the Stray Kid! Star's starting a pup prayer group tonight with Cody and her friends. Gonna put all their paws together, crossed real tight and pray to the doggie angels that Stray Kid is gonna find his forever home there with dad and Cinder Dog. Star thinks he's got a pretty darn good chance of nuzzlin into that big ole heart of dad's and never letting go. I think with a little help from his friend, the Kid will do just fine. Thinking of you guys with love and laughter. Sleep tight sweet angels.

[Phred]

Round 2 of Cinder's NAME THAT DAWG contest~

Dad says time to make some progress here; he's been practice shoutin' all the suggestions. Me an' The Kid think he's starting to topple over the edge. Plus the Kid thinks he's being hollered at http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/confused.gif , and for at least the last hour he actually hasn't done anything wrong. Here's the current Dad, me, and Stray Kid list of good possibilities:

Ashley
Ashton
Flash
Flint
LaFrance (they make firetrucks)
Shilling (our road name, where found)
Smokey
Soot possibly Sooty (but sounds sorta close to Cinder)
Stray Boy
Stray Mate
Trey or is it Tres? and is it pronounced "tray" ??? Need a Frenchy to help.
?

No offense to any and all other suggestions. Some that we really liked got scratched 'cause they were sounding too close to "Cinder".

This is getting as bad as when I needed a name. Went around for almost two weeks as "Pup Dog" til Mr Purfection finally de-sided. But I guess I'm happy he took the time - I kinda like the Cinder thing http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif. And if Whats-his-name gets to stay I don't wanna be 'barresed every time Thunder-Lungs hollers our names. Who want's a liddel brudder with a Dorky name? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif

I told Dad to hold a vote, but then I 'membered you Two-Leggers had trouble pickin' the Prez, so furgit the vote idea.

Shoot over any better ideas anybody has. /s/ Cinder & The Kid http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[RachelJ]

Trey (yes, it is pronouced Tray) is a three on dice or cards. One of our little neighbor kids is called Trey. It is not his given name but his dad must have been a II and he a III so instead of calling him the same name as his dad, they call him Trey.
Sorry it doesn't have the firefighter connotation unless them dudes play a lot of poker in their down time.

What about "Captain", "Chief" "Sarge"...don't firefighters have some sort of rank like the military? What would be the low man on the totem pole 'cause we wouldn't want him coming in like he was the boss of anybody?
Sorry, Cinder, I know you are narrowing the names down, but I just can't stop myself.

[Angels3]

Originally posted by Karen:
... you guys can weigh in with your canine, feline or other perspective that people night not have thought about on their own.


Hi, Karen, I'm a little tibetan spaniel called Angel. Thank heavens my Mom has shut up for a minute to let somebody with a lot more brains speak (me!). I like the idea you've come up with along with Cinder.
Cinder can wander thro' all the forums, dragging her Dad behind her, sniffing out us 4-leggers who need some peer support.
That's good thinking, Karen. Sort of going with the flow. I come from Tibet & I'm very buddhist so I go with the flow all the time. It's these 4-leggeds I live with who get all over-organized. It's so nice to meet a soulmate in Cinder Dog. Hope we exchange sniffs a lot in these forums...

[tatsxxx11]

Hey...Angel.....Star here. You sound really cool. The Buddhist thing and all. All spiritual like. We need a calming woof of reason and respect round here. Specially since I been spoutin my yapper off lately! As for names, me and Cody talked it over and our FINAL votes go for Trey and CinderFella a.k.a "Fella!" oh, and we also like Flash (suits the kids personality pretty well we think) oh, oh, and Sparky!!! Love Sparky! Yeah, yeah, we know, simple; common! But, a true classic none the less. A name with personality. That's my handle when I'm being my cutest and most playful. Mom says I'm a Star with "spark-a-tude!" Kinda soots the kid's karma too, dont ya think? Yeah, Cinder and Sparky...Got the fire thing going there too. OK, that's "my final answer!" Oh, and mom says to tell you, yes she did vote for pres., kinda, she thinks....which guy was it now????

[Angels3]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tatsxxx11:
Hey...Angel.....Star here. You sound really cool. The Buddhist thing and all. All spiritual like. We need a calming woof of reason and respect round here.[/QUOTE
]
Hi, Star, nice to meet you. Yes, it's great to be a calm little buddhist especially as I live with 2 busybody shelties. Isn't it great that Cinder Dog has opened the floodgates for us dogs to tell things just the way it is with us. Our hoomans really think they know us...like my Mom thinks I'm a cute little golden button of a thing. But I know that I'm a Lion Dog of the East whose job it was to sit out on the ledges of the buddhist monasteries & give the alert when enemies came. I lie for hours at the side fence guarding our house...just like a true Lion Dog. And my hoomans still think I'm a cute button!!!!!!!
About Stray Dog's name...Bill Cosby used to say that people should give their children a name that ends in a vowel. That makes a good name for yelling...you can hold onto the vowel at the end to really yell. Like Billeeeeeeeeeee. So ,Cinders, you might pass this piece of info on to your Dad.
Great talking with you, Star & Cinder Dog.
Angel the Tibbie

[AdoreMyDogs]

Cinder & the Kid,

Hi it's Graham here to tell ya that after much thought and deebate between me and my lil sister, we decided that we would like to vote for the name Sparky for the Kid. It's old fashoned but it's actually funny, and your dad must have a good sence of humor to put up with the poopie issues!

Cinder, I hope you are able to teach that kid bruther of yours where to let loose of all those stinkies bekause I like to hear about the Kid and you actually LIKE him! I wanted my lil sisturd...I mean sister to run away and never come back into MY house when her last 2 leggers gave her to mom. But now she's ok I guess. She has real bad breath and she makes non stop noise but she's not all that bad. Anyway, I think you are famous here on pet talk and I almost can't believe I get to talk to the one and only YOU! If you start to get jealous that the Kid is there, make sure you let Dad pat him first when it's real dry outside so he gets the best *ZAP* and then you can get the good pats, while the Kid walks away sizzeling!

K, gotta go before Cassie tells on me for using the clickie keys without asking first.

Bye,
Graham

[ownerof3dogs]

My gang and I think Blaze is a cool name. Or since that new kid is cause'in so much trouble you could call em Hazard

[Sudilar]

Killian and Shiloh:
We think that (Cinder's)Fella is a great name. If you think that your Dad yelling out "Fella" is so bad, consider what our Mom yells out: Kill Shy http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif LOL

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***Save a life, ADOPT***

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[Genia]

Since Flicker is out, I'll vote for Blaze or Smokey. We had a Tennessee Walker horse named Smokey when I was a kid, so I'm kinda partial to Smokey.

[This message has been edited by Genia (edited January 28, 2001).]

[Corinna]

Merlin here, Not to confuse the subject but how about Hook as in hook and ladder. Or as in the fact Cinder and dad are hooked on stray. Mommy has a hard time letting strays go here too. I have lots of playmates,Dad keeps telling me about how bad she was when they lived in the country. That was before my time ,she still has 2 kats,3 chinchillas a hamster, and 3 rabbits. Never lonesome her,Oh yeah my 17year old human brother. Hope you keep stray for company!

[tatsxxx11]

Cinder, Cinder, hello Cinder??? You there Cinder?? So, what's the scoop on the poop, Cind? How's the Kid doing? Oh, Star here. Gettin a little nervis waitin to hear how you and the group are doin. Hope he was able to "contain" himself!! Anywho, we're waitin on ya for an update. Maybe soon it'll be official like and dad can finally announce the award winning name? Hope to hear from ya soon. Star

[Phred]

Dad, PICK ONE! We're all goin' krazy here.

Cinder here; trying to figure out how the Kid and I can get some cotton stuffed in our earbones. This voice testing of his names is REALLY, Really getting stressful. I try to ignore it, but Dummie (there's a good one) keeps jumpin' up to see what *his master's voice* wants. Give us a Break!

We'd agreed on this short list when Dad grabs another fire book and startes reading the Index! Now the "short" list is longer than the first long one...

Flint (OK as Flinty (says Dad), shouts ok as Fliiiiint; in the running
Smokey (OK as Smoke, Cinder & Smoke sounds good, shouts ok; list topper
new additions:
Carbon just got added, but doesn't shout well other than Carrrrbon
Hydro (I could do a lot with this one http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Rehab

Dad's convinced that some consonants shout as good as vowels - ya should hear what he can do with Ciiiinderrrrrrrr at midnite! Wakes dogs up for half a mile in all directions.

Now he's agonizing over whether it otta be Smokey or Smokie?? When will this end? I gotta idea - he often calls me "Woof"; how 'bout we make it *Woof 1* and *Woof 2*??

I'll fill y'all in on the weekend later. /s/ Cinder

[tatsxxx11]

Love, love, love Smokey!! Since the Kid won't be signing his name anytime soon, sure HE doesn't care how it's spelled! But, I think Smok(ey) is more of a classic...either way, it's a keeper!! Oh, Cind, Star here...Layin off those unyins!!? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[Daisy's Mom]

Hey everyone, Daisy the Basset Hound here. I've been keeping kinda quiet throughout this whole ordeal cuz, well I admit it, I was gettin' kinda jealous of Cinder. Mom just loves her! But I saw how cool you are Cinder, and how much fun you other pooches are havin' here so I said hey, why not? I haven't used any 'puters before and it's kinda hard to type since my paws are huge and my long Basset ears keep gettin' in the way but I'm tryin'. Anyway, I like Flash and Flint for names. Mom says she does too but she only said that cuz I did and I'm the boss! Cinder, I'm glad The Kid did his poopies. Backed up poopies can be quite a problem. I have no problems with 'em but my boyfriend Moe used to get as clogged as the shower drain after I take a bath durin' sheddin' season. He takes some special food now and he's all better. I also hope you get to keep your friend. I want a lil' brother or sister but Gramma says no more dogs. I guess I can live with that since I got lotsa friends around here, but I think it would be nice. I've been readin' around and two-dog houses sound kinda nice! And Hannah you may try to sound tuff but I know under that growl you love Tucker!! By the way, he's got a good name, it's Mom's last name! Hey this usin' the 'puter thing isn't so bad! It's kinda fun acshully. Oh no! THERE'S A U.P.S. TRUCK OUTSIDE! WITH A U.P.S. GUY IN IT! Gotta go save the world guys!!!!
Luv,
Daisy

[ownerof3dogs]

How about the name Chance like in second chance since you saved the little guy

[tatsxxx11]

Hey, Daisy, Star the lab here. Geeeeez, you sound just like me!! I was kinda gettin my tail in a twist over all the time mom was spending talkin bout and writing to Cinder Dog. (See my own posting in dogs general under "Star Flash.") Boy, was I havin a case of the Grrrrrrr's!!!! But, I vented, came to see the Cinder Dog and Kid as kinda cool, and now we talk reglar and think we're even becomin good pals. Hope I can be one to you too, Daisy. Always thought you Basset girls were soooo cool looking! Do you use hair clips to keep yer ears outta yer food? Anywho, I like the name Flash too, 'cept I voted for Sparky (my nickname) and Smokey. Just wish they'de get off the bowl with this one! Hey, did ya get the UPS guy? My UPS guy thinks I fell off the turnip truck or somethin. Tried to bribe me the first delivery with a krunchie. GEEEEZ! Take more than that to get me to lay off the leg, if you get my ruffff! Catch ya later, Daisy. Be sure to watch Miracle Pets tonite to see Kiwi, one of our Dogs of the Day. She was a reeeeeeel hero lab to her handicapped mom! Bye for now. Star

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[Angels3]

Originally posted by Phred:
Smokey (OK as Smoke, Cinder & Smoke sounds good, shouts ok; list topper
Cinder

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Cinder Dog, I go along with Dad on 'Smokey' as the top name for Stray Dog. Fills all bills:
. Goes with Cinder
. Spelling is good: 'smokey' is a REAL word...dunno about 'smokie'
. Good for yelling
. Lends itself to being varied just for fun...like 'Smoke', 'The Big Smoke', 'Smokes'
. Has a theme song, 'On Top of Old Smokey'...you can sing to your new brother, Cinder.
Yes, my final vote goes to 'Smokey'. But you & Dad might like to keep thinking & trying other names out. The final name has got to work for you!

[Daisy's Mom]

Hey, Daisy here again. This 'puter thing is kinda addictin'! Now I see why Mom's always typin' on it. Yah I wanna be friends with all you doggies too. Hey thanks Star, yah us Basset girls are pretty cool, I must admit. I don't wear hair clips but sometimes if Mom gives me some leftover stew or somethin' messy she puts my ears in a scrunchie and makes a little "ponytail" (I don't understand that name one bit... they are doggie ears, NOT a pony tail!). Everyone laughs and says its so cute. I dunno about the cuteness factor but hey it's worth it for some hyoomin food. Yah know, I like you lab girls too! One of my bestest friends is a lab pup named Sammy, even though sometimes she gets too rough with me (accordin' to Mom at least) and Mom jumps on top of her and yells, "RUN DAISY RUN!" Hehehe that always gives me a good tail wag. So Cinder, how's The Kid today? Any new stories? Aw gosh I sound like Mom...

Slobbery Kisses,
Daisy

P.S. Star, that mean old Mom of mine wouldn't let me out to get the UPS man. He was on the stairs and I think he mighta put a bomb on the porch! Poor Mom is so oblivious. The whole world is out to get her and she don't even know. Lucky she's got me to save her from things like ants, UPS guys, and coats. The hyoomins just don't know how much we do for 'em!

[Karen]

Okay, Cinder, let your Dad know - the spelling choice is easy! For a boy, it'd be SmokEY, cause with the IE, it's a girly name!
Of the remaing choices, I like Flint (kinda rugged like Clint Eastwood) and Smokey, as long as the kid doesn't get confused with references to the fire-fighting Smokey the Bear!

[RachelJ]

Yah, I have to agree with Karen...Smokie is way too girlie. And the Stray might be real sensitive in that area inasmuch as he lost a few of the male accessories as it is. No use rubbing it in!

"Smokey The Dog" would clear up any confusion with that bear. And being as Smokey lends itself to lots of nicknames
(and we LOVE nicknmes), I'd say go with it, even though last night on the show where former Dog of the Day, Kiwi, was featured they had a dog named Pheonix. That would have tons of signifigance...Pheonix rising from the ashes, i.e. a burned out life brought forth in full splender from the CINDERS.

[Phred]

>>Introducing: ***SMOKEY***

By almost semi-popular demand, the folks at Phred's Place have finally agreed on the moniker for the newest FurKid in residence. Now of course the *Smokey* part is just the call name, afishally the young lad has a slightly more formal handle, in an attempt to make happy as many contributors to the effort as possible. His full (very full) names is gonna be: "Smokey Stray Mate, the Trey Kid".

He's never gonna figure that all out. At least I only had to learn Cinder Woof, the Dog. The Cinder and Woof together mean ease up, I'm on touchy ground. Cinder + Dooooog means oops, this is gonna be bad. Woof Dog is usually a good sign. Five labels is a bit much, but I unnerstan we had a lot of help and have sum obligations...

So here's the Winners List, with extra thankx to everybody who also helped but didn't get selected:
Moderator-in-Chief KAREN for the *Smokey* part
Cinder Dog with a LOT of supporting votes for the *Stray* part
Down Under ANGELS3 for the *Mate* part
RACHAEL J for the *Trey* part
and Everybody can claim the *Kid* part


Dad's been tryin' it out on the Kid - talk about Totally Un-Impressed! Yesturday he'd spin his paws to dash inna the shop when Dad went in there to "test" call him with Smokey. Now the Smoke part gets his best >Duh, Huh?< look with the wrinkled brow and the twitching ears; a try with Stray sometimes gets a turn of the head, but little paw action. Hey, Kid! has gotten both of us two different times. Dad's making those funny *grinding noises* with his toofs.

But it's too late ta change it now... We went back to the Angels' Place last nite to return their hard collar and Dad made 'em add his new name to his perm'nant rekords. Dad also had the Angel in Charge ickspress his glands, whaterver that is. They hadda walk through Kat Country to get aroung the doggie inmates to avoid a shoutin' match, and the Angel was 'mazed how well behaved the Smoke was when he strolled past the Kitty Klosets. She said he was sooo much calmer than when they first saw him. Dad asked about his rabies tag and the Angel said they held onta that till the Kid got a pem'nant 'doption. Dad said they better give us the tag then. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif He hadda write our name an address again and then she gave him the tag an some heartworm pills. We gotta go back to get his zipper undone this weekend, and he goes back one more time for a booster owchie.

We went home an praktised name callein'.

Dad sez thankx again to all the name suggesters - hope most everbody's happy!

/s/ Cinder & the Smokey Kid...

[lhg0962]

Cinder and Smokey,
We have been sitting back, just reading, all the advice you have been getting, plus all of the great name selections. Whew!!! We sure are glad you finally decided on something. Who would want to go around with no name? We were about to suggest that you call him "no name dog".
Sure is a good thing that your dad, Phred, finally decided to keep Smokey. How could he let him go now that you all have been through so much together? We figure the pooping problems must be a lot better since you haven't mentioned them in your last few messages. Congratulations on that! Our mom gets really upset if we go in the wrong place, so we NEVER do.
Please keep us up to date on what's happening in your lives. Our lives are pretty boring. We play, sleep, eat and play some more. We are always together, so we're especially glad for you, Cinder and Smokey, that you have each other now.
Love,
Honey and Lilly in SC

[RachelJ]

WHHHHEEEEW....I've been holding my breath so long just hoping that Smokey finally had a name and then in one fell swoop, I find out that he has a forever home as well. What a relief. I am so excited and happy for Stray - ooops I mean Smokey - and Cinder and Kat and Phred. Let's everybody lift a tall cool one tonight in honor of the wonderous event and before you even ask, Hannah, no you cannot have any laps from my glass of wine. This is truly the best news.

HIP HIP HURRAY - Now next is Cinder and Smoke for Dogs of the Day.

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[tatsxxx11]

From all at the "House of Star and Cody" big congratulations!! Another happy ending here at "Pet Talk!" We are heading downstairs to lift a glass to dad, the now official Smokey and of course, Cinder Dog!! ONE big happy family!! Yeah! Now, can't wait for more tales from the continuing saga of Cinder and Smokey the "Stray Kid no more".....!!!! LOL http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Oh, and Hannah, Star says "Go for it!"

[Karen]

Oh, congratulations, Smokey, on both the new name, and the forever home! So glad everything has worked out, welcome to the family!

[Angels3]

I'm a bit late with my congratulations to Smokey Stray Mate, the Trey Kid...being down the other side of the world. Love the full name...it's the kind of long, well thought out name that's given to a pedigree dog. And Smokey's a top dog & deserves a name like that.
Smokey Stray MATE makes him an honorary Aussie. When somebody does something really good here in australia, we use the phrase,'Onya, mate!' It's short for 'Good on you, mate!'. So, Cinder, when Smokey does good things, you might like to think about saying, 'Onya, mate!' instead of 'Good, boy'.
Congratulations to Pred, Cinder, Karen, & everyone who gave us a new doggy friend in
Smokey.

[karen israel]

YAY!! YIPEE!! YAHOO!! Totally Fantastic! Awesome! Great! Wonderful! Magificent! Welcome, Smokey, to the "family" and our hearts! Way to go Cinder & Phred! I love happy endings!!!

Hi again, everbody; it's Cinder ~

Time for me to intro my liddel brudder, Smokey the Kid. OK Smoke - jump rite in here and say Hello to all the wunnerful KurKids and Hoomins that are rootin' for ya...
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Gosh, Cinners, I'm too scairt ta talk on the 'pooter keys. What should I say? Oh, OK, Cin.

I wanna say a Big Thankx to all you folks that talked Dad into keepin' me insted of given me ta the Angels at the shelter jail. I think I'm allowed to stay as long as I keep behavin' and don't fight with Cinder or the Kat. Dad's made some calls and is trying to get us into the Dog Skool that starts reel soon. He even told Cinders that she might be goin' back to the Skool for a 'fresher lessin or two (heeheehe).
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Oops, sorry. Hey CinDog, Help!

Cinder again... The Kid go a little 'cited there and started banging keys with both paws. He'll katch on perty quick - he's a smart lil' pup. Like he said - Thanks to all our friends for talkin' to Dad!!

We'll talk again later...

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Cind, Smoke, Star "Burst" here. Geezz, I'm barkless! My little labbie heart is sittin in a puddle at my paws!! You two are just the bestest pups and real buds to all us kids and hoomins. Feels like I known yuz all my life. Thinks that's what my mom taught me it means to be and have a real friend. I hope I can be your forever friend, Cind and Smoke! Now Cind, keep the youngin in line and make sure he don't mess up and end up back in jail! You can kinda like, be his "tooter!" I think he'll love school with all the other kids too. As for his 'puter skills.....well, like housebreakin; some things just take time and praktice, praktice, praktice!! I'll be posting a Star Burst "Flash" soon...some real heartbreakers!! Watch for me soon on my channel, "Star Flash..." Oh, and don't forget to tell dad, should he venture out tonight, to leave you the remote!! Love ya, Star and Cody

[This message has been edited by tatsxxx11 (edited February 02, 2001).]

[Angels3]

Onya, Smokey! That was an amazing first try on the computer. Cinder Dog must be a great teacher. Between the two of you, there must be a powerful amount of brainpower. I'm sure you'll both do great at School...Smokey as a freshman and Cinder as a postgrad student.
Take good care of your Dear Old Dad because he's given you both (& Kat) the bestest home.
Now, when are you going to start writing a book on that computer!

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Congrats to both of you doggies! I'd glad Smoke's gonna stay with you Cind. You guys are gonna have a lot of fun together! Two dogs are better than one. This has been quite an interestin' conversation we've all had, and it's even got us furkids to start using the pyooter! So thanks to Cinder and Smokey and good luck to ya!

[RachelJ]

Hey Cinder, it's me Hannah. Now that the Smokes is family, you might as well start keeping a journal, because I'm sure there will be lots going on at your house and sometimes a dog needs to vent. With all the these nosey cyber friends wanting to know all your business, you might as well just write it down and let them see what's going on at Phred's place. Geez, they're always loggin' on to check whether you've posted anything anyway! I used to be a little jealous (like Star) of all the time Mom spent on the puter and then talking about Cinder this and Cinder that. But then I realized, if Mom is enjoying Cinder and the Smokes maybe that will keep her away from those rescue and animal shelter sites.
Those are dangerous territory for the likes of my Mom. Next thing I would look up and there would be another Tucker in the bed.

Hi to Star, Cody, Daisy, Hannah, and all the rest of you guys ~

We just popped into the Shop to grab some lunch and check in to say Howdy. Trere's quite a few tails to tell on Brother Smokey that I don't have time for rite now. Dad wants to run some errands and says maybe we'll stop back.

Hannah, you and Star are right about that watch out for strays - unless the Hoomins are willing to get a new Big Bed you gotta watch how big the fambly gets. The Smoke just figgured out where Dad and Me go when we climb onto the bed - he started climbing up on Friday night. Talk about *chummy* - we pack in so tight on both sides of Dad he can't hardly roll over! And that's without Kat 'cause Boots is still a little timid sleepin' next to the Kid http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif . Add the Kat and I'd say we're a little bit past full-up. Might be a tiny bit better when the Kid graduates past the leash tied to the foot of the bed. That's to keep him outa trouble and also minimize the number of miles he can put on the Kat each night. Also makes it a little tight for him to move around without steppin' on Dad's tenter spots or mashin' me in the ribs http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif.

Dad says NOW! ...Later /s/ Cinder Woof

Greetings, fellow NawteeDawgs ~ Cinder & Smoke saying Hi! while we're still allowed to use the 'puter...

Promised to tell some Tails on ole' Smokey, but Dad sez I tell everbody how bad I've been or he takes me offa the 'puter. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif

We (Smoke & Me) just did the Super No-No. Dad put us on the rope at the Shop when we got here an' we played together reel nice. One of Dad's FireBuds came to visit and Dad sees >>we're gone<< an the rope's busted right at the post, which means we're running together but tied together... Dad and the Bud holler, but we can't here them 'cause we're both a quarter mile upstreet in town. Dad starts walkin' and the Buddy drives upstreet on his way home. Well the Buddy sees the DogKatcher Truck pull in behind the 'partments in town and thinks maybe the Katcher Guy knows more than he does, so's he follows. Katcher Guy gets out with a long stik wiffa rope on it and goes upstairs to a 'partment over a carport roof. Guess who's up onna roof all snarled up onna railing? Yep, me an the SmokeMutt; all dirty an scruffy lookin, and kinda yappy 'cause we're all tied up wiff our rope. Katcher Guy takes my license plate number and notes that the Smoke has my last year plate on his collar. 'Bout that time the Bud has called Dad onna cell dinger and Dad's on the way up; the Bud tells the Katcher Guy he knows us doggies so the katcher pole goes back inna truck. Dad skreeches to a stop an dashes up the steps and starts untying us. Guess we acted like we knew Dad, 'cause the Katcher Guy dint ask Dad to prove we were his. Dad dint even get a ticket; the Katcher Guy just said Smokey needed a tag in the next two weeks. It was a REEL Quiet ride back to the Shop... Even though it's a bit past BrunchTime, I suggested to the Kid that we not "hound" Dad ta feed us, since the air is so thick with >>tension<< you could carve it wiffa knife!

More trouble: the 'puter died 3 times while we were ritin this story. Dad finally noticed it happens when one of us flops down on the MuttMat unner the 'puter desk. He crawled under an wiggled the main power cord for the 'puter an it croaked again. Hmmm; the plug inna wall that Shadow worked on for 5 years an I've been wigglin' for the last two years finally was ready to fall out. Dad crawled under with a wire tie to put the fix on the problem. He thought it was real nice for the Smoke to crawl under, on top of his chest, no less, to help. I crawled in beside Dad to supervise. I find it helps to *bond* when you've really screwed up BigTime and the Two-Legger is starting to show sings of >STRESS< http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif.

I'll send more if I'm allowed to. Dad has to look to be sure the 'puter dint scramble any 'portant stuff while it's been blinkin' on an off Sunday and today.

/s/ the NawteeDawgs...

[Sudilar]

Cinder & Smoke, youse guys are a riot. This is better den watchin' Animal Planet all day. It's a regular doggie soap opera! Ma reads us your stories every day and she said sumptin' like she's glad we two are a little less mis-chee-vis?? Keep the fun stories rollin' in...

Shiloh & Killian (both GSDs)

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***Save a life, ADOPT***

Hi, Shiloh & Killian, Cinder here ~

Dad sez these Tails would be reel funnie - like hee-heee funnie, if it weren't for the sad fact that they're all true!

He keeps 'minding Smoke and Me that the Kid only gets to stay as long as we behave. And I guess I'd hafta say it would be a stretch to say we've been behavin' the last couple days. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Oh Cinder...Star here. Now that's one fer da books!! Say it ain't so, Cind!! Like, I knows yuz two are like bonding an all, an I thunk I dun it all. But your little s-capade puts me and my triks to shame!! Remember, as the "first born" it's your job to teach the new kid the ropes! NOT untie them!! And fire dads like Phred are there to reskue pups from big puddles with krunchie water and hot dens, not from roofs or trees. That's where Kat types get stuck! And let me tell ya from xperience, yuz DON'T want that there guy with the long stick and neck choker thingy to lasso yuz up and stik yuz in jail. That's there's reeeel doggie hell and dad just might think twice bout springin yuz. And I'm still skratchin my butt tryin to figger how yuz two got up there...TIED TOGETHER!! Listen Cind to a pup who's been round the block. After all you guys been through, don't wanna hear that this team's breakin up! Listen, I know how hard it is to please these hoomins, but you and the Smoke's gotta give it yer all. Dad AND the 'puter just might have a meltdown if you don't. Keepin my paws crossed. Love Star and Codster

C'mon, Star ~ You'n Cody are startin ta sound like Dad...

I should noe better than to run around like that. I wuz borned down around Wheeling, WV and got 'rested by the county jailer there with one of those choker stikz that the Katcher Guy was gettin' ready to use 'fore Dad's Buddy spoke up for us. I think we was kinda' close to going for a ride in the Guy's mobile jail truck. It's also a reely, reely good thing the nice Guy dint give Dad a ticket!

I'm a little fuzzy how we got onna roof. There wuz guys working next door at the ding dong company building, and a dog lives somewhere inna 'partment where we wuz. Maybe someone chased us up to the porch then we went onta the roof from there. Dad couldn't tell if were got tied by a Hoomin or just snarled ourselves up. Dad says he's gonna stop tomorrow an see if the ding dong men helped by tyin' us up. Says he otta thank 'em if they did.

All I remember is SmokeMutt whinin' and bawlin' that we'd never get back home with Dad anna Kat, he wuz hungry, and gettin' tired of runnin' and trippin' over each other. I was thinkin' how bad we'd been to run 'cross the busy road that runs past the Shop into town. We wuz both perty happy to see Dear ol' Dad pull up for the rescue!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Star here. Pheeeeew!!!!!! Bet yer soooooo glad yuz have such a goooooooood dad! Now stay put and lay low. Thanks for the klarifikation!!! Bet'll you'll think twice fore doin sumthin dumb like that again! And make sure Smoke's got on all his proper jewelery on!! Might lose yuz cuz we all havin some nasty storm with lotta winds and everythins rattlin and blinkin and the 'puter might go bust. Oh, did I tell ya?? Mu unkle's a fire guy like dad too. My kusin's a choclate labbie named Barney. He gives his dad quite a workout too! It's been once or twice his buds had to do a reskue like Phred! Sleep good you guys. Luv ya, Star

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Wow I'm glad you doggies are safe! Yah Star's right, don't go too far in this storm. 'Specially if you're short 'cause you might smother. I gotta jump just to breathe! But don't run away any more, and 'specially without the right collar stuff. One time I wandered but I had my collar that says "Daisy" and our phone number, plus lots of jinglin' things. Anyway I wandered 'cause I was feelin' rebellyus. So I wandered down the street a lil' and then this old guy saw me and lured me in his house with good food. He was gonna keep me if I didn't have a home! He just couldn't resist a gorgeous girl like me. But he called the number on my collar and was kinda sad that Mommy owns me. Good thing I had my collar on! You better wear yours, and Smokey better too. Well I gotta go, I'll seeya later. Behave yerselves, at least 'till Dad calms down http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[RachelJ]

It's me, Hannah!

Geez, you two had an exciting day. Your Dad's heart must have been going thumpity thump, thinking that he losted the both of you. All he'd of have left would have been that darn Kat.

Now I like a wild day in the neighborhood better than anybody, but the most fun is if Mom and Dad are chasing me through the neighbors backyards yelling "Come, Hannah, come", especially if it is early in the morning. Last time Tucker had a chance to go with me and (can you believe it) the wus went right back to Mom the first time she called. That time she wouldn't even chase me. She just sat on the front stoop with a cookie in her hand. I wanted to go blocks and blocks like I had done before, but it didn't seem to be any fun without her huffing and puffing right along behind me. I kept circling back to see if she was coming, and nope, she was right there on the stoop, so I just came and got that cookie. She sure knows how to spoil the fun.

Anyway, Cinder, I am glad that you are okay, and that your Dad isn't too ticked off at you and Smoken....

Shhh... We're on low profile till the great edventure blows over http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif .

Yesterday was a high security day with outies done on an as needed, one at a time, basis. I thought for a while we'd be paw-printed upon return, but Dad allowed visual rekonition.

We're getting prepped for Smokey the Kid's big first day at skool. He's been sent out to unload brunch so many times he's starting to loose his enthusiasm to go. And our water bowl got dumped out at 5pm to prevent a pee problem. Dad would probably die if the Kid hiked a leg during class http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. I think his uniform will be his ratty red bandanna, a hand-me-down from me. I guess I stay here in the Shop 'caus it's kinda cold outside and Dad doesn't wanna get labeled as a "bad parent" by some stuffed shirt who might spot me curled up in the driver seat in the car. Speakin' of cold, the Kid's hammering on the door to say he's either emptied or freezing; at any rate he sounds like he wants in!

Now Dad's gonna march him around the shop a while to take the edge off and mellow him down so he acts right in skool, thinks Dad. I did that routine every night 'fore class - dint faze me a bit! I could act like a space cadet with the best of 'em! Hope SmokeMutt carries on the fambly traditions at the ol' alma mater http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif ! Stay tuned for the full story after I interview the "student".

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Oh Smokey!!! Star and Cody here. Don't be fraid! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif Just know yer gonna do yer dad and Cinder proud! Now, don't do like me, (oh, this is Star) and half way thru the first class do the ole "I'm goin in the corner to take a load of my mind" and embarass yer dad! Sounds like he planned ahead for that though! Just take it slow and know all us alumni of 1st grade are with ya. After all, wearin Cinder's ole bandana's gotta give ya good luck! Let us know how ya did, Kid!! Sittin on my paws till we hear from ya! Cinder, make sure ya give the Kid a high five when he gets home. Is he gettin any mattress time yet? We're with ya Kid! Love Star and Cody

[RachelJ]

Hi all, it's me Hannah! Space cadet...I've heard that reference myself.

Cin, you and Smoken's little day trip had some repercussions in this house. Mom says I gots to get chipped. I don't know exactly what that means but we got to go the The Animal House where my Vets are to get it done. She says Tucker's already got his chip from when he was at the shelter. This better not hurt Cin, or I'll be after YOUR tail!

Cin, I'm glad you haven't given up the puter to *Puff*. It was nice of you to teach him how to write his thank yous and all but you gots to hang on what is yours otherwise the Wisenheimers start to take over. Well, maybe your brudder isn't like mine, but don't you count on it. Them boys start out real easy but next thing you know they are not only up on the big bed but under the covers. And this school business. Hope the little bugger doesn't show you up by being all cooperative...ack...ack...ack...I can't even SAY that word.

Bark at you later...

Skool Report; Smokey's First Nite ~

Cinners here ~ Kinda tweaked...
Had a long report all pounded out an ready to go - then I klicked onna "clear fields" stead of the "submit" clikker box. I wuz howlin' so bad that Dad thunk I 'lectrocuted myself.

Since it's so nice an warm outside, Dad said we could go to the park at the lake for a walk an skool drill, so I don't have time to put the whole story back together. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif

The short version: SmokeMutt did good an said he had a great time. All the other first graders are pretty friendly towards him and Dad was reel happy how he paid attention (most of the time). Dad was a little unhappy that I told the Kid how to walk backards so's he can keep an eye on the guy behind... Smoke has to turn his head still, but he said he was reely tryin' to get the backards walk down pat. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

Everbody was all smiley when they came back to pick me up and go home; till we had a little misunderstanding about gettin' inna car. I had to go next door to see if the twin dogglets were out (they weren't, but I pee'd in their yard to say Hi!). The Smoke followed me ('cause Dad was letting the Kid drag his leash) but he dint come back when Dad bellered for us to *come!*. He went north through 5 yards till he met up with the not so nice Shepherd that lives up there http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. We picked him up on his way back south http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif.

Star & Cody- You bet the Kid has mattress time; he's been onna BigBed since Friday.

Hannah- sorry 'bout you getting a chip shot, 'cause I don't think that's done on the golf course. Dad's thunk about that for me, and now I suppose the Kid could use one too, since he *come*s worser than me; but there aren't many places around here that have the readers. And there is more than two types, and one reader won't read all of 'em. Ask yer Mom if she knows alot about those chips and if she does maybe you guys could start a topic about 'em.

Dad sez to watch what I'm klicken on this time, but to hurry up if I'm goin' to the lake with him and the Smoke. Keep yer Tails a-waggin!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Smoke, Star here. Hey, I knew ya could do it!! GeeZ! Walkin backwards. Think I checked out for that class!! So proud a ya!! Cody and me give ya 2 paws up. Did ya get a gold star, or cookie or sumthin for doin so good?? (2 points deducted for fleeing the seen after class) My mom says she'd give ya a big hug and kiss (yuk, she's always layin the wet ones on us!) if she could. Now, no wanderin. Remember....COME!!" "COME!!" Hoomins love when you do this one. Sure to pleeze!! Reeeel important. Not all pups are as amikable as us guys and dad only wants ta keep you safe. Know ya hadda blow "smoke" to get to the lake, and had ta cut your 'puter time, but let us in on all the details when ya getta chance. (Don't ya hate it when you lose yer 'puter page!!?? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif That really stinks.) Boy, goin to the lake to play with dad and Cind sure beats jailtime. You've really come a long way in a short time, there Smokey!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Hope you and Cinder had lots a fun! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Did ya take a dip or what?? I live to swim!! Well, time to grab some couch time and check in on animal planet. Tell Cinder we say hi! Love ya Smoke and Cinder! Star and the Codster

HiYa Star, Hannah, an all the other NawteeDawgs ~

Cinder here, without any neet ParkTails ~ we got rained out! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif Got almost there when the Man upstairs started up the rain machine and bagan dumpin' reely big buckets of water. Sounded like somebody banging onna car wiffa club. Dad said it was rainin' Kats an Dawgs, but I dint see any - just a lotta water. We sat at the park gate for a while waiting for it to stop, but the Smoke was gettin' purty nerbus with all the rain noises so Dad said we otta go home. Dad asked the Kid if he wanted to out to pee and opened the door, but Smoke put on all four of his liddel brakes an said he wasn't the least bit innerested in goin' anywheres.

We all had dinner and then Dad hitched us up and we both praktised skool drills all around the house. Smokey does purty well with the heelin' till it comes time to stop an sit; he likes to sit out front so's he can keep an eyeball on the Dad. Dad hates to have to correct him 'cause he sits down purty quick whenever Dad says *sit*, but he keeps parkin' his liddel wagon inna wrong spot! Dad just bends over and *skrunches* the Kid's butt around till he's sittin next to Dad's leg facin' forward an then he gets a "good sit". I'm a little worried how long the fur onna Kid's butt is gonna hold up to the repeated *skrunches*. It's gotta really hurt when they do it onna rubber mats at skool http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif.

I did A-OK with all my drills, as usual when nobody's around to watch! Dad can't figure out why I only pull when we're out in publik onna walk. I think it should be obvious that when we're out onna walk there's places to go an I wanna get there quick - that's why I pull and tug onna leash!

Well it's another super warm day, but Dad checked the forecast and the rains are probably gonna get here 'fore it's time to leave. And it's gonna be cold all weekend. Nutz! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif

No *StarBurst*, we weren't gonna take a dip at the lake - cause the lake is covered with krunchie water! I like ta swim too, but Dad would have ta chop a hole 'fore we could go in! I'll sign off for now, xoxo!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Cinder and Smoke's! Star *Burst* here. Feelin a bit under da weather. Me and Codster got in a sumthin and we been a pukin and poopin big time since EARLY this mornin. Poor mom's says her legs are like bisghetti cause she ain't had no snooze time. Her face kinda looks like this http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif She's cookin us rice and boiled bird for dinner like doc paul said. Can't believe how much she LOVES talkin to that guy. Can't understand why??? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif But, I'm still managin a little play time tween batroom breaks though. We're tryin to keep "it" all outside if ya get my wiffffs. We wern't so lucky last nite. Mom couln't open da door fast enough and ooooops!! I think she said she hadda use 2 rolls a the paper stuff just to begin the decontamination process. I think it was that "velvet" bone she got us the other day. We sucked them baby's down fast and think it flipped our innerds kinda outerd! Cody's even poopin pink. (Her bone was red! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif) Anywho, so sad you kids didn't get any play time at the lake. But spring's a comin! Yipppeeee! Can't wait for the summer games to begin. Sounds like yer both doin swell with your skoolin. Cind, you're like me. Always gotta keep one eye on the hoomin at ALL TIMES! They can be pretty tricky! Mom's skrunched my butt round so much I gotta bald spot! And Smokey, I think you're one special pooch. Not many hoomins could do such a good job like you, what wit all the ajustin, brain manipulation and physikal torture you been through in these couple a weeks. Sure yer dad's reeeeel proud! Well, hope yer maybe in for some playtime at the lake this weekend. And don't forget to stick close to dad!! Give me a buzz when ya getta chance. Love, Star and Cody

Oh *GOSH* Star & Cody, Smoke an' Me are reel sorry ta hear that youse guys are feelin' poorly and got the runs outa BOTH ends. That's awful http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif ! Dad knows just how your Mom feels, too. She don't know 'zaktly what the problem is and is probly wunderin' if your White Coat is just guessin' or has a good idea of what might be wrong. Dad allways gets a case of the frantiks when one of us takes a spell of the yuckies and he winds up feelin' just terrible 'cause he can't fix it right away. Nice to know the Hoomins realy care about us, though. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

Last time I had a case of the out the front end *yurks* Doktor Mike said to give me sum Pepto-sumthin' an cook me a fancy dinner of very well cooked ground cow an' rice. Now that was sum reely good eatin! I had to work purty hard to act sick for a couple days in order to keep getting the special grub. If ya can act reel sluggish and kinda dopey for a while the good stuff will keep on bein' served. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

Dummy the Kid *yurked* twice last weekend - inna car, no less - but he was stoopid and dint act sick, so's he just got put on short rations with no treats and had to be hungree for a couple of meals. I tried to tell him that he wasn't playin' his cards rite, but he kept worryin' that Dad was gonna throw him away for messin' inna car. I said he'd be OK 'cause he dint *hurl* onta Dad's firefighter suit which rides in front of our seat inna car. Just ask me - it's *bad news* when ya mess on the fire stuff! Spechalee if summa it goes inta the boots! I gotta butt-smack when that happened http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif .

Any of you guys that's gotta share the Den wiffa Kat might wanna have 'em read what our Kat sent in to the Kat Tails side of the Board. Can't believe I typed it up for Boots, but Dad said I hadda 'cause Kat can't come to the Shop where the 'puter is. Here's a link to the Boots post: http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/Forum12/HTML/000093.html

Here's wishin' you a speedy get well, Cody and Star! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[RachelJ]

Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke:

Dummy the Kid *yurked* twice last weekend - inna car, no less


Hey, Cinder Girl, it's me, Hannah! Mom said to tell you about how I used to hurl every time I rode in the car. It started when I was a puppy and Mom thought I'd get over it after a little bit, but I didn't. They were real careful not to feed me for hours before we went someplace, but that didn't help I would find something to upchuck anyways. Sometimes they'd almost make it home and I hadn't gurked yet and they thought they would be home free and then I'd let it rip right as we drove in the driveway. Some doggies just get nauseated while riding in the car. But the good news is that one day I just stopped doing it. I can't remember how old I was, maybe two. Now I'm okay in the car, but we still don't eat before we ride anyplace, just a good idea, Mom says. So better watch the Smokey kid when he rides and keep them towels in the car. Mom used to carry a big bottle of water too for emergency clean-ups. Some peoples say a dog should be in a crate in the car so they can't see out the window which is what makes them motion sick, but I say they are just trying to take the joy out of a dog's life. If Smokes takes enough rides, he'll eventually get used to it like I did.

Hey youse guys, wait a minnit here... It's me, Smokey the Kid !

I don't get kar-sick - I luv kar riden as long as Dad don't drive Dorkey. The dum kar wus rinnin' ruff and he was stompin' on both the go peddel and whoa peddel at the same time; made my liddle headbone bob up-n-down like a yo-yo! An' I wus lookin' out the back winnow when it happened. Oh, yeah; an' I'd been a NawteeDawg both nites before and went up to the horsey farm hind our place and scarfed down sum tossed out cow gristle I found. The hole sitchee-ashun made for a tender tummie. Wuzent all my fault.

So quit pikin on me, pleeze? Purdy Pleeze! I kant 'ford ta have Dad think I'm a really NawteeDawg else he might throw me away http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif ! An' quit that laffin, Cinners - you wuz turnin' all green jest like i wuz!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Karen]

Hey, there, Smokey, don't feel bad - when I was a kid, I got carsick all the time - and bumpy rides were the worst. I got seasick, too - whenever we went on a boat they gave me Dramamine, which sometimes helped, and somtimes just made me sleepy AND sick! The good thing is, I don't get that sick anymore, but that's a whole nother story. I'm really writing to say maybe you should lay off of the extra cow gristle, or other stuff that's laying aroung outdoors. Remember, you've got a Dad now who WILL feed you, so you don't HAVE to scarf down whatever you find that looks remotely edible! And don't let Cinder pick on you too much - tell her next time, maybe you'll throw up on her! (My siblings sure hated that!)

Karen ~ Kant *gurk & yurk* onna Cinders - she *LIKEs* me an I wunna keep it that way!! Long as Daddy quits his *Dorkey Drivin* I wont have ta wurrie.

We wents ta the big park taday an dragged Dad round on his leashy rope. He made a Y-clipper thingy so's Cinners and Me can pull together an' Dad only has one leash thingy to hang onta. Works neato when we get organized an' tug atta same time - can reelee getta Daddy hummin' rite along, skippen over them stikz an rocks on the park trails http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif! Sorta *smartz* when the Cinders an Me go onna different side of the same tree - I seem ta spend alotta time kissin' the sidda trees an tryin' ta back up http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif . Be nice if wunna us could holler *gee* or *haw* 'for the liddel guy (thats ME) gets *smacked* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif inna sidda head by them fast movin' trees! Cinners alluz acts like she knows where weez goin' but she nebber tells me so's I'm alla time stumblin an trippin over stuff or the durn rope. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif Its tuff when your the liddel guy!



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hee-hee!! Oh Cinder, Star here. My mom did that ONCE!! Had us both on a y-thingy ropey leash. We scoped a tree rat and beat paws. Unfortunately for mom, we both decided to take a different "left, no right" route, wif a tree in the middle. Mom took the central road and ***bOINk***she hit hard and finally let go! Duh!! Don't think she had much choice cuz she was pretty out cold! Oh, mom, you're so silly!! Aren't we guys so amuzin?? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Mom says there's a lead doggie and then there's the caboose! No way I'm takin a back seat!! Since yer just learnin the "ropes" Smokey, let Cinder take the lead to avoid any furder akkidents!!!

Dad's the caboose on our train, *Star*, an' we got two engines pullin. Crack-the whip works great when we can zip him 'round a tree. Or get him goin' downhill when he leans too far for'ed and has ta make his feets go reel fast ta keep standin' up - alla time hollerin' for us ta "whoa up". http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif Whadda Hoot! Nother neat one is when we circle the wagons round his legbones while we're each goin in differnt directions. He most alluz hasta do a sit down ta unsnarl that mess! He gets *cranky* when he sits inna wet spot http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif. So far we never made him *bOINk* onna tree. Smoke's the one who keeps gettin his bell rung onna trees http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif .

Dad's reel proud of his Y-thingy even though we look kinda like a cirkus act with everbody doin' cirkuls in differnt directions and hoppin up an down jumpin over the moving ropes. Seems to give alotta pleasure to the folks we perform in fronta. Dad's often wearing his red colored face an doin sum huffin and puffin, but I think it keeps the hole fambly in good shape. He usally behaves purdy well when we get home after a session inna park; kinda kurls up inna kliner chair nest and duzent bother us FurKids for a while. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Cinder and Smokey Kid, Star and Cody here. Phew!! Afer all dat circlin and snarlin your dad sure duz deee-serve a snoooze in da recliner! Hope you kids are behavin and bein good kids like me! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif We're gettin ready to watch da doggie show and root, root root for da labbies! Yeah! What Cody??? Sheps? Husky? HAH! Can't hold a tail to my kind! Big hugs to all my pals out there! P.S. Mom's reeeeeely stressin since we bin widout da talkin machine plugged ina wall ALL day and the man wit da tool belt JUST finished fixin it! Mom's looks http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif again! Oh well, what's new! Sleep good yuz two, Phred too! Bye!! Love Star and Codster

Cinders here ~ wiff a NawteeDawgs Tail that even I don't believe...

Had a good day Saturday; went ta the Shop and Dad fixed a couple *bugs* onna puter, Smokey the Kid did good on praktissen his skool lessins, watched sum TV, and we both came right back from our nite outies wiffout gettin losted. Got our nite snaks and then Smoke an me jump onta the bigbed. Things slid downhill from there http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif.

Dad's trottin inta the bunkroom when he spots *The Wet Spot* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif onna carpet. Long story short: the Kat gets 'cused of makin the spot and sent to the baffroom before Dad figgures out there's WAY TOO Much pee for it ta be from the Kat's tank; plus the dribble mark onna wall is to far up ta be from Kat's squirtgun http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif . Dad starts hollerin atta Smoke to come over an diskuss the problem. Well, the Kid's inna living room by this time, shakin the kliner chair so hard it looks like it's a vibrator model. Dad's hollerin and blottin the puddles while Smoke's shakin the kliner and I'm hiding unner the bed thinkin the world's about to end. Dad hooks up the leash to the Kid an hauls him down inna basement and ties him to the timeout wall. The Kid musta figgured it was time to be quiet when the door got slammed so hard the whole house shook http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif! Never heard a peep outa him the whole nite. Dad rounded up poor Boots Kat, who was in his Kat house in the shower/tub, and tried to make up to him http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif . I thanked the dog angels that it wasn't me for a change.

Dad went to the fire station for a drill this mornin, so's we FurKids hadda stay home. Smoke got a quick outie on his leash and then got confined to the timeout wall; I got the run of the house and managed to behave myself. We all watched the 500 Race this afternoon, but the Kid was tied to the chair wiff his leash. Not really sure where the Kid will be sleepin tonight... I gotta hunch it will take a day or two for this one to blow over. Dad's been purdy good 'bout not holdin a *grudge* when we skrew up, thanks to him readin these PetTalk Boards; but he reely *hates* steppin on soggy karpet!

I been wunderin how the Kid could go so long between outies... Guess he couldn't go as long as some of us thought http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. Does anybody know if they make doggie diapers?



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[RachelJ]

It's me, Hannah. The dreaded *wet spot* shows up way off in Ohio. Well Mom can't blame ME for THAT one! Geez, Cinder, your dear old Dad sounds lot like my Mom when she goes into Crazy Lady mode, 'cept we don't have no time-out wall. Mom usta throw me in the cage and lock the door "for my own protection" before she EXPLODED. She's calmed down a lot now, mostly because the dreaded *wet spot* only shows up about once every six months now, instead of one every couple days like when I was younger but "old enough to know better". And now she doesn't want to charge the wrong defendant either. You see Tucker has the same potty stance as I do, so it's tough to tell who done what. Now in the poopy department the woman is a marvel. She can spot whose poopy belongs to whom from 10 feetaway. Everyone here is feeling real sorry for Smokey. We all took a vote and feel that one night off of the big bed is punishment enough for the little guy. He seems like he's a wanten to please, not just hard headed like I was. (Mom made me say that last part.)

Things here are going okay. I had to go to see Dr. B. at the Animal House last Monday. I had this lumpy thing on my back that Mom discovered one day when giving me my massage. She freaked out thinking it was the big C, so the very next day I gets wisked off to Dr. B. He told her what it was a sebaceous cyst and I have to take some pills twice a day and she has to wash it off with running water. I've been taking my pills like a little trooper 'cause she's been giving them to me with a Snausage. We do have a little problem because we've discovered that I gained 3 lbs. since last time I was at Dr. B's and she's had to lift my blubber butt into the tub to do the running water deally. Anyways my cyst is gone but krunchies seem a little sparse at meal time.

Here's hoping you all can think of somethen to get Smokey Links back on Dad's good side.

Your friend, Hannah

http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif
>> Dale Earnhardt, famous NASCAR Driver, died after being involved in a violent crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 Race today.<<

http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif We wuz watchin' when it happened and Dad said it wuz bad when Dale dint climb out by himself. Dad was always sorta happy when "Ole' Dale" wud beat out the young pups inna race! Dad's kinda shook up an sez it's time to go home, rite now!

I'd be nice if everbody at PetTalk would say a prayer for Dale and his Family and Friends. We're all gonna cross our paws at Phred's Ranch tonight...

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Karen]

Cinder, Smoke and Kat - you be really nice to Dad, okay? Dale Earnhardt was a real hero to lots of folks, and I know a lot of people are gonna be real sad.

And remember, it's safer to go real fast on 4 doggie feet than on 4 rubber tires any day. You snuggle Dad close, and make him feel better, okay?

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Hannah, Smokey and Cinder! Star and Cody here! Wow, lotsa catchin up ta do! Man, I'm with Hannah and the gang. We're thinkin one nite off da big bed's enuf a time out...pleeeze, dad, oh pleeeez!! But be rememberin, Cind and Smokey, dad's feelin a little in the dumpster cuz the nice man in the car went to heaven and it makes us all sad to know his family won't be wit him no more. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif How's skool doin Kid? Are you mindin yer p's and q's?? No slippin up now. Yer already in the "dog house!!" http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif And Hannah, I'm so sorry to hear bout yer lumpy bump. Pheeeeew. That's one thing that always scares the begeeeeezus outta mom, finding those lumpy things. Me and the Codster are so glad yer ok, though sorry ta hear about the cut back on the snausages! Yum, Yum!! I feel your pain!! Well gotta go. Nice talkin to yuz guys. Be good now Smokey! That wall's gettin way too much of a workout! Love, Star and Cody
P.S. Cinder, Smokey, ever hear dad mention anything bout~~~~ "Frito Feet"~~~~~when yer lying next ta him??? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

Cinder borrows the NASA line ~ "PetTalk, We've got a problem here..." http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif

Dear liddel brudder Smokey is beginning to try Daddy-O's good nature and benevolent mood with his poddy problems. After Saturday's discovery of the *Wet Spots*, the Kid has been on a short leash inna house and Shop; but there were no problems till we got home Sunday nite. Dad starts cookin dinner for all of us and is watchin the Tube. Smoke's tied to the coffee table by Dad's feets when he gets up and strolls over to the straight chair in fronna the winno and starts sniffin. Next thing Dad hollers *NO* and starts reelin in the Smoke wiffa leash, while Smoke's busy squattin' and hosin' down the rug unner the chair http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Dunno if Smoke run outta ammo or got skared and shut the hose off; but Dad cuts him loose an the Kid runs inna kitchen. Dad opens the basement door an the Kid (smart pup that he sometimes is) sprints down the steps, with me close behind. Dad mops up the *Wet Spot* and comes down ta diskuss things wiff us inna basement. We're both onna lay down pad bangin' our tailbones for all they're worth. Dad tells me ta *scram* upstairs and then gave the *Evil Finger Wag* ta Smoke and tied him to the TimeOut Wall.

The Kid wound up eating his dinner onna front porch so he'd have a place to finish dumpin his tank if he had any left. Course he got all tangled around the bushes an started wailin, so's Dad rescued him an wisked him back inna basement for another nite in jail.

Whatter we gonna do wiff him? He just hates to go pee or poddy when Dad's watchin. This morning we sat inna car while he was tied inna driveway - took him 10 minits till he did a pee. Then Dad jumped out an *good boyed* him like he'd wun the lottery. Wouldn't do a poddy at the Shop if Dad was wiff him. Leave him outside for 20 minits and he finally poopied beside the Shop. Only place he seems ta mess up is inna house and onna carpet (never inna basement). Dad's askin for ideas; any suggestions?

We found one idea - make the Dummie wear a diaper http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif from these people: http://www.petorphans.com/bellybands.html I think I'd rather die!

And Dad would like ideas on how ta clean up the *Wet Spots*. This is what he's found so far:
Carpet folks: http://www.carpet-rug.com/drill_down_2.cfm?cftoken=29682221&cfid=570639&page=5&sub=3
and: http://www.rental-housing.com/rental/catodor.htm
and: http://www.calgaryherald.com/homes/1178616.html All sound like good plans; anybody have any real-pee experience?

Hannah ~ Sure glad you cyst thingie wuzent a reely bad problem; but the Krunchies reduction seems to be a common problem http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif. Ever since SmokeMutt showed up - all skinny as a rail - Dad keeps lookin at Me sayin I'm *fat* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Fat compared to WHAT? I'm a inch taller an 4 inches longer, got 3 times more fuzz, an bigger ears than him... Course I otta weigh more! And that's NOT fat - I just got more looser skin than him! Sheese, Dad!

Hi, Star*Burst an Cody ~ He'd be doin better wiff his lessins iffin he spent less time on timeouts an more time praktissen! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Oh, yeah; Dad sez I got *damp* FritoFeed and he keeps furgettin to sniff the Smoke's pads.

Wag yer Tails and give us sum good ideas for fixin' Smokey.




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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hey dad, Star*burst* here! Sent ya an email, hope ya get it. If ya don't, my mom told me to tell ya, DON'T GIVE UP!! Know yer smokin over the Smokester's peein and poopin problems, but help is on the way! This site, the Dog Training Library has lotsa good ideas from lotsa reeel smart people. Go to the 3rd main topic, "Specific Training Issues," then subheading # 1. "Housetraining" You'll be readin for hours. But lots a reeeel good info. on all kindsa causes a da problem. Maybe itsa fear thing, markin thing of sumthin. But we'll fix it! We all love the Kid and wanna help to get yuz back on trak! Tell me what ya think. Me and mom's gonna do a lota readin and see what we come up wif. I'll write ya later. You too, okay? Give my pals a hug. We all love um lots, and wanna keep this family together and HAPPY!
Love Star & Co.

Site:
http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/library.htm

P.S.!! Already been readin sum a da artikles. The 14th one, "Sit Happens" highlighted topic "Housetrainig" seems to hit all yer problems right on. Ya gotta use the stuff like Natures' Miracles enzyme cleaner to get ridda da smell from where da Smokey's peein 1st and never punish for peein lessin ya see him doin it. Then it's more a korrection, goin outside immediately, and such. If ya punish him, like tyin him to da time out wall, he's gonna be fearful a goin in front a ya, just like ya described. Anywho, give it a look and let us know what ya think!

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[Corinna]

Merlin here: Cinder has dad checked into a possible infectin on the kid. had one as a pup mom sure felt bad when she found out but some NASTY meds and never a wet spot since. I like my crate but not as aplace to take a time out!!!

[teena]

Cinder:
Tell yer dad that my mom swears by "Oxy Clean".

** E-mail Suggestions **

Cinders, here; wiffa message from *Dad* ~

With so much smut and virus infection being spread by E-mails, Dad insists that nobody open an E-mail if we don't know both the sender's ID and the subject or title. Since Dad dint know *Star*Ship's e-mail name, their mail got tossed without beig read this morning http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. We already sent an oops, sorry, message to Star, but we'd like ta suggest a possible "fix" that everbody could use. RacheJ did it with a mail she sent us: ** Put PetTalk or one of the Pet's names as the first or second word inna subject so it shows up on even compressed E-mail summary displays. Or make the subject read the Hoomin's name like Xyzzq from PetTalk...**

Maybe some of you aren't worried, but you attitude might change if you ever open a virus http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif like we did a couple years ago.
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Back to the SmokeStack problem http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif

First to *Star* & Co: Your Univ of Wisconsin Dr P's site is a real 5 *Star* Wow! of a site. Dad sez there's nuff stuff on there to make reading it a full time job. We're starting to read in the section you suggested.

Merlin's idea of a fection or sickie inna Kid is maybe possible, but we don't *think so* cause he ackts purdy normal all the time, neber whines much, and can pee or poddy when he *wants to*.

We were all ready to un-stink the rugs last nite, but Dad furgot the Vinegar stuff got used for sumpin. We're gonna go set summore this afternoon - maybe we'll go to Wally'sWorld and look for the enzime and Oxee stuff, too.

Thankx, everbody, for helpin the SmokeMutt! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[teena]

Cinder:
Tell yer dad if he gets the Oxy Clean stuff to use 1 scoop full and really hot water in a spray bottle. Spray in on the oops and let it sit for a minute or two, then blot with a dry towel. Mom sez it works so good, it makes her want to do the whole carpet. PS, she also uses it in the big steamcleaner thingie when we come in the house with muddy paws. Take er easy. Max the wonder dog.

Max ~
You dunno Our Dad - there's not much fear that the hole rug will get the Oxee squirt - it's a big event http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif when he drags out the Rug Sukker and moves the dust around. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[teena]

Cinder:
Just a quick note to see how things are going at your house. Is the kid still having trouble with his tank? Did dad break down and get out the rug sucker? As you may have noticed Cinder, we all love to hear about your adventures - it just makes my day.
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Cinder's Wed Morning Report ~

Hi, All you fellow Nawtee Dawgs ~ Hard as it may be to believe, all was calm and quiet at Phred's Ranch the last two nites. SmokeMutt has been on a short string the hole time,but I'm not sure why Dad bothers - since he hasn't lasted through the news either nite. I'm not sure who's supposed ta be "watching" the Kid, since Dad probably can't catch too much wiffin his eyeballs slammed shut an his headbone pointed atta roof cause the kliner is in the lay-back mode. Dad does a liddel *frantik dance* when he wakes up by shufflin his foots around the chair feelin for *wet spots*, but the Kid holds on till he gets an outie. Mornings are a trip - the Kid crosses his legs till we get to the Shop and he can do his stuff inna side yard. I keep tellin him we don't always go there every morning, but he won't lissen.

Smoke goes to skool tonight, so Dad's gonna drill him around the shop today. We got a new trainin treat last nite atta store - Honey flavored Cheerio thingies. Dad popped the box this morning to try 'em out on us. Only took a couple to convince Smoke and Me they were A-OK/Good. Then Dad tried 'em. We haven't had one since - and the box is 1/3 emptee now! Dang, I hate when things like this happen http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif!

Oh yeah, Max & Annie ~ Nope, the rug sukker stayed in it's klozet garage and all the new kleening jugs remained unopened onna counter. We were "just gonna watch Ed" onna TV, then "get busy". Translation: Maybe tomorrow http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif.

Gotta go and convince Dad ta feed us brunch - which won't be easy cause he's not hungry account alla Cheerio's he pigged on all mornin! Hoomins can be sooo difficult ta manage! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Smoke, listen up. When I was just a pup, I peed in the house a lot. Mommy would always yell though, and say, "BAD dog Daisy! You do your pippees outSIDE!" I think pippees is pee in Mom's puppy talk. Anyway, I hated lettin' Mom down and gettin' her all mad at me, so finally I just started goin' outside, and it's not so bad! And don't be shy 'bout it, everyone's gotta go sometimes. Even hyoomins, I know, cuz sometimes if people don't close the baffroom door all the way I push it open. They get real embarassed too, but they shoudln't. I do my duties no matter what, anywhere outside is A OK with me! Good luck with that, K? Cinder, I LOVE Cheerios! But same problem here, Mom ate the WHOLE box. I got back at her by eating a loaf of bread so she went lunchless the next day. Hyoomans CAN be difficult. Listen to my day: first Mom gave me a BATH... yah, a bath. With lots of water. I hate water. Only good thing about a bath is that afterwards, I go crazy and shake and roll on everything, uncluding everyone's beds. I kinda got in trouble though when I rolled on Grandpa's bed, cuz he was still in it. Anyway, that's not all that happened to me. Then when I thought I was safe, out come the nail clippers! Those things are just bad luck, ya know? So Mom and her sister hold me down real tight and Mom starts to chop a paw when she realizes the darn things are broken! But she said I needed my nails clipped (I thought they looked just fine, and they made cool noises when I ran on the tile) so she used the broken things anyway, and it took her 15 minutes 'till I was free because the things did a bad job. It was a rough day. Don't worry though, I played it up real good and I got lots of treats and kisses. Well I gotta go, I think I smell some bad cats, so good luck with your trainin' Smoke, and Cind, just go eat a loaf of bread to get Dad back.
Woof,
Daisy

[Stenograsaurus]

Hey, Smokey. Tell your daddy that I, too, swear by Oxi-Clean. I tried everything I could find on the market to get the male scent off my carpets. I had two male dogs, so once one would go, the other one would too. My whole house stunk and I was contemplating recarpeting the house. Very expensive. One cleaning with the Oxi-Clean and the smell was gone. I used four scoops in the scrubber instead of one. Now, I'm hooked on this stuff. It even worked on my mom's cat pee smell. Once strays started coming around, her cat started "marking" his territory in the house. She used oxi-clean and the next day all the smell was gone. This stuff is amazing. Let us know what works best for you.

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[RachelJ]

NawteeDawg Hannah checking in. Like I told you, Cinder, Mom loves it when you call us all that. Makes her smile every time even with "the stock market in the toilet"...hmmm, every time I look, I don't see nuthin in the toilet! Mom really needs to smile too, 'cause she wasn't in a very good mood yesterday afternoon when from two rooms away she heard my notorious *gurk, gurk, guRRKKK* in her office. She came a running but by then it was too late as I had upchucked a load right by her desk. She couldn't figure out what I had in my tummy to drop that big of a pile since I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast, but the bird seeds kind of gave it away. My nemisis, Squirrel, has been pushing lots of stuff to the ground from the feeder, and when a girl is hungry, a girl is hungry. Then last night, everybody was in the big bed sawing ZZZs, Mom and the Tucker were back to back under the covers. Tucker is having a dream and it must have been a doozy 'cause he's making all kinds of muffled noises when he starts emitting another kind of noise...gurk, gurk. Well he never got out the third gurk, cause bed covers went flying in the air and the infamous OUT, OUT, OUT wakes up everybody. Fortunately nuthin got regurgitated and Tucker got a cookie to settle his stomach. Now how fair is THAT?
I'm the one who lost my lunch, and I get nuthin, Tucker threatens an upchuck and he gets a cookie. And this morning, all I did was lick the soap by the bathtub and I get another lecture. I think she's still on my case for getting Dad to side with me to vote for NO CATS in this house. Well, I better get off the puter so she can get to work, and I got some morning napping to get in. Check you all later.

[Logan]

Hannah,
Lilly did the same thing last night. But she started before she even went to bed. She threw up piles of grass. She must have grazed like a cow yesterday. Then she moaned in her sleep during the night and mom ended up on the floor beside her, petting her. Mom was hovering all over her. She was so worried. I don't ever throw up and did she hover over me? No way. Why does she love Lilly so much when she's making such a mess?
Lilly still doesn't feel good this morning and mom is worried. The vet isn't working today, so mom is going to watch her real close and maybe call a different vet if she gets worse during the day. I think she's sick because of all that grass she ate. Mom thinks she ate the grass because she didn't feel good. All I know is I sure didn't get much sleep last night since Mom stayed up late, worrying about Lilly, and then when Lil started moaning this morning, Mom got up with her again.
Anybody have any idea what could be wrong with Lilly? I'm sure my mom would appreciate it if you do.
I think I'll go take a nap now.
Love, Honey

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Everybody! Star here. Boy, sure sad to here a all da upchuckin. Sounds like what Cody and I had last week. Mom called doc Paul and we were all on rice and boiled bird for two days. Doc Paul said it mighta been sumthin we ate. Probably sumthin from the outside. Personally, I love birdseed. Always sends me a chuckin too, Hannah. And soap???? Boy, do I love a good, mushy bar of dove. I always sneak a lick in, especially in the summer outta da outdoor closet with the rain machine! Keeps me blowin bubbles from both ends for hours! Don't know why our hoomins think all this stuff tastes bad!?? Mom's always doin the throwin the covers back thing and yelpin in the middle a da night. Usually cuz Mr. B the cat is bout to hurl a pile right on her head. Good thing I hear them four paws always land on their feet, cuz he surrrrre goes a flyin through the air! I sure hope Lilly girl is feelin better. Probably just a little upset, but I feel for yer mom Lilly. She loves you so. My mom told me. Try and rest and just take little bits a plain food and water. Sometimes the doc gives me a little Pepto when I'm feeling poorly in the gut. Maybe your mom can call the "on call" doc just to calm her nerves a bit? Do ya think ya have a temperture?? Doggies do get doggie type stomach flus sometimes, I hear. You take care pal. Let me know how ya feel soon, OK? And how are Cinder and the Kid? SO glad to hear that the potty problems are finally findin a rhythm! AND.....SKOOL??? We definitely need an update on how you're progressin! Hey Daisy!!! How ya doin kid! While we're on the topic a upchuckin.....Keep an eye on yer mom!! After doin all them Cheerios, it's a wonder she ain't hurlin herself!! Love your bath stories by the way, Daisy girl! Hah! I LIVE for a good soaking! Bath, a hosedown, a swim, rainstorm, whatever way I can git it. But I's sure wit ya on the nail sawing thing. NOPE!!! WILL NOT let her near with dem things. Ever since I was a pup, I laid the law down! Thanksfully for my mom, I run sooooo much, if ya kan believe it, I've never had to had my nails sawed ONCE !! So trim and smooth, Doc Paul says they looks like they been filed!! Well, better go. We're gettin set for a dooozy of a snowstorm. Wooppppeee! Lots a fun in the A.M.!! Bye to all my friends. But especially Lilly who is feeling a bit under the weather! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif Love to all, Star and Cody

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Smokey's Skool Report Kard ~

Dad an SmokeMutt both looked a little *green* around the corners when they got back from skool last nite - sumpin about they both had too many Cheerios? Dad tried carrying some in his mouth so's he didn't have to fumble in his treat pouch, but each time he loaded up he needed to say sumpin to the Kid and had to chew up the stash. Kid did purdy good according to his teach; she's kool with his walkin' backards as long as he heels inna right direction at least some of the time. He's about the most laid-back mutt inna class - a few of 'em are kinda hyper and spent a lotta time bouncin up inna air. Smoke was a little slow wiffa *down*, but he showed me how he does it now. Kinda crouches down, then sorta falls over onna side, stretches out, an rolls over onna back http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Dad's kinda frantik and tries to gather him up and push him inta a more compact pile wiffa feets onna bottom, but the teach says he's OK as long as he's *down*. Yipes! At least I can do a *down* wiffout wavin' my privates http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif at everbody.

Daisy ~ Wha'd you do that you hadda have a baff inna middle of winter! And don't feel bad about Gramps - I bet it was time for him ta get up anyhow. I hate that toe choppin too - I try to walk quiet inna kitchen so's Dad won't hear me klikin'.

Hey Steno-G ~ kan you buy that Oxi-Kleen stuff inna store, or does it hafta come over the TV or the Net? We tried 3 stores and nobody had it.

Hannah ~ Magin that - my Dad says his bizness is inna toilet, too - but I've looked both at home and the Shop an I don't see one in there... Sound like you guys have the same trouble at your house as I do dealin with the *gurk & yurks*. I tell him and tell him - Don't *SHOUT* at me when I'm fixin ta do a *gurk* - that makes me all nerbus and then I can't walk fast to the door. If the Two-Leggers would just open the door quiet like, we'd get there in plenty of time. But no, they gotta holler and wave their handpaws and get everbody all upset. Sheese, Hoomins http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif. Oh; how does the Tuck get a *cookie* ta "settle his tummy"? If I do either a *gurk* or a *yurk* I'm outta luck for seein anything solid for a few hours. Most I ever get is a glurg of water. I had Dad read yer post, and all he did was raise one eyebrow.

Star*Brite*, Cody, now Lilly ~ Whassup with alla *hurlin*? Course eatin rice with boiled burd or stu'd cow is a great way to eat - but all that *yurkin* puts a lott strains onna fambly harmonie an makes for sum *tense* moments. Youse guys shoul maybe ease off and think of nother way to grab some attentions. And I never did lika taste of that Bepto-Bis-Yuck http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif stuff.

Wiggel yer Earbones & Wag yer Tails ~

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Corinna]

Hi there Merlin here sorry to hear about all the upping but I have been eating snow for so long I think I remember grass green stuff right. Mom and I are keeping up with zuma and her reports on the iditarod shes a cool sled dog /reporter Mom wants to go watch the race sometime I think I'll stay home (you never know what those cats will do)
Glad to hear the kid is doing well at school ! mom trains me at our local grade school weather permitting. well gotta go to bed now see ya all Merlin

[teena]

Cinder:
Tell yer dad that my mom buys the OxyClean stuff at either some place called Wal-Mart or K-Mart. I don't know what these places are cuz mom says we have to stay in the car. All I know is sometime if we're reel gud, she brings us pig ears from these places. Tell yer dad that if he's having trouble finding it in his area, let her know and maybe she can send him some to try out.
Later,
Max

[Logan]

Hi everybody.
Just thought I'd get you straight on the "sick" thing Honey told you about. I just had a tummy ache and I couldn't always make it outside. I probably did eat too much grass when my tummy was hurting, but I am much better now. I haven't been sick in 24 hours. I even ate some breakfast this morning, but I didn't have any yesterday. Mom tried, but I just didn't want to eat.
That Honey thinks she is supposed to get all of the attention because she's going to "skool" now and she thinks its because she is more important. Mom didn't bother to tell her its because she isn't as good as me. I don't need to go to skool.

I guess me and Honey better make up and be good sisters again. We really do like each other a lot, just have what mom calls "sibling rivalry". What's that?

Our mom is leaving us on Sunday for four whole days. Our grandparents are coming to stay with us and Helen. They are bringing their new dog, Mr. Darcy. We were kind of in hopes that Scout would come too. She's more like us, but Betsy, our grandma says that with Mimi and now Butter, that would be a little too much to manage. Scout likes to chase cats alot and Mimi has gotten used to her, but we think Butter might get really upset if Scout chases him up a tree. We don't want him to run away. Cause we like to chase him sometimes too, but he knows we're just playing.

Anyway, I just wanted to get the story straight for you.

Love, Lilly

Hey Merlin ~ Cinders, here ~

Can you post a klicker link to where that Zuma dog posts her Iditarod Tails? That might make for sum kool readin' iffin we could find her pages.

Glad everbodys tender tummies quit wiff the flippin-n-floppin stuff. Dad starts turnin *green* iffin he just reads stuff like that http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif.

Happie Tails & Trails - Spring's a commin!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

Merlin ~

I think maybe we found it - are you talking about "Zuma's Paw Prints"? Here's a kliker: http://www.iditarod.com/zuma_s_paw_prints.html

And take a peek at that neet doggie sized keyboard she's got ta work with!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Stenograsaurus]

Hey, Smoke, tell your dad that I buy Oxi-Clean at Wal-mart. I got the last one the last time I was there. It's hard to keep that stuff on the shelves. They're usually either sold out or have very few there. If your dad can't find it in a store he can try their website. http://www.oxiclean.com/

[Stenograsaurus]

Hey, Smoke, tell your dad that I buy Oxi-Clean at Wal-mart. I got the last one the last time I was there. It's hard to keep that stuff on the shelves. They're usually either sold out or have very few there. If your dad can't find it in a store he can try their website. http://www.oxiclean.com/

[Stenograsaurus]

Hey, Smoke. Tell your daddy that I buy Oxi-Clean from Wal-mart. It's hard to find around here though. Usually they are sold out or have very few left. It's hard to keep this stuff on the shelves. If Phred can't find it anywhere, here's their website.
http://www.oxiclean.com/

[Stenograsaurus]

Hey, Cinder & Smoke. Tell your daddy that I buy Oxi-Clean from Wal-mart. It's hard to find around here though. Usually they are sold out or have very few left. It's hard to keep this stuff on the shelves. If Phred can't find it anywhere, here's their website.
http://www.oxiclean.com/

[Corinna]

I guess I forgot to post it ,but you all found it . Mom found out they are going to have webcasts from the check points. it is a niffty site. Mom loves the teacher on the trail stuff. There are 3 mushers from Montana so we are pulling for them . Doug swingly has won before Yeah!!!!HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THE RACE. www.iditarod.com (http://www.iditarod.com)

[Logan]

Cinder and Smoke,
Tell your dad that I found Oxi Clean at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I hate to go to Walmart! They had plenty at this store, in fact, its the first place I have seen it. I'm trying it out on the "throw up" spots Lilly made tomorrow. Hope its as good as everyone says it is!
Logan

[tatsxxx11]

Oh Logan!!! I always knew you were my true soul mate!! Another person who actually HATES to go to WalMart! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif I'm not sure what OxyClean is supposed to do? Is it for stain removal? I know to keep dogs and cats from peeing on the same spot, you really need the enzyme activated cleaning stuff like Nature's Miracle to completely remove the smell. It is AMAZING stuff. Completely takes away the odors they can still smell, though we can't. My friend had a cat who would continually mark the same spot on her couch, no matter how well she cleaned it. After using it, the cat never went back again. It was the only thing that took away a kitty pee smell out of my wood floor where my one girl use to go when she was sick. Let me know how the Oxy stuff works!

[shais_mom]

1) Who is Butter and what did I miss? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif
2) How can anyone hate Wally world? I am a Wally World addict!!! I love Walmart!!!
3) Shai baby hasn't had a gurk for awhile, but my carpets are filthy from putting in a furnace in Oct, and all the mud tracks that no matter how much I wipe and rinse off her feet they are still muddy. I have 3 days off next week and plan on steam cleaning them then.
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~~"You do not own a dog, the dog owns you."~~
(Anonymous)

[Logan]

Hey Shais Mom,
You probably missed reading about Butter if you're not a "cat" person. I adopted him about 7 weeks ago. He is a young, fun loving male that is hated by my female cat, Mimi.
In fact, I realized this morning that things are not getting any better between them. He is just curious, and doesn't hiss at her, but she makes up for it. She has gotten worse over the last few days. I'm so anxious for warmer weather so I can let them outdoors more often. They will both be much happier then.

And to Sandra too....I hate crowded parking lots and long lines, and every WalMart I know has that problem. I usually visit KMart or Target, which aren't nearly as busy. Plus, I like their stuff better anyway. I love stores that have carts to push around, just not WalMart.

Sandra, the oxi clean is a stain remover. I'll let you know what happens.

Have a great weekend everyone. I'll catch up when I return late next week.
Logan

[Daisy's Mom]

I LOVE Target! Hehe

[teena]

Wonder where Cinder and the Kid are. Has been kinda boring without the progress reports.

http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Cinder here! We were all busy celebrating Spring (wuz 65 degrees an sunny on Sunday), but The Man Upstairs turned the Sunball off again and winter came back. We hitched Dad up to his y-thingy and drug him around the Lake Park Sunday morning; then ran him around samore at the little park near the Shop in the afternoon. He got tired so he unhooked an let the Smoke and Me run just tied to each other. We're gettin a little better coordinated and are a lot better at not tryin to go on different sides of things while we're tied together. Smoke's figgured out that it don't hurt so much iffin he follows me around the trees 'stead of goin on his side http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif.

SmokeMutt's been praktisin his skool lessins every day wiff Dad. They're a Hoot doin *sits* - Dad gets out the "si" part of *sit* and the Kid plops his butt so hard it sounds like Dad stompin his foot! Only rub his the lil' Dummie won't do it that good when they're heelin - Dad stops, Smoke stops an looks up with his *Duh, huh?* look, then swings out and sits down in front of Dad. I'm sure the Kid thinks "No; *skrunch around beside the leg*; *Sit!*" is some sort of legit exercise 'cause they do it so often http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif. Dad sure seems ta get tired of reaching down and *skrunchin* the Kid's butt into the heel position. And of course his *Down* is still a slow motion collapse into a pile that leaves him pointed in just about any direction. They make a great sirkus act when they work as a team!

They were just about to start lessins around the Shop when "it" happened a while ago. Dad wuz doing stuff at his desk, I wuz nappin unner the puter, and Smoke wuz bone chompin onna rug by the door. I woke up ta the sound of water runnin http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif. Hey, Dad; ya hear water runnin? Dad looks up to see the Smoke squattin onna rubber mat takin a *pee*. Dad hollers "No!" and jumps up. Smoke stops, takes a couple steps onta the carpet mat, and continues wiff his *pee*. Dad comes unglued and grabs for the Mutt - who, believing his life to be in danger, runs for the safety of the puter rug where I was. But he furgot ta shut off the pump, so's we got this piddel trail from the door mats to the puter. By the time they got outside the Kid's tank was empty, so there was no "good boy" for doin a little bit outside. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif Dad ties the Kid up short to the trash bin and gets the hose out to wash the mat and rug, which he drapes over the bin. Member the kid's tied up short, right where Dad's workin onna mats. Next thing I hear is ThunderLungs hollerin "Son of a ?itch" an he starts squirtin the hose onna bottom of his hard-foot. Hmmmm; step in sumpin, Dad? Don't blame the Kid, Dad - it's his most favorite spot and you DID tie him there yerself! Probably gonna be a minit or two 'fore lessins start, seeing as how certain parties are feelin a little *tense* just now...

As I've said before - sure do like having the SmokeMutt around... Takes all the old pressures off Me having to be the *good gurl* all the time. I can be my reglur ol' NawteeDawg self and still look like a Saint! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

Hey, Andy & Trevor ~ Did the Hoomins assign a name to your new K-9 sister yet? I know you guys been talkin to our Kat - just 'member ours has razor-klaws and you don't! Bet your K-9 is gonna *Rule* in your house. Sure hope they don't chop up her fur coat an make her look like a sissy. Ask yer Mom to get her a bandanna to wear round her neck like Smoke and I do. That'll look better than a funky haircut!

Keep waggin' yer Tails, everbody!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hey Cinder and Smoke! Star ***Burst*** here! Boy, sure good ta hear from ya kids. You guys just make my ribs #*#crack**#^ wit yer antiks. Sounds like yer havin a ~~~heat wave~~~ out there in sunny O-hi-o! Glad yuz finally gotta run round da lake park and are doin better navigatin the wood poles wif the y-thingy. We still gots lottsa white stuff on the soggy ground; no SpRInG here yet, tho we kinda like rollin round in the flakes and gettin all wet and muddy and trakin up the house wit our paw prints http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Drives mom nuts...The Codster's losin her winter coat with lotsa hunks a white fur chunks flyin round. Sure sign spring's a comin!! The dust suker's stays plugged in 24/7! I run fer the hills when I hear that thing a cumin! Might lose a vital part or sumthin! Sumtimes even Cody gets a good suking. Can't believe all the komotion round here these days. First mom brings home the rat thing from the rescue center. She calls it a guinny piggie. Jeez, what a slug! Just sits and eats and poops all day, far as I kan see. THEN yesterday I kan hear a new voice meowing from hind the bafroom door! Mom soundin all cutsie and cooing it's name. "Oliver. Oh Oliver." Gaggy, yuk! Pleeeeez! Can it be it's another 4 legger takin up room and pushin me down the ladder?? Haven't met up with the critter yet, but he's still here and I think I'm in for more bats on the nose with them sharp hook things. One Kat man in the house was enuf for me. This place is gettin preeee-ty crowded in my opinion! Let ya know how things progress. Sure know I'm gunna be puttin my two cents into this! Mom say we can't do 'puter work for a day or two kuz dad's havin a things put in it so we can store all the pics of our critter friends on a disc thing. Me and mom and Cody love keepin pics a all our pals! Maybe yer dad'll send us all a pic a yuz two! Well, keep up the good work keepin dad back on his heels! Sounds like you guys are becomin best buds. Just knew The Kid was gunna be the perfect addition to yer family! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Every pooch needs a pal to run interference. Ain't life grand!? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Take care till we be talkin again. Love your fur friends, Star and Cody.

[Pam]

Cinder & Smoke.....it's me Bella (Trevor and Andy's new sister). It's kinda hard for me to reach the keyboard so my new mommy is helpin' me. So far I've tried to make friends with Andy and Trevor, and Andy is really sorta nice. We were walking all over today, side by side, and he was rubbing himself up against me. I don't think he was pushin' me or anything. It sorta seemed like a friendly thing. Trev sat sorta far off and just watched. He used to hiss at me a little bit but I don't know why. He's gettin' a little more friendly now but I really think he wishes I was only visitin' and would be goin' home soon. I think he's sorta set in his ways if ya know what I mean. I was sniffin' Andy's "private area" while he was layin' on the floor and he gave me a little kick with the back legs. I know he doesn't have razors on the front but I could tell that the back legs are a different story. Gotta try and remember about the razors in the back. Don't know why he doesn't like me sniffin' him there. Us doggies consider that part of a normal greetin'.

By the way, my mommy would never give me a fussy haircut. She said doesn't like them at all on her pups. She says I will be more of a Plain Jane but she still likes to watch 'em bein' all dolled up on TV when Westminster is on. She said that's a neat show and next year I'll be able to stay up and watch it and see all of the fancy hairdos on some of my distant relatives. Time for my nap. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

Hey Star*Shine* an Cody Dawg ~ Cinners an SmokeMutt here ~

Guess you guys won't see this for a day or so while your Dad's playin Puter White Coat; what kinda disk thingey is he puttin in? As for Spring gettin here - it was nice while it lasted - all of one day. Most of the lakes went sqwishe but the wadder is still awful kold http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif for swimmin. We'uns gotta keep our winter furs a while longer - Dad just got the gas bill atta Shop an said a hole buncha NawTee wurds about the bandits atta gas company. Then he twisted the round thingy onna wall an it got a liddel kolder here inna Shop. Much kolder in here an it'll be warmer stayin outside. I hate it when the wadder dish gets krunchie on top!

And how 'bout all them new furbabies at your place? I never saw any GinnyRats atta jail where I wuz - dint know they needed ta get resqued by the TwoLeggers. Whatz it gonna do - have races wiffa Katz? Could be a purdy neet cirkus wiff the GinnyRat out front, coupla Katz inna middel, an then you and the Codster keepin everbody movin from the back end. But Wow! Anudder Kat inna house? Do you guys beat up onna Kat #1 so much he's gotta have a backup for help? When are you guys gonna get ta check out Oliver? I spekt he's gonna keep his razor-klaws, huh? Wun mouser in our house is just plentee, thank you Dad. Coure he don't mouse, he just plays wiff em when they come inta the house. Even shares his krunch wiff the liddel guys. We found that out when Dad showed Boots the liddel teeny mouse poopies that were all around his Kat bowl a couple times. Last one stayed too long an Dad found Boots and him playin Kat & Mouse inna baffroom http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif. Dad rounded up the guy an put him loose inna front yard. Dad's a softie!

Now letz all say a big frendlee *Hi!* to our newest DawgTalker {{Bella}} http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif. Purdy kool that she's poundin onna keyboard so quick after movin inta Ms Pam's house wiff the KatBoys Andy and Trevor. Too bad the Boys hafta start sharin the joint wiffa Dawg, but we all know life will be a LOT more innerestin for them Katz wiffa Dawg to keep 'em busy and entertained http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif. Now Watch Out, there, Miss Bella - your Kat brudders been puter talkin wiff our Kat and ours has been tellin your brudders sum tips on how to beat up onna Dawg wiffout gettin caught in the act. Watch out for those fist-paws - they make a horrabul sound when the Kat *bONks* ya http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif onna nosebone. Ya gotta member there's two of them an only wunna you. As fer sniffin Kats; lemmie tell ya - Our Kat don't take kindlee ta bein snifft atta front, middel or rear. Butt sniffin unner the tail will get ya a fast tripple *nose-bonk* and a Hisser wiffa lotta Kat spitz. Smoke gets alla that and a sereus Grrrowler fer good measure.

OK, Smoke; I'll tell em. SmokeMutt wants ta let ya all know he did reel good at skool again on Wensday nite. The teech came wiffout her show-n-tell dogie so she wuz usin student dawgs durrin class. She used the Smoke a few times an told Dad he wuz doing *great*. That is the Smoke wuz *great*, no mention of Dad. And she only knows the dog names - Smokey, Max, Shorty, Gizmo and all the others; never says a Hoomin name the whole class. Go Dawgs!

Dad sez we gotta trot - lessins fore we head for the ranch. All you FurKids have a great weekend wiff your Hoomins!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Welcome to the site, Bella! It's a lotta fun! But now I gotta vent a lil'. My gramma took me to the vet the other day. I dunno if I like that place that much, 'cuz there was cats in cages. They freaked me out. Then the vet wanted to weigh me on this big metal table thing, but I wasn't gonna agree to that! I ran away and sat at the door moanin', but they got me back and pulled my leash. I'm too smart for them though, I just craned ny neck a lil' and slipped right out of my collar. I do that a lot, it's pretty fun! I did that three times 'afore I lost the battle. I guess I have gained nine pounds since summer and Doc says I'm one pound away from being overweight. I don't know what that means, 'cept I know it's bad 'cuz Mom's been makin' me ezzersize and I don't get as much food! I think I look just fine the way I am! Then the vet gave me SHOTS! My boyfriend Moe says shots hurt but I guess he don't got lotsa extra skin like I do, 'cuz it doesn't hurt on me. Doc just pulled a lotta neck skin and gave me two shots and I didn't feel anythin'. I wasn't even scared! Well maybe I was a lil' scared, an' I buried my head in Gramma's chest so's a I wouldn't see no sharp thingies in my flaps o' skin. Then Gramma and Doc talked about someone called Sir Jury and how I was might have some Sir Jury to get this red swollen gland outta my eye. It's called a cherry eye, Mom said. It kinda bothers me sometimes but I am a lil' scared at what this guy might do to get it out. I don't know who Sir Jury is but when Gramma told Mom I might hafta meet him, she looked kinda scared. Any idea who Sir Jury is? Oh well. Cinder and Smoke, I am jealous you guys got a day o' warmness. It's real cold here and snowy too. We're s'posed to get a big storm Tuesday. I like the snow but I can't wait until I can nap on the porch steps in the sun again. I always get more food and walks in the warmness too. Oh, and I got a great story to tell! I saved my Mom's life this mornin', 'cuz she forgot to set her clock that yells at her to get up every mornin', an' so she slept right through when it usually starts its beepin'. I woke up for some reason, and I thought to meself, hey, why isn't Mom up? It's her skool day. So I licked her face 'till she sat up and she said, "Oh Daisy I forgot to set my clock! Thank you SO much!" She was sorta late and had to shower fast but I saved her. I am a hero and for being a hero I got an extra treat. I just thought I'd share that with you guys. Well it's pretty late now and Mom's ready to carry me upstairs, so's I gotta go. Seeya later doggies!
Slobbery Kisses,
Daisy Mae Tucker

[Pam]

Hi Daisy.....Bella here!! Guess what? I was at the white coat's last night too! He was checkin' me all over and put a big cold thingy on my chest and stuck some plugs inna his ear that were connected to the big cold thing. Then he did an awful thing! He stuck something up my rear end. It had numbers on it and he was happy that my numbers were good. Don't know what that was all about, but I'm gonna tell mom to tell him my numbers are good next time before we go so's I don't hafta have that thing done again!

This morning mom put me outside and I did a real big puddle inna yard but I didn't wanna do the other thing cause I was playin' and not concentratin' so Mom brought me in. Well when she went to the basement to feed those cats I did my poopies onna kitchen floor. Mom felt bad that she didn't leave me inna yard a little longer, me but she cleaned it all up and put it in this shiny thing inna baffrom and pushed a shiny thing and it made a big noise and disappeared.

I don't know what sir jury is Daisy, but I hope they don't pull out that thing with numbers on it and put it you know where. I don't think I'm gonna like goin' to the white coats. I'm little but I'm learnin' lotsa stuff every day. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[Corinna]

Hey there Cinder and Smoke ! Merlin here , Mom was going though her photos last night and was telling me a cute story. It seems when she was younger she was in 4-H and her leader had 2 german shepards Smoke and Fire , The story is the first week of living in a new neighbor hood , when ever she called them the neighboers all came out . So she had to make a flyer introducing them to the neighbors. I guess it would be a little concerning SMOKE ,FIRE!! Thought you two would get a kick out of that one. Talk to you all later

[Pam]

Good one Corinna! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

Hey Daisy ~ Cinners here ~
I think that Sir Jury guy works at my White Coat's place cause Dad and Dr Mike talked about him just before I got the zipper put in my tummy. The day I went in and got left there the Office Gurl was talkin bout that Sir Jury guy and told Dad ta come back for me when Sir Jury was dun. He musta had sumpin ta do wiff the zipper job. Everbody sez I'm a lot better off after Sir Jury got done with me; sumpin about I won't have a buncha health problems. Maybe you should let the Sir Jury guy lookit your eye - might feel better after he zippers it. Better make sure your White Coat is there too - I don't like going to his place unless Dr Mike's there. As for that warmness thing, ya know - Spring; it went away big time over the weekend. Dad sez we're gonna get a lizzard tanite, but the silly HotBall is reel brite inna sky an now he's not sure if the lizzard is gonna get here. Wunder what a lizzard looks like?

Hey Bella ~ Don't wunna skare ya, but ask yer Mom to tell ya bout Sir Jury puttin a zipper in yer tummy. Try ta get her ta stay wiff ya when ya go to the White Coat's place for the zipper. Dad dint stay and I wuz reel wurried http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif and cried sum.

Merlin ~ That wuz a funnie story bout yer Mom's 4-H friend http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif. Good think Dad dint hear that while we were all workin on SmokeMutt's name - he mite not have the wun he's got iffin Dad thunk about hollerin "Smoke" http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif outside.

I just checked the Weather Gesser's site an showed Dad; they quit talking bout the lizzard and now say it's just gonna make about 4 inches of fluffie rain. Dad sez that means we can't call tamorrow a "snow day" and stay home http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif.

Wags ta All; Woof at ya later http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hey Cinder, Smoke and all you ***Nawteedogs***! We're finally back ta sorta normal here! Phew, what a week. First we gotta get all this stuff stuffed into the 'puter so mom can send and save pics on platter disky things. Then we all hadda learn how ta work it! I kan tell by the look on my mom's face she wasn't likin learnin bout all this stuff. Few nites things were just a LITTLE HAIRY round here wif lotsa mumblin and geeeezing. The nice man at Pet Talk Paul is gonna help mom plaster mine and the Codster's puss' on the Pet Talk page. Hope we get it up and goin soon. Love to know what you guys thinka me and my sister. Side from that, we're all ajustin to the new KAT Oliver!!! Me, I was soooo cool! Mom couldn't believe it!! So was the senior Kat Mr. B! I was expectin the hooks to come out real quick like, lots a kitty spitz, grrrrring and hisssin, fur a flyin, mom having a nervis bust up. But we all just gave a sniffin here and there and nary a hair was raised on either side. I already know I'M #1 in the lineup and I OWN the couch so if a nudder kid wants ta join the crew, fine by me! Even Mr. B, the senior kitty klaw man was cool. After a minute a chekin out the new kid, the two konked out ona couch and snoozed! Mr. B even don't mind sharin his vittles! Now Cody's just a bit kurious. Being the major squirrel slayer that she is, mom says its gonna take a few days till Cody learns the new kid ain't a tree rat for chasin. Even the guinnie piggie Squeeks loves the new kid, sittin side by side, kissin through the cage bars. That Squeeks sure is brave! I think my mom was so surprised kuz the new kid still hadda go ta the White Coat's to get the MAJOR SNIP! Poor kid came home a bit wobbly but he seems to be doin just fine now, scamperin and doing "Gorgo's" and hangin from da drapes. So that's all that news here. What you all been up to? Sure missed talkin wit ya all. We were gonna have a big "lizzard" as you call it Cind, but it was a bid DUD!!! Lotsa hoomins threatnin ta sue the weather hoomin ona count they shut down the whole place cuz we was gonna be plowed under. Just lotsa clouds cryin water. We wuz hopin for lotsa white stuff for rollin and playin, but just lotsa mud to trak round da house. How's the Kid doin in skool? Must be gettin pretty close ta graduatin! Sure proud a ya Smokey! Still wanna know when we all kan getta a peek a da two a ya. My mom says she puttin all the pics a all the dawggies plastered here on a disky thing for savin. We're gonna call it "Dawggie Friends." Sure would love ta put you guys ona plattter thingy too. And what frisky things you two been up ta? Sure hope yer all still behavin and yer eyeballs ain's seein any time outs ona basement wall Smokester! Cind, has the Smokey Kid got the bafroom thingy down yet? Sure hope so!

Daisy, Bella! Boy, you kids sure were brave at the White Coat's!! That kan be one SCARY place!! I always put up the good fight, fussin and rollin and tryin ta excape, but Dr. Paul and mom always win. Cody's a lot better at it. She's always gettin all the "good girl" cooing and kissin. YUK!! What a momma's girl!

Bella, really wanted to tell ya BIG welcome. I agree with Cind. You sure kan write on 'puter good. Yer story bout the OOOPS on the kitchen floor was a real "been there dun that!" Don't ya just hate it when da humans take ya in fore yer ready to lose it!!? Then we end up lookin nawtee if we go ina house! Yer mom sounds real cool bout it tho!

Daisy...Yikes!!! Up 9 notches on the silver table. What's yer mom feedin ya? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif If I had my way, eatin every thing I wanted, I'd be in BIG trouble! Us labs are real chow pups, ya know.

Hi Merlin! Still belly rollin after readin yer story bout your mom, Fire and Smoke!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif
Bet Phred gotta good laugh outta dat one!

Well, as them hoominss say, it's rainin kats and dawggie here this mornin, tho I'm not seein any fur or whiskers flyin myself. Guess there'll be no roamin the dunes today. Think I'll just kurl up ona couch wif the labmote and supervise everyone. Maybe mom will give us a chewie of sumthin xtra yummy to keep us busy so we don't drive her nuts, which we love ta do! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

Well, woof for now and bark at ya later. Sure nice talkin wif ya guys and keep an eyeball pasted onna forum ta check out our photo debut! Mom's askin ya all to be kind if ya reply...wonder what THAT means!!???

Love Star and Codster

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[tatsxxx11]

Cinder, Smokey....Hey, you guys there? And Hi! to all you NAWTEEDAWGS! Star the "internet" "star" here! Sure do miss hearin from the dynamic duo! Hope yuz guys are okeeeedokeeeee! Well, I already told ya bout the new klaw kid "Olive-pit!" This 4 legger is a real hoot http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif providin endless hours a antics an belly rolls fer me and the family. Seems the rug rat has a reeeeel love a all thinigs wet. Every mornin the kid sits out sida the water closet widdah spout in the wall. Mom left the door open and the nut-cracker jumps in! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif After jumpin out and shakkkkin off, he does it again! Well this time mom tosses the wet mop out and shuts the door. As mom tells it, all was progressin as usual when the hoomins take a scrubin, until...she thinks she hears the newcomer mewoin...LOUD! Off goes the water hose and as mom steps out, what does she see???? The Olive-pit sittin insida the flusher bowl, widdah head poppin over the rim! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif! Seems the little fella dipped in for a drink and "fell in an couldn't get out!" I think we gotta "water saver" type flusher bowl wit only a small bit a water in the bottom fer flushin. The little runt hadda reach in just a bit too fer to getta drink and OOOOPS! It was a "dunk" job! Wish I coulda been der to see dat one! And they say I'm always gettin "inta" things! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Well, no harm was done, cept the kid hadda get a reeeel tubby wash ana blow dry widdah hot air machine. Geeeeez, I think mom needs some hints on stylin kitty coats cuz the runt sure looked like he put his paw inna ***SoCKeT*** when she was done! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Still, he won't give up tryin ta get inta the sink, water closet, bowl, you name it. Even dunks his head inna drinkin bowl! Maybe he was a fishy in his udder life! Well, that's my update on all things new and furry here. By the way Cind, did ya see me? Did ya see me? Mom finally unscrambled her brain ~wav~~~es~ and learned how ta paste pictures a me and the Cody-girl ona Pet Forum! If ya getta chance, check me out! Mom's forum friends were reeeeel nice and said such kind things bout me and Codster. Like ta take a moment to thanks em all from the bottom a my heart. After all da LIES my mom told bout me, thought the komments might not be so kind....phew! Sorry I'm not givin ya my best side inna picture, "butt", hey, that's my mom's fault! So now, I've shown you mine. NOw you all gotta show me yours! Hope yer all behavin and havin fun there at the Phred Ranch for destitute and needy furkids in needa a lovin home! Heard the Kid's doin real good in skool. Just knew ya had it in ya Smokey! Well, here's to spring acomin. Fore long my mom says she's gonna open our swimmin hole. I like ta call it "Sparky (that's my knickname) Pond" as its my own personal water park. Hope to hear from ya soon. Gotta go...I hear water splashin.......? La ya all, Star...Woof!

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HI again, all yor Nawtee Dawgs an Hoomins ~ Cinder here ~

Sorry to worry those that thought we got losted or sumpin - we kinda had the feeling that our Tails were startin to get stale. We've been a little busy of late, what wiff Dad teaching at Firefighters Skool two nits a week and SmokeMutt doin skool anudder nite...
Things have been, well, interesting of late.

Smokey's doing reel well at skool, at least both he an Dad are smilin when they come back to pick me up after klass http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif. Dad wants to take me back to show me off to my old teacher, but he's fraid I'd be a big-mouf and not stay quiet. And we don't have a portable jail to set up like all the professional skool dogs bring every nite. I don't know iffin I could do a hour long *down* insde one a them little jail cages like the pro students have to do while their Two-Legger werks wiff a brother or sister dog inna ring. Dad sez there's a couple famblies that put TWO doggies tagether inna net baggie jail that jest barely holds em side by side. And Dad keeps tellin me that NOBODY is ever allowed to *woof* or cry. Guess that's why I'm probably not goin again tanite http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. Mebbie I can go for a while then sit inna car; think I'll ask Dad.

WHOOPIE! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Dad sez OK, if I promise to be good. Gotta go - I hafta do drills wiff Smoke to take the "edge" off fore we go. Hope we're all still talkin to each other after skool http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif.

Hey *Star*Shine* ~ Ain't them KlawKids jest a screem! Our Kat's past the dumKat stage most a the time, but that time he got 'tacked by the Evil Blue Bag wuz kinda close to your *Olive-Pit* and his white flusher adventure.

Gots ta go - off to skool for a *howdy* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif.

Wags to All! /s/ Cinder



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

Cinder's baaack ~

Wuz I good at skool? Don't ask Dad http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. All I did wuz Jump, Pull, Tug, Lunge, Butt Sniff, Whine, Yeowl, Dance, and in general act like a half crazed, totally untrained dolt. Jest like I did every nite when I went in to klass http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif. Smoke kept lookin at me like I wuz nutz. After I had Dad all red inna face I started ta calm down a liddel cause I thought I wuz gonna get ta go inna ring, but jest fore Smoke's klass started I got hustled out to the car http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif.

Anyhow, back to whutz been goin on of late...
Smoke did a nudder NawteeDawg inna hallway kuppla weeks ago. We'd dun our *outies* fer the nite and Dad wuz finished doin his thing inna baffroom and gomes out ta see Smoke, leg high inna air, jest a washin down the wall http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Dad tried grabbin towels, openin the front door, grabbin the the Smokester ta toss him out, all the time skreemin sum Nawtee Wurdz http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif. Course it took 3 or 4 laps round the living room to capture the Kid, who immediately started *skreemin* like he wuz gonna get kilt; me an Kat jest went inna bunkroom and hided. Dad sopped up a roll of towels wortha warm pee, then spent annuder hour playin wiff his fresh can of OxiClean. [Oh yeah, Lilly, Honey & StenoG ~ after 3 trips to Wally's Mart a gurl who dint eben werk in that parta the store showed Dad where they hid the OxiKleen. Dad wuz redy to give up on Wally and drive cross town to that Bed, Baff & Breakfast place that said ober the teledingy that they had the stuff.] Dad got dun moppin an soppin and marched the Mutt past the krime seen and strait down to the time-out wall inna basement. He sleeped there three nites fore he wuz allowed back inna bunkroom. We havent had anudder problem since, but Smoke still kant unnerstan why Dad anna Kat get to do their stuff inna baffroom and us big FurKids gotta go outside. Smoke sez he's gonna praktis tryin ta lift his leg ober top of the big white water bowl like Dad duz http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif.

We missed a kupla days onna puter cuz the fambly jaloppee (aka the corporate limo) got sicklee an hadda go see the kar doktor - two differnt times. Dad wuzent reel hapee wiffa kar doc kuz the second problem wuz what they said the furst fix wuz gonna fix. But at least it quit makin that *grindin noiz* when we turned kornerz. I thunk SmokeMan and I were gonna hafta pull the boat home a few nites.

Hey Lilly ~ Howz the Honey*Pot doin in skool? What klass is she takin, anyway? Izit a furst or sekund grade, or wun of the fancy *advanced klassez* that the "better students" get to go to? Dad jest found out tanite that our klub skool has all sortza special groups like the Nurcin Home Cheerup Gang, Serch & sniff dawgs, gilitee an beedeence groups. And we could be members cause Dad's had at least 3 dawgs go ta skool there. Me an Smoke are gunna save our lowancez to raise the 60 bucks to belong each year. But then ya still need more munnies to go ta klassez, but they're half off for members. Mebbee me an the Smokester could gedda job and make sum munnie for skool.

Sure are a lotta new FurKids round this place... Andy & Trevor, the KatBoyz, got their pup Bella; an *Star* & Cody got two newbies ~ the KatKid *Olive-Pit* anna liddel KatToy piggie named *Squeek*. Mebbee we otta get a Fuzzy Pig for our Kat ta have for a toy. Wunder if Boots wud think that wuz kool? Need to hear sum more Tails frum youse guys!

Hey Daisey ~ You know any way to fool that durn up and down elevator table at the White Coat's place that's got that *meter* that the Doc looks at an then tells yer Two-Leggers to lay offen the food? Dad keeps lookin funnie at me an squeezin round where my rib-bones used to make liddel bumps in my koat. He keeps sezin he cant see the rib bumps ennie more. I keep tellin him to look at Smokey the Kid ~ ya could kount ever wunna his ribs and the bumps on his backbone when he got here. Dad hadda give him annuder klik onna kollar and now ya kant see ennie bumps on his short koat ~ so whutz wiff this pickin on Me? I got a big, fluffie Shepherd's koat - course ya kant see my rib-bones! But I did notice that SmokeMan duznt get twice as much krunch as me annymore - guess Dad figgures the Smoke has bulked up to proper weight. Now if he'd jest leave my krunch kount alone!

Keep *waggin* and *purrin* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Logan]

Hey Cinder and Smokey...and of course Boots.
We're fine. Honey girl is in basic agility and I'll have to let her tell her side of the story when she is more alert. Right now, she is sleeping pretty hard on the floor at my feet. This past Monday was our second class. Honey girl just is not very enthusiastic about this new venture. But, she did master the A-frame and the Dog Walk. Good for Honey!!! I just have to keep remembering that this is to build her confidence, not make her a true competitor. She still doesn't like those tunnels and things like that? Any suggestions?
We'll fill you in more later when Lilly and Honey are more alert. But thanks for asking.
Logan

[karen israel]

Whew! Good thing you guys are OK. Was getting kinda worried and thinkin about ya everyday! Thanks for the "fix" was goin thru Phred, Smoke, Cinder and Boots withdrawal. Now I feel better, esp; after a yummy lunch! Sigh! ya made my day!!! At least the Smoke boy lifts his leg. The Cody-meister sometimes pees like a girl and Karen gets SO embarassed. Not a lot of trees where we are, but bushes and poles and he so busy and nosey sniffin everywhere he must forget. Gotta yank to the next critter hole in the ground! We luv ya lots!! Karen and Cody http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[tatsxxx11]

Phew, wow, geeeeeez, Star**BuRsT***here writin for Cody, KlawKat, Olive#Pitster and the SqueekerCatToy. Boy, I was having doggie-mares with lotsa leg and gum twitchin, the sweats and was 'bout to keel over, faint, pass out and JUST DIE from Cinder and Smoke withdrawl http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif Don't mean to ply the pressure to yuz, but kinda got hooked on the adventures of all the inmates there at Phred's ranch for all livin things lost and homeless needin a home to take over and turn upside down and give Dad a headrupture. Just glad to hook up wit yuz again. Sounds like things really hoppin out at the ranch. SmokeSkool, FlameSkool, trakter smokin and flamin~~~~ no wunder yuz guys ain't had much time fer writtin and such. Glad ta hear that the kid's doin good in Skool. But come on, Cind. A one hour quiet time inna portable jail wif outta yelp, bark or whine? Not my style, fer sure! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif I'd get the BOOT! faster than I can steal a meal! Wouldn't it be greeeeat if yuz all gots to be special bassadors a good will for hoomins needin a little lovin and snugglin? Bet both you guys be reeeel good at gility too. Save yer pennies. Reminds me...have you all put in yer request to Dad for an allowance raise? Don't forget...never take the pressure of them hoomins. If yuz let em slide just a bit, next thing ya know, they think they're in charge! And from one 4-legger ta another 4 legger, yuz knows what dat means. Not much news here. Maybe I already told ya, but me and the Codster are calender girls! WEll, sorta. Mom put our pics on the general doggie board. Would love to know what you guys think a me an my sister. The Olive**PItttt is making my life a living hell! Not but a week or two inna house and he thinks he rules. Every few hours we all gotta suffer thru the KrAzYKaT hour, wif the nutcase chasin nuttin but air, boxing the wall, slidin on his butt cross the room, stickin his head inna sink, chasin his tail and his favorite pastime, pickin winged critters off da wall and swallowin em while they're still buzzzin! One a these days the Codster's gonna give the Pit Boy a whack if he doesn't stop chewin her tail an "nailin" her in da snout. Even the Squeek man gotta lotta unrequested "closet time" as the pimento pit's always sneakin in his room an stickin his KLAW inna cage lookin fer a little tasty snack. Poor Squeeks; he loves the kat kid, specially his purrrrin and only wants to friends. Mom says there's not enough room, or room(s) in this house to kommodate everyone's needs. Whadda ya think that means, Cind!? Oh, this mornin I gave Olive*Pit* the good chase right inna the dryerdrummy thing and mom almost put him onna permanent press cycle. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif Oh well, there goes one a his 9 lives http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif It's been pourin klaws and paws all day ta day. Mom and the weather box callin it a nor' eater!???? Wish we could all go play in a mud, but mom says we gotta be good kids and stay in a house and play nice and quiet. (Tee-hee) Now Smokey; liftin the leg is a MAJOR NO NO!!! You NAWTEEDAWG!! I tremble wif fear ata thought a you nailed to the time out wall. One a these days Dad's gonna forget he nailed ya there if yer not good!

Honey-Glad ta hear from you girl. Do't sweat it. Just have fun at gililty. No pressue. I NEVER let anything pressure me. Just make the world your own, and be in charge of your world. That's my motto. Just look at that xpression on my face in my pic. FEARLESS! (Some call it arrogant) "Hey, you talkin to ME, BIG BOY??" Yep, that's my thinkin. Never let em know what YER thinkin. Hold yer head up high and ifin any them other doggies give ya a hard time, just flip em the paw! You are ONE GORGEOUS GIRL an nuthin should keep you from struttin yer stuff. Anyway, yer just there to have some fun. I only go thru the tunnel if I wants to. Hey, it's my dime (or at least my mom's) and if I don't wanna go, tough nuts! Hope ya keep it up Honey and just have some fun time wif da other doggies.

I hope everyone will wish my brother KatKlaw, a.k.a. Mr. B, good luck at the white coat's tomorrow a.m. He's got the asthma kinda bad and mom's takin the senior fella fer a check up and ex-ray thingy cuz he's hadda lota coughin and wheezin past couple a daze. I do love my "B Man" He's a reeeel cool dude and gives good lovin and lickin to all us critters here.

Well, time for a snack an a nap to re-fuel. Sure nice talkin to you all and hope to hear more from all my pals here on Pet Talk. Bye for now! Love Star, Cody & Co.



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[tatsxxx11]

Hey Cind...Just crossed my brilliant, star "flash" mind. It's exactly two months ago today that we all were made privvvvy to the 1st opening page of the saga of Cinder and the then un-named homeless "Kid" at the door now known as Smokey!!! Geeeez, feels like it was yesterday!! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Boy, you guys certainly perked up the ole Pet Talk forum since your debut! Proud to call you guys pals. Love, Star

[RachelJ]

Rachel here because Hannah is in a snit due to the fact she had a nice long letter going to you all and with one click of her paw sent it into cyber space.

I just wanted thank all of you NAWTEEDAWGS for your contributions as to what's going on at your houses. You spill a lot more of the beans than your humans do and our *enquiring* minds do want to know. There's never been a stale tail on this board yet, and even though it falls to the most prolific of the tail-tellers to tell the tails, I'd be willing to bet there are a cast of thousands reading and living vicariously with all you little rug rats and bed hogs. Hannah says to say she'll bark at you later.

[Pam]

Hi there all of you other nawtee dawgs! Bella here! I just hadda write and tell you all what happened the other night. My Mommy Human had to go out and left my Daddy Human babysittin' me. She gave him lotsa instructions about how to care for me and all and gave me a kiss and went out. Well, my Daddy Human put up the gate across the kitchen so I couldn't get inna living room (he still worries that I'll make a puddle or chew somethin') but I had the run of the kitchen and the family room. Well after a bit, Daddy Human starts noddin' off onna sofa. It was so boring with him sleeping so I started to look around to see if I could sorta amuse myself til Mommy Human got home. He was yawning when she was gettin' ready to leave, and I remembered she told him to put me in my crate if he was goin' to take a nap, but he said he didn't feel one comin' on. Guess it sorta crept up on him like my naps do to me. (I can be playing my heart out and then just sorta curl up and zonk out for a bit). Well, I'm gettin' off the subject here. I was just walkin' around the family room minding my own business and I spotted a clothespin on the top of a potato chip bag. I didn't know what it was so I had to put it in my mouth to sorta get the idea of it. Well, I pretty near ate half of it (I left the metal spring thing). My Mommy Human came home and went through the roof. She called the white coats # and then she had to call the emergency white coats because our regular white coat wasn't there. They said to watch my poops. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif I was so embarrassed when I heard that. Can you imagine? They said if I had trouble going potty I could have a blockage or somethin' and just to keep an eye on me and probably everything would "come out" all right. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif As it turned out, I am just fine. It was so humiliatin' though for the next day or so having Mommy and Daddy Human watchin' my poops! They even took a flashlight out inna yard at night so they could watch them in the dark. I'm never eatin' another clothespin again. The whole thing makes me blush just rememberin' it! I don't think Daddy Human is gonna ever take a nap when he is babysittin' again either!

Hi All ~ Cinder 'n Smokey here ~

Hey Hannah ~ Dint that jest kurl yer tail when all that hard werk jest went *pfffft* for no good reason? I gets so distrot when the puter eats my posting that I start bangin my lil headbone onna pawboard and Dad hasta drag me of inna korner to kool off. Try your storie agin later, but watch ya don't hit that durn "clear fields" kliker - that one'll fry a lotta hard paw poundun quicker'n you can say the Kat dun it!

Hey li'l Bella*Pup ~ Whatz wiff passin up the tatoe chippers that wuz unner the furpin? GadZooks kiddo - the good stuf wuz inna BAG! Dint the KatBoyz, Andy and Trevor, at least come over an help ya with the project? Seems like ya all coulda had a krunchin good time widda bag a yummies like that. As for bein bearessed when the Two-Leggers start lookin at yer poddies - better get used to it! My Dad's allus watchin while I go poddy. Go wunce to often, take a liddel extra time makin a pile, make too much, don't make enuff, too wet, too dry, or Hevin forbid - don't make a poddy http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif, and they're onna teladinger whimperin and whinin to the White Coat. Sheese ~ lemmie poop in peece. An poor liddel SmokeMutt - he jest don't do a poddy wiff anybody lookin http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif. I hope Dad's startin ta get the hint - quit sneakin up onna Kid while he's tryin ta powder his nose! Iffin the Kid skips too many poddies we'll hafta use a stik a dinomite to kleen him out http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif.

Hey Star*ShIne* ~ Howz yer brudder Mr. B-Kat? Is he back fromma White Coat's place and awlrite now? That azma, koffin and gagin stuff is no fun. Boots the Kat sez he'll kross his paws for B-Kat an we all hope the Poor Guy is feelin alot better tanite. Tell yer Mom ta give him a *Skritch* from Dad.

An I keep fergettin ta tell you I'm jellus of you and Cody's piksure onna web. We're werkin on savin sum munnies to get a fambly diggy kamera so's Dad can snap sum web shotz of us atta Shop and the Ranch. Now whatz wiff you havin alla truble wiffa OlivePitt? Kant you jest *skrunch* him down onna floor wiffa paw onna back and tell him whooze the Senior FurKid inna house? Make sure if ya run the PittKat inta the rollin hotwheel box again that you hang around ta make sure yer Mom dozent turn the hot 'n fluffie dial wiffa PittMan still inside. Boots didda dumKat wunce inna winter when Dad took sumpin outa the hotwheel box an dummie the Kat klimbed in cuz it wuz warm inside. Luckie for him he made a reely loud *klunk* onna first spin around and Dad pulled him rite out http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif. His eyeballs were a little crossed up when he flew out. He duzint spend much time inna den ennie more when Dad's doin the warsh. Anniehow ~ seemz ta me that you, Cody*Girl, Mr. B-Kat and the SqueekRat had otta have a liddel *talk* widda OliveBoy and suggest there might be safety in numbers - and that you guyz got the numbers! Tell him he can bounce offa walls all he wants - jest keep the klawz and toofs offin all yer bods. Ask him iffin he'd like ta become a KatBurger http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif.

Wun last thingy, *Star* ~ do you do gillity? From what you were tellin Honey, sounds like you're a gillity kid, too. Is that reely any fun, or do the Two-Leggers get all frantik and skreemee and *pout* when you do sumpin wrong? Dad's gotta find out iffin I'd hafta go to sekund grade beedee-ence fore I could start gillity. He tell'd me he figgured I'd make a wrong turn inna tunnel tube an get losted http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif. Grrrrrr.

Smoke sez it's gettin past his BigBed time an he wantz to go home, so I gess I gotta quit babblin and round up Dad to pilot us over to the ranch. Thankx fer reminden me bout this is Smokey the Kid's annevershury - mebee we can get Dad to toss a partie. We're reely grateful that all you PetTalker Hoomins and FurKids talked Dad into keepin the liddel SmokeMan - he's awful nice to have around for kumpanie http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif!

Waggs & Slurps to All!



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

Hey **Star**, Cody, Olive*Boy ~ Cinder & Smokey hollerin ~

What's the good word on Mr. B-Kat? We're all getting wurried cause there's been no update on Senior Klaw Mr. B ~ How'd the Poor Guy make out atta White Coat's place yesterday? Did he get a load of *good stuff* ta fix his azma problem? We're all gettin purdy nerbus wiff not hearing that he's feelin better. Make sure you tell the liddel upstart mini-klaw Oliver ta lay offa botherin the Big-Klaw till he feels more better. Sure do hope Mr. B is OK. We're still crossin paws till we hear sumpin.

Waggs for Mr. B from alla Phred's Den...

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Cinder, Smoke and all you puppy pals. This is Star here to update you on the Mr. B adventue at the house of the White Coats. Well, mom says the Klaw-Man is doing pretty A-OK. Doc Paul is a pretty kooool kat if I do say so myself. He always let my mom rammmmble on and on bout this and that an all her frets and such. He gave the B Man a good goin over and ex-ray and reports that the chest gots a little krunchie sounds in it, but nuthin much to fret bouts. Did a ultry-soundin thing a his heart and that was okkeeeedokeeee too. (The B-eester's gots a touch a congestion ina heart too) So, doc says a little shota the steeroidy stuff and all should be just fine. Winter's the worstest time for asthma in us furkids as we're all re-cirkilatin the same stale type air all day, special ina indoor kitties. A course the kid never koughed once inna office! Just like when mom takes the trakter fer fixin at the gas house of repair. Everything's just fine! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif A course the B Boy is a tad tippin the scales, so cuttin down ona krunchies is highly rekommended. As fer that OTHER nut-kase, the Olive Pitster maniac, well, you just hadda be here this morning. Mom turned the water closet on and the kid sneakered in. When my mom went inna bafroom, there sat the kid...100% total suckin wet, and lovin it! Mom got stuff today fer the film box and we're gonna get it on tape! You all gotta see this! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif An since yuz was askin. I started gility last year after finshin 2nd grade. It the bestest fun I have. Lotsa other doggies to play with, runnin and jumpin and chasin mom. Mom's more tuckered out than me when we're done. Think she mentioned sumthin bout the added emotional stress a hopin her kid don't mess up! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/confused.gif But teacher and the resta the guys don't care if we mess up. We're all just havin fun, and long as we don't get inta a scuffie or show our toothies or grrrrrrr it's all OK. Sure makes mom happy when I come home all tuckered out and take a good snooooze! Well, that's my Sat. nite report. We're all havin popcorn and watchin a special thingy on the "box" tonite, so I gotta go brush my teeth and get ready! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Gotta tell you two kids again how much me and the Cody kid love hearin bout all yer tails. I think you guys make lots and lots a people ALL OVER THE WORLD smile and laugh! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Well, hate to get mushy, (not my style) but we all really love and preciate ya and the time you take to rite us all. And thanks lot fer askin bout my bro. Means lots to my mom. Have to admit I do love the guy. He's just bout the gentlest giant kitty klaw kid you'de wanta meet!
Well, woof at ya later. Sure nice barkin wif ya. Love ya Cind, Smoke and all you guys.

Love and nite-nite, Star*#Burst!!

[RachelJ]

Hi, it's me, Hannah. I don't think summer is ever coming to Illinoiz. More white stuff is falling right now. Now as you all know, I love winter and the snow but geeez, Louise here (MOM) can't seem to get her keister outside when it is cold out so Tucker and Me has really been looking forward to it warming up and more play time outside with Mom. We had a couple days last week and it was just like old times. Mom says I'm getting cranky from being cooped up so much. So whose fault is THAT! It kind of came to a head last night when she came over to me sitting on one of my chairs and started talking about how much she loves me and I went grrrrr to her. Trust me on this one, you do not go grrrrr to my Mom! But I was also not willing to admit I'd made a HUGE mistake, so I went grrrr'd some more. Next thing I was in the flipped position with her doing her "WHOSE THE BOSS OF YOU?" routine. I pretty much cut the crap and next thing we were kissing and hugging and smelling each other's breath again.

Dad and Mom went to see one of those gility trials you girls are always talking bout. Of course Tucker and I didn't get to go because we NEVER get to go anywheres, 'cept to the groomer and the Vet. Anyways Mom just loved watching that stuff. She said there were the labs and the goldens who done all the steps in the right order but they kind of plodded along - no speed demons. Then she said there was a Bassett Hound named (are you ready for this?) Daisy. Now you'd think a Bassett Hound would have some problem with gility, but she didn't, did everything just right, except in between doing the stuff she would stop and smell who had been there before her. When she was done smelling (which sometimes wasn't for a while) then she would go on to the next thing smell there and then do what she was s'posed to do. Mom thought this was so funny when she was telling me this. Sounded pretty reasonable to me! Then there was the Border Collies. Now the Border Collies' people had a hard time keeping up with the Border Collies and the Border Collies had their own way of doing the stuff which they figured out as an improvement to the way the people wanted them to do it. Then Mom really loved the two iddie biddie yorkies and a toy poodle who she said were like flying squirrels they went soooo fast. Both Mom and Dad pretty much figured out real quick that I would never be able to do gility. Seems that when the dogs get sidetracked and take a wrong turn, their people call them and then they COME. Now you girls all know that COME is a four-letter word in my book. So looks like I'll never see any gility classes, although I think I'd enjoy the part about getting the treats.

Guess it is bout time for my mid morning nap, so you NAWTEEDAWGS keep pounden away at the keyboards. My Mom loves to hear what you are up to and so do I.

Hannah, aka Snarla

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[Sudilar]

Hey, Hannah,
Don't give up on the gility thing. Tonight I get to go again (ADVANCED Beginner!). It's at 8:30 and I'm a bit tired by then so I'm no speed demon when it comes to runnin', jumpin' and tunnellin'! Yeah, sometimes I don't COME when my human sis calls me 'cause I'm lookin' for MOM in the audience. I'm gettin' better though (it helps to have them waggin' a hot dog in my face!) It's still fun!
Shiloh

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[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Another Basset named Daisy! Weird! I have a younger friend Basset named Daisy, actually. Mom's friend's not too 'riginal. And one time atta store, Mom talked with a lady who had a Basset named Daisy too. But I bet I'm the cutest one. I'd like to do 'gility but there aren't any places near us. Mom says maybe next fall when she will have her liscence and can drive me to the nearest place. Beleive it or not, I am pretty fast. Mom's lil' sister is real good at soccer but even she can't keep the ball away from me. Now that's what they should have, dog soccer. I am GOOD at that! And I wish there was a sport involving sleeping. I am pretty good at that too. Sorry I haven't written in a while but I was sick! I had what you guys were callin' the 'gurks and the yurks' and I was pyookin'. I pyooked in Mom's bed one time while her sister was in it... she didn't think it was as funny as Mom and Grandma did though. But then Mom stopped laughin' when Grandma informed her that SHE wasn't gonna clean it up. She said she cleaned Mom's pyook when she was a baby, and now it was Mom's turn to care for HER baby. I just sat there waggin' my tail. And then I did it again onna rug the next afternoon. Mom made her boyfriend help her clean that one http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif But I am all better now and can eat again. Actually the other night while the family was out, I helped myself into the cabinbets and ate a bag of hamburger rolls. I have also just discovered they keep my treats on the floor inna laundry room and I have been known to sneak in there. I think Mom's catchin' on though when I come out chewin'. They are being put up on a shelf http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif Aw well. I guess I do have some weight problems with my tummy, it almost drags and I get kinda muddy. That's okay though, Mom says it's cute. Well I gotta go now, Mom is eatin' waffles and I gotta go beg. Bye guys! Keep writin'!
Puppy Kisses,
Daisy Mae (Mae's my middle name. Isn't that ADORABLE!?)

[Angels3]

Phred, did you write the definitions at the following site? I could only understand most of the language because I've learned a lot from reading the Cinders & Smoke stories.
These definitions sure sound like you...& there's a kitty in it. http://belle.pcpros.net/~grandma/med.html

[RachelJ]

Geez, Angel, Phred don't write that stuff, Cinders does. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

Gosh Angels, Dad hardly gets his finners onna pawboard ennie more. Much as we'd like ta take kredit for those neet daffynifitins you put the kliker up for, nope - nunbudy here dun it.

Hey Star*Buster* ~ So glad yer Head Klaw Mr B-Kat is back to feelin A-okeedokee agin. Thats a load offa all our minds knowin that he's not sicklee ennie more. An you don't have the ownlee Kat that likes ta play inna wadder. Our Kat, Boots, hasta play onna baffroom sink every mornin while Dad splashez wadder onna facebones. Dum Kat alluz sticks his tail inna wadder after he turns his headbone upside under ta get a drink fromma fawcet.

Hey Daisey ~ glad yer over the *gurk & yurks* cause that alluz makes fer tense times in our house. Durn Two-Leggers are never fast enuff openin the door when ya gotta blow yer lunch! But I do usually try ta step offa bed fore I let it fly.

Hannah and Shiloh ~ Hmmmm, not sure bout this gillity stuff. Shiloh make it sound like fun, but I jest know I'd have a problemo iffin ya have to lissen and oh-my-gosh *come* on command! Mebee the SmokeMan is up fer that stuff - he can have the atta-boyz an I'll jest watch.

But whut we have dun of late is earn a kupla NawTeeDawg points. Sundee Dad started aktin funee by feedin us brekfust a liddel erlee an takin a water baff inna Kat's klubhouse-kloset. Then he gots inta his fancee furs and started chekin over the jaloppee traktor so's I knowed he wuz goin ta Piksburgh ta see his Mom. Exit Cinder - off ta see the sites. I left the SmokeMutt behind ta make Dad think we wuz still inna yard. Durn Smoke blew it by goin inna garage ta help Dad wiffa traktor check and that made it obveeus I wusn't around. Half hour of http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif skreemin later, I wandered back aktin like I wuz there all along. Dad wuz finishin with air inna rubber tubee things when I felt warmish frum all the runnin. Quik dash inna pond felt good. Thought mebee we kould go (we kant cause granMum lives inna no pets partment) iffin we got inna kar - so we loaded up cause Dad lefta door open. Dad wusent happie when he sitted inna seat and goted reel damp onna bum http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif. He goted kinda krankee when he looked inna back seat and saw the soggy doggie startin ta shake her bod http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Too late... muckie wadder all ober the winnows an Dad's facebones. After the kleenup it wuz purdy kleer we dog's wuzent goin for a kar ride. And I hadda stay inna basement wiffa Smoke cuz Dad wouldn't gimmie a baff fore he left. The good thing wuz nobudy pee'd eben though he wuz gone for almost 11 hours. We got biskutz we he come'd home.

We got a few more NTD pointz last nite or this mornin... Dad went a fire drillin last nite and got sleepee after he feded us and hizself when he got home. Went sleepee inna kliner chair. Woked up at dark-thirty this mornin wiffa sore back. Let us go for an *outie* then did his stuff inna baffroom while we ran laps round the house. We made a reel loud boom-bump an he looked for upside-down furniture or the bunkroom TV inna pile but couldn't see nuffin rong http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif. Turned out the lites and klimbed inna bed. Only the bigbed wuzent there http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. Seems the boom-bump wuz the one end of bigbed fallin down after we bounced out half the sticks that hold the sprinybox up inna air tween the frame rails. He looked reel funnie wavin his handpaws round in cirkulz http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif tryin not to fall over. Almost rolled over backards onna uther side of the bed. Hadda get the traktor jack widda four liddel wheels unner bigbed ta krank it up inna air to put the sticks back unner the springybox. Dint know Dad knowed that many NawTee Wurdz... We learned a few new wunz ever time wunna us jumped onna busted bed ta get a better look while Dad wuz crawlin round unner the bed. I think we'd been put inna basement iffin he had't been so pooped after jackin the bigbed back up ta level. Wunder how many points we got for that wun?

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Angels3]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke:
Much as we'd like ta take kredit for those neet daffynifitins you put the kliker up for, nope - nunbudy here dun it.

[/QUOTE}

Cinder & Smoke, I can't stop laughing at your stories. I love the language...'nunbudy here dun it'! And 'daffynifitins.! I check you out early in the morning (Down Under time), & I've told my family if they find me collapsed at the computer, they'll know I've died laughing because of Cinder & Smoke. And when the aussie police come to investigate you on a charge of causing bodily harm, I can just hear you both saying...'nunbudy here dun it!'

[Pam]

Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke:
Dad went a fire drillin last nite and got sleepee after he feded us and hizself when he got home. Went sleepee inna kliner chair. [/B]

Hey there Cinder & Smoke.....Bella here. Glad you two didn't go eatin' any clothespins but you sure coulda had a great time with your dad noddin' off there. I've been tryin' to remember to eat the potato chips inna bag, like you guys told me, if it ever happens again but I don't think it will. Mommy Human shure was mad at him that night I was a nawtee dawg!

Hi all you fellow NawTeeDawgs & Two-Leggers ~ Cinder here ~

First - drum roll - lil brudder Smokey the Kid passed his first grade test and got his graduation certificate ~ Yea SmokePot! D

Next - we've actually been pretty good the last few days ). Haven't even busted the bigbed, pee'd inna house or damaged the Kat. Now that I think about that - things have been sorta booring; maybe we should liven thing up again?

And here goes with trying to post some family pictures - with a little help from a lotta other folks...

http://www.photogra.com/galleries/33100/curr/6408848_20020129_155625_20020129155625.jpg

With a little luck, that's ME, Cinder Dog, as I looked in the Ohio County Jail in Wheeling, West Virginia. My Angel Moms, two volunteers at the shelter, took that picture and posted it on the web; which is how Dad found me.

OK, lemmie see if that image kliker worked...

Edit to insert Photogra photo...

[Angels3]

Cinder Dog Girl, you're beautiful! No wonder your Dear Old Dad fell in love with you. Now, can you point a camera & click at your little brudder Smoke? ('SmokePot'!)

[This message has been edited by Angels3 (edited March 30, 2001).]

Oh, Wow! It worked :D ~

Even Dad was amazed! We're gonna try and jam the whole family album on now ~

Here comes Smokey the Kid ~

http://www.photogra.com/galleries/33100/curr/1977233_20020308_205200_20020308205200.jpg

That's the SmokeMutt sitting on the old guard house that Arrow used to watch over the Ranch during the daytime.

And here's one with both of us on the old guard shack ~

http://www.photogra.com/galleries/33100/curr/1192451_20020116_201136_20020116202444.jpg

'Course SmokeMutt bent his earbones down just as Dad kliked the pitcher-box :mad:.

Don't know where the one went that had his lil earbones almost up :confused: Oh yeah ~ we scratched that wun - he furgotz ta cross his legs.

Here's where the album is stored iffin the pictures aren't visible above:
http://community.webshots.com/user/dogdad

So now y'all know what the Cinder & Smoke Kids look like :D.

Edited to insert Photogra photos...

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Cinder, you are gorgous, what a beauty. Your Dad knew what he was doing when he adopted you. Now we would all like to see a photo of Smoke.
Your were posting as I was, those photos are just fantastic, Smoke you are so handsome.
What a wonderful family you are!!!

[This message has been edited by jackiesdaisy1935 (edited March 30, 2001).]

[Angels3]

Good girl, Cinder Dog. You DID send a pic (s) of Smoke, too. If I didn't know otherwise, you 2 look like real, true litter mates. You sure are a pretty pair (oops! Smoke might think I'm saying he's a girl)...a handsome pair. I bet you both get lots of admiring glances when your Dad takes you out in public places.

[Pam]

Bella here! Hey there it's nice meetin' ya finally! Smoke you make my little puppy heart go pitter patter. You are sooo handsome. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Cinder you are pretty too. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Are ya gonna post a picture of Boots? I'd like to see him cause I live with a coupla cats too ya know. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[Sudilar]

Cinder and Smoke, you two are adorable!!! Killian and Shiloh (2 GSDs) say, "WOW!"

[Logan]

We are SOOOOO happy, Phred, to finally get to see that these two are real dogs!! And aren't they both the most beautiful things, especially knowing how you saved them!!! Cinder, I guess I just didn't read closely enough before, but you are nothing like what I pictured you to be. But you are much larger and more regal than I could have imagined!!!
Thanks again, Dad, for sharing. I do think it is only fair if Boots gets shown too. That cat is the one who is having to put up with these two!!!
Logan

[ownerof3dogs]

You guys are just gorgous. Great colorations. Phred, you are a lucky dog owner http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[shais_mom]

Cinder is so pretty!! She has such a pretty face!! What a fancy face!! And Smokey looks so happy!! Glad things are going better!!

[tatsxxx11]

Cinder and Smokey pup, you two are just GORGEOUS!! I think you could be taken for litter mates as well! Smokey, you are almost exactly as I pictured you! Cinder, you are one dignified, regal girl! You definitely have the look of the one in charge. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Smokster, you have such a sweet face, with a smile to die for. I LOVE the picture with your ear bones "bent!" http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif What a dynamic duo. I'm more in love with you guys than ever! Thanks Dad for FINALLY posting pics of the kids in all their glory. What a proud papa you must be. And Smokey, BIG congratulations on your graduation day. We're all so proud of you! Star and Cody send big woofs! They both think you're just the best!

[RachelJ]

Hi, it's me, Hannah and I can't believe it after all this time I'm actually getting to see my girlfriend, Cinners. Mom says you look ZACKLY like she had pictured you. She would have recognized you right away iffin she met you on the street. Now the Smokers she had pictured differnt. Didn't think he was lookin so much like you. You really are sister and little brudder!!!! Mom says you look sooo smart too. She can see it in your eyes. I hope your dad don't mind ifin she prints out your pictures. She wants to make a bulletin board with all the doggies from Pet Talk.

Need to get the congratulations to the Smokers out real fast http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif but only cause Mom says I hafta. See I don't take too much to all these things that smack of cooperation . Sets up all kinds of expectations at our house. So, Smokers, yah okay, that was real good you got your old dumb certificate and had to show up me and some of the udders who ain't so inclined. I'd much rather reflect on your activities running and jumping on the Big Bed. Now THAT sounds like some fun and I bet you scored some major NAWTEEDAWG points there.

Gotta go for now. Thanks again for posting your pics, but gots to warn you, the moms are gonna to be wantin to see more and more pics and gonna be buggen old Phred for 'em.

[Logan]

Sorry...just had to say this after viewing the photos again. Cinders...I just think you are the best! You are a beautiful dog!

And Smoke...I want to hug you close to me. You look like you have a lot of loving to make up for. I'm sure you're getting it now. Phred, I'm so glad you kept him....thanks.

[Corinna]

Hi all Merlin here! Mom and I just got a look at the photos mom started to cry said Smoke kid looks just like the Fire dog she told me about. It was her 4-h leaders daughters dog . Fire was a terrific obediance and show dog, she (mom) spend lots of time at the home of Fire, kinda felt like she was part of the family.Hopes the kid learns lots from school (what ever that is). So many things going on at our house Mom got a new job comes home smelling of burgers all the time . Leaves very early I don't like the clock saying 5:00 am to do my biz. But she gets home about 1 so I sleep most of the morning(gotta keep the covers warm for mom) My boy Ben has started there too he leaves after mom and home before her. Dad leaves when I go out for that first potty run , but he never comes home smelling of food ?hmmmmm I get the run of the house for a couple hours. I got to fiqure out how to keep the new cat in line young whipper snapper just doesn't get the rules. Winky the old guy just ignores me thats ok hes more like a dog (mom says) Hes 11 years old and teaches me lots. we I'd better go moms pulling out the photo box says shes going to try to find a photo to put up of smoky and Fire for ya all to see. Later

[tatsxxx11]

Well, I had to come back one more time. The expression on Smokey's face; the last picture just makes my day! THAT is my favorite doggie expression. I don't know quite how to translate it, so I won't. Maybe some of you know what I mean! Let just say.....the canine mind, quietly at work. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Wow, finally I'm seein' my friends! Cinder and SmokeMutt, I gotta say you dawgs are pgood lookin'. And Smoke, if I didn't have myself a great boyfriend down the road.... http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif Well ya know! Anyway, it's great finally seein' you guys. Mom was so excited she started making happy noises like the ones I made when she came home today. She went away with a friend and for four days I wandered 'round the house and cried. I kept nudgin' everyone else to ask 'em if they noticed Mom was missin' too but no one seemed to care 's'much as me! When she came home today I kissed her forever. I love my Mom! Well again, great to "see" ya Cinner and Smoke Dawg, and way to go in skool!
Love Ya,
Daisy

[Gio]

Finally we get to see the two heros! Cinder and Smoke you are a real beautiful pair. How does it feel to have such a following? I hope that all this compliments will not go to your head though!

Hugs
Gio

PS How about a photo of the Kat also? I think that deep down you love him...

[sammi]

Loved the pictures of Cinder & Smoke! Also really enjoy everyones dawg tails.

[karen israel]

My heart just skipped a beat and I got this humongeous ole lump in my throat and my eyes filled with tears of amazing joy and happiness!!! WOW! Cinders and the Smoke-meister are just - well just...can't find enough endearing words....SIGH! I just LOVE them! And you too, Phred, my man, for your compassion and humanity. What a great looking family! Thanks for sharing at last! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Cinder here ~

Gosh! Such wunderful comments 'bout us FurKids... Dad sez he shoulda given us a brush job and mebee brushed our toofs fore he snapped the pix http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif.

We had a slow day Saturday cause Dad hadda go to Kentucky to drive a new Fire Rescue truk home for the Fire Department. He left early and seemed like he wuz nebber commin back. But Smoke an I were reel good and dint pee all day. Sunday mornin he left us again ta go play wiffa new Fire Truk Toy and we wuz feelin a liddel ignored http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. But then he said we could go to the Station inna afternoon iffin we promised to be quiet. We wuz inside wiif fire trucks anna guyz for almost 6 hours and ackshulee behaved the whole time. SmokePot got a lotta exposure to *guyz* and got so that anybody could pat him or give him a *skritch* widdout havin him back up and akt skairt. That's a purdy big improvement in his attitude - he's only been exposed to *gurl* people atta beedience skool and usually akts reel fearful iffin a guy hoomin tries ta give him a pat onna headbone. Anna best part wuz while Dad went inna meeting room ta teech about the new Truk and left us inna truk bay wiff *strange firefighters* we wuz quiet and good. Last time I wuz there alone I cried and yoweled and got put inna car outside cuz I made such a fuss when Dad got outta site. I hope we're loud back inna Station cuz the Fire Guyz seem ta like us since we kan be good.

Annie way ~ Dad sez we needed to say *Thanks* for all your reely kind comments bout our mug shotz. We'll get Dad to shoot sum more and get Firefighter Pat ta *skan* 'em so's we kan post again. And hey - fellow FurKids - get your Two-Leggers to post sum pix of youz onna board. Everbody likes ta see FurKid fotoz!

Thanks again for sayin nice stuff bout the SmokeMutt an Me! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Albea]

Phred:
It's hard to believe that those two gorgeous furry creatures can ever be "nawteedawgs" http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif
They look so dignified! Anyway, we know by now that you forgive them whenever they make a little mistake http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif
Greetings from Carina, the Golden girl.

[mruffruff]

Absolutely beautiful dogs.
Can we see Boots please? And Phred?

Cinder and Smoke posts make my day. Thanks for sharing your lives this way.

I still think there should be a whole book published. Cinder could be a celebrated author!

[AdoreMyDogs]

Such a pretty furfamily! And it's amazing, Cinder & SmokeMutt look GREAT together! I am glad to finally get to meet them http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[Jasper's Mom]

Been down in the dumps, losing sleep, searching for my kitty Jasper, missing for 12 days...even with the extra licking and snuggling from Sandy and Moses, my two goldies. A sudden move in by family members in the last couple days, and we're packed and stacked to the walls. Rough time...but after finding all the stories here tonight, I want you to know I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Everyone thought I had flipped, gone over the edge with the pressure, but I was cracking up reading of all the adventurious antics of your four-legged kids. Finally I have found nuts who love their pets like me, and I'm not alone anymore. Thanks everyone, cause I think I'll finally sleep good tonight.

[Logan]

Hi Jasper's Mom,
I sure hope you will find Jasper soon. That has to be very upsetting for you. Good luck with all the family too! I think you are in excellent company with those two wonderful Golden Retrievers though! I get a lot of comfort from having mine around, especially when I am home alone. Never a dull moment!

We're glad you found us. This is a fun place to hang out on the computer. If you enjoyed Cinder and Smoke, you will absolutely love reading about Frito Feet. Do a search in Dog General. You will laugh until you cry.

Welcome to you! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif
Logan (Mother of many)

[tatsxxx11]

So happy to welcome you, Jasper's mom. I pray with all my heart that little Jasper returns to you soon and safely. We're all here, so just lean! Love, Sandra

Welcome, Jasper's Mom ~

Sure hope the liddel KatKid wanders home soon.

Dad's kinda been there, dun that when wunna us Dawgs takes a hike and ignores http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif the old *come* call.

Have you considered sending a Dawg Partol out to try and round up the KatKid? If they all get along, the dogs might be able to spot and entice the Kat into following them back home. When one of us is overdue from a poddy trip he sometimes sends the other Dawg out to "find" the straggler. Course after our "tied together escape" atta shop, the *go find your brother/sister* search mode has only been used at the Home Ranch - too dangerous atta shop in town.

Try putting some of JasperKat's food outside on the porch or steps so he knows he's still welcome if he cruises by in the night.

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Jasper's Mom]

Thanks everyone for the kind words and good suggestions. Jasper has now been missing three weeks...
Took my two boys all around the area several times, shaking his treat can too. Jasper loves to follow the dogs and me around, so if he was anywhere in the area he would have come to us. He was always rubbing and loving on the dogs. Although he wasn't outside all the time, he did love to hang out on my front porch. If he was out when I came home he would run up to my car to greet me. By the time the sun set he was snoozing on my bed. I often couldn't tell which was my purse or Jasper on my bed in the dark. Always slept with me at night, laying next to me as long as I was quiet. Had to have a paw or something touching me. Miss him terribly. My daughter came over and gave me a gift to help, meaning well...a black and white stuffed kitty...and I disolved in tears instead. Just not the same. I'm not ready to stop looking. Getting to be a nut about him being missing, pictures on my dresser, his catnip mouse next to them. If you're not a cat or dog person, you wouldn't understand.

[RachelJ]

Oh, believe me, the people on this board understand completely. I would imagine there is more than a few tears being shed as we read your posts.

[Karen]

Oh, Jasper's mom, we're all animal people here, and know how heart-wrenching a lost pet can be. Perhaps, maybe, Jasper's "just visiting" someone, mooching some extra goodies for a little while or something. A froend of mine had a cat that would diappear for weeks and weeks at a time in good weather, then reappear just as suddenly. Let's hope Jasper does the same.

[Logan]

I have been thinking of you and Jasper. I know those two Golden Retrievers have to fill part of your lonely heart, but there is something about our kitties that nothing else can fill.

Several of us wanted to try and e-mail you directly, but we don't have an address! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif
Maybe you can update your profile so we can "talk" with you directly.

You are in my prayers.
Logan

[tatsxxx11]

I too have been wanting to email you. And believe what everyone above me has said. We all here place our furkids at the top of the list and we and truly do understand how you feel. I cried when I read you last post. All day I couldn't stop thinking about you and little Jasper. Please don't give up hope. Years ago my little Sneakers went missing. Incredibly, ONE YEAR later I pulled into the driveway to find her lying on the walkway lounging in the sun. Please lean on us. It helps to know others really care and really do understand. Love Sandra

[wolflady]

Oh Jasper's mom, I sure hope your kitty comes home safe and sound!! I agree with everyone here...you're in the company of friends so feel free to lean on us. I can imagine how worried you must be! I wish there was something we could do to help find all the missing pets! We'll all be saying a prayer for you that your kitty is safe and that he returns.

[gini]

Jasper's Mom, I hope and pray that Jasper will come home soon. Have you put up flyers around your neighborhood telling people that he is missing? Keep us posted, all of us care and we share in your sadness when a pet is missing. Big hugs to you in support.

Now, on to this Cinder and Smokey business.
I had never visited this forum before and was startled to see six pages!!! This morning I had just taken my shower, washed my hair and decided that I would read "just a little bit" before drying my hair. The next thing I knew a lot of time had passed and my hair was already dry. It is a good thing that I work at home and have no time clock to punch. I couldn't get back to this forum until this evening. It was just as though you had this really, really good book and you could hardly wait to get back to it. CinderDog you are some writer!! And then to see your picture - I can just see that picture on the back of the book jacket after you get published. But then you are from Ohio and all good people come from Ohio. (Ha. I was born in Warren, Ohio and no! you don't need to ask when).

Cinder and Smoke keep those stories coming.
And try to be a little more patient with your Dad - you do work hard on wearing him out.

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[Corinna]

Jaspers mom I know how it can be My daughters Balinese cat pepsi disappered when we lived in town near a park . They had an art for kids in the park ,(about 400kids) Pepsi was gone about a month .In fact we had decided to got to the pound and get a cat in the morning. When prince (the boys cat) woke me up about 2:30 AM wanting out since he never went outside,I went to the door and in falls Pepsi feet bloody and worn and he weighted half his norm. Well as you can imagine no one got to sleep again till 6 poor hubby had to get up then for work.My daughter was 8yrs.old at the time. lots of love sleep and food after about 3 days he was thin but himself. moral of story don't give up!!!!I did feel bad cuz we we're going to get a poor old kitty that had been turned in at the pound , But 2 cats 2 dogs were enough . Happy though a freind got the old gut he was 12 years old.
Please don't give up looking keep calling and listen closely, had a cat once locked in a neighbors garage luckly I had keys ,(was going to be gone a month). Prayers are with you. Corinna PS He'll come home with stories you'll never know.

[This message has been edited by Corinna (edited April 18, 2001).]

http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Hi All; Cinder here, finally gettin pack onna pawboard after a long weekend ~

Sure is nice alla Hoomin skinpeople been sayin nice thoughts ta Jasper's Mom bout hopin the FurKat wanders back home - alla us at Phred's Ranch fer waywurd *critters* have got all our paws crossed for the eventual return of JasperKat!

Now where's all our FurKid buddies? Wanna hear from Bella, Hannah, Star*Shine, Daisy I an Daisy II, Merlin and sum of the others. Letz hear sum storeez frum youse guys! Howz OlivePit, the new KlawKid doin? Are he an the SqweekRat getting along now? Ennie body get a new brudder or sister to join up wiffa pack? We don't wunt alla Two-Leggers to be munopalizin our conversayshuns on this here *PET*Talk Board http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif!

SmokeMutt and me hadda reelee neet week-end while Dad went ta see his Mom. She got kinda siklee an hadda go inta the Hoomin White Coat's lab - think it wuz called a hopsbittel - fer a few dayz ta get sum tests and eat sum good grub. Dad went an stayed in her partment which won't allow us FurKids to visit http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif; so's he hadda make rangements for us to be taken care of. Since we dawg-sit for "Cali", a lil Boarder Collie what lives wiff wunna Dad's firefighter buddies uppa street frum our Ranch, Unka Pat and Miz Joan said they'd look after Smoke an me http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif while Dad wuz outta town. We wuz gonna stay inna basement an get visits frum Pat ta give us our krunchies an let us out for poddy breaks. Well ~ Unka Pat said (after Dad left) that those rangements kinda suked, so's he come'd uppa our house and loaded inta his trakter truk and hauled us both down ta Cali's house. Boots, the Kat hadda stay an guard the Ranch cuz Cali lives wiff two houseKats that problee wunt like anudder Kat movin in on toppa two extra Rowdee Dawgs http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif, but Pat promised to come every day to give ole Boots a liddel luvin an fill up his krunch bowls. Boots isn't reel social wiff *strangers*, so I don't think he minded stayin home.

But boy did we have phunn at Cali's house! Rompin an runnin all day wiff Cali an "B.C." (that's the Boss Kat, it's short for *Basement Kat*, which he isn't any more) an "Funny Face" (the sheKat, wiffa phunnie half-smile painted on by her black and white face fur). Cali's Mom, Miz Joan, told Dad she neber got loanlee inna house cuz ever where she went she allways had all three dawgs trailin along behint lika train. SmokeMan has visited at Cali's house before, but neber stayed overnite before. He started out tryin ta chase the Katz, but ole "BC" (who treats Dawgs just like Boots Kat duz) fixed that problem rite away wiffa 10-klaw salute ta the Smoke's tender nozebone http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/confused.gif. SmokeMan settled down reel quick-like! We hadda sleep inaa basement, but that wuzn't so bad cuz Unka Pat wakes up more erlee than Dad so's we dint have ta spend much time alone down there wiffa Katz prowlin around. Smoke wuz a liddel *snot* an whined the furst nite cuz I wuz allowed ta roam around the basement an he got leashed to the piano. And mebee cuz I wandered upstairz and gave a *slurrrp* onta Unka Pat's facebones http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif whilst he wuz nappin onna BigBed. Mr. Pat came down an tied me up near the SmokeMutt (I wuz gonna sleep cuddled up to him eneeway), but I wuz a good gurl and accepted the tie-up wiffout a big fuss.

Durrin the dayz we got to go outside an spend sum time onna trollys that Pat has rigged up over the grass and the driveway to get sum runnin time wiffout havin ta be *watched* so's we wunt run back up to the Home Ranch. At nite we all cirkuled round the house playin tag an chase or collectin *skritches* frum whatever Hoomim we could con inta passin sum out. Smokey even conned Miz Joan inta lettin him onna couch (not reelee allowed in that house) fer sum private lovin on her lapbones. That reelee s'prized me cuz SmokeMan looks like he's got *jungle rot* wiff all his rump fur startin ta fall out with the spring sheddin season starting up. The liddel *snot* gets all the good breaks!

Dad dint get back till late Mundee nite cuz he hadda stop atta Shop an finish our tacksez (sumpin bout the gommerment wunt wait till mornin), so we gotta extree nite wiff Cali and the gang. Toosday mornin Dad pulled inna driveway an we both rekonized the sound of our trakter kar (it's got a noizy muffler) and got a liddel 'cited. We got ta run out an jump all over Dad ta say how happie we were to get him back!

He's gonna go see GranMum agin Fryday, so's I hope we get ta spent next weekend wiff Cali and her pack. If Cali's Mom and Dad are gonna be home I think we can do it again, since we got a good report from this first sleep-over!

So, FurKids; that's our latest DawgTail - let's hear sumpin from all you other NawTeeDawgs!


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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[karen israel]

Cody I. is way too embarassed to tell this story so Karen is reporting on the sly. The Cod-meister thinks he is sooo brave and protective but last night on his walks he went sniffin the hedges of a house on a street he's never been on before. After one good snort, his ears went back, his body stiffened and he turned to a pillar of stone. A second later, he went back to his "job" when a lil head of a bulldog popped out between the hedge!! Cody, the big galoot, jumped straight up in the air and his eyes got real big! He did a 180* turn so fast it made my head spin and trotted home as fast as his poor ole back legs could take him, turning around to make sure he wasn't being followed! Poor boy, I really tried not to laugh all the way home! Codes isn't a nawteedog but sillee-dog! He's gonna be real jealous when I tell him how good Smokers and Cind were without dad! Ole Phred's friends sound like really neat people!!!

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[Corinna]

Merlin here; Mom says I should share this story just to show ya How much smarter dogs are over cats.
This weekend Winky (resident cat) and B.A (neighbors cat) Sat on oppissite sides of Daddys jeep, we thought it was the usual stare off. Next morningthey stated it again. So hooman brother Ben gotdown on ground(we couldn't get them to look away) and Ben found a little pitty feild mouse sitting on the axle he kept running back and forth teasing the two cats.the thing kept them busy for two days just staring at it. Not sure what happeed to it Dad took the car to work this morning. I just ran around the yard all day chasing birds and squrriels(important intruders) Mom said she'd try to think up some of my antics to post later (I of course don't have any for here to tell)(ha ha) she says

[Sudilar]

Killian here.

Mom and sis (human) went to go see if we could get us another bro/sis Saturday, but that didn't work out. http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif Looks like I'll have ta put up with that pesty Shiloh by myself for the time bein. Darn, thought I'd get a break! Oh, well! To make things worse, I hadda get my back molar http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif pulled on Monday, too. I'm gettin tired of all the dentist stuff. I was just there last November and he did the same thing on the other side. I guess my "eosinophyllic gingivitis" is a pain in the tooth! I do feel much better, though. Shiloh just comes around and licks me on the top of my head http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/tongue.gif to say how sorry she feels for me (yeah, right!). She's just waitin' for me to get up and chase her. OK, I guess I'll just do that right now since I feel better!
Bye!
Killian

[RachelJ]

Hi, it's me, Hannah. Tucker and me had a good weekend too. Mom and Dad actually got off their butts to take us to the park. She put us on our 20 foot leashes and off we went while Dad stayed in the SUV. She claims we forgot how to act and were running and pulling in all different directions and she was telling us "easy, easy" and we weren't paying her no mind. So back to the SUV we all go. She gets out the short leashes and attaches them to our chain collars. Dad gets Tucker and she takes me and one snap of my collar and all my training comes back to me. We walked for a while and saw ducks by the river and even met two other dogs but they weren't very interested in being friendly. Tucker was tuckered out and I was drop on the floor tired when we got home. I've been reading that some other dogs got stuff for Easter, but Tucker and me got zippo! To top it off she and Dad go off for Easter dinner at somebody's house and when they came home they smelled like LABORADORS. When I confronted her she said yes, Raven, the black lab that I know from a long time ago was there and the brown lab puppy, Sue, who came over to our house in January was there. That Sue was such a BABY. She just barked and barked, like I was supposed to play with her or something. No fair that SHE got to go and I didn't! - Oh, Mom just told me it was Sue's grandpa's house. - That's okay, I didn't want to be there anyways with her silly baby barking all the time.

[Karen]

Gee, Cinder and Smokey - sure sounds like you had fun dog-sitters! Probably just as well Bots stayed home to guard the place - he probably wanted to make sure no OTHER strays set up residence, and he got the big bed all to himself for a couple days. (I bet he missed you, even if he won't admit it!) Hope your Dad's mom is okay - if she hasta go to the human horsbittle, maybe Dad can say you guys are "therapy dogs" and you could visit her! Wouldn't she be surprised! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

[Jasper's Mom]

Been reading all the new posts and I so much appreciate all the caring thoughts and good wishes for my lost Jasper. Still no news, hard to take and keep up hope. Every rustle in the grass, noise by the window...he is somewhere.
I have put up over 70 posters, individually put posters in neighbor's mailboxes, talked to all I meet, scoured the area, visited the humane society repeatedly, called and mailed to every vet, rescue agency and feral cat group I can find. After being told of a frequently used cat drop site at a park in an industrial area, I put up posters, fed and talked to some of the friendly ones that came to sit with me in the dark. They tried to tell me their neverending stories...but I couldn't understand their words.
I have now updated my profile and I think it will reveal my email address now. Thanks for understanding.
Although an Easter Story should not be scary, this one was for me. I didn't really pick up Easter treats for my boys because I seem to pick up treats all the time, everywhere I go, so nothing new came their way for Easter. I guess they were mad at me for that, or at least my 11mo old Goldie Moses sure was. My house was quiet today, I had dozed off when suddenly my youngest son raced into my room telling me his Easter basket had been raided. He had taken away a Cadberry egg from Moses earlier, but it had now disappeared from its hiding spot. I jumped up, memories of a previous chocolate adventure with Moses coming to mind. While a wee pup, maybe 2-3 months old, my granddaughter decided to share her chocolate milk with him. She came to tell me because she was mad he had drank it all. An early Sunday morning. My vet was not around. Called another nearby, and the on duty vet told me the dosage to give of hydrogen peroxide to my pup. No results, and was told to give a little more. Finally he blessed my kitchen floor, several times, with his illgotten chocolate milk.
Now here I was in the same fix, my chocolate addicted Moses was at it again...and I'm so careful. Into the kitchen we dragged him again, knowing the carpets would not do well with our desired results. Gave him a portion of hydrogen peroxide again. Nothing. He did cough a little at the awful taste but then ran to drink water. More waiting. Again we gave him some. Waiting..and nothing. A little more down his throat, and immediate results. And oh the results. We counted not one, but two Cadberry eggs, foil and all, a couple Disney hanging ones, foil and gold string attached, at least seven foil items, plus more. And oh the smell of chocolate. Oh bad, bad boy. He really did a number on the chocolate. I'm so glad my son came and told me for Moses would surely have died from the collection in his stomach. My son helped me clean up the mess, feeling bad because he loves the dogs so much. Then we decided we had better dose Sandy too, for he also may have consumed some. After more hydrogen peroxide than Moses needed, Sandy gave us one blessing and came to us for praise and hugs, for alas, no chocolate or foil..good dog. Sandy got a big crunchy dog bone biscuit, Moses got confined to the kitchen as punishment. Oh boy...maybe next year I'd better get the boys special Easter treats so Moses won't be so mad. And my son, maybe he doesn't need an Easter basket. But, he is so very remorseful after watching their agony. I think he has learned his lesson. And Moses, I think he'd do it again.

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[karen israel]

OO! Thank goodness Moses and Sandy are OK. I learned something from this- hydrogen perioxide!! I did not know that! At least Moses has good taste. those Cadbury eggs are marvelous! I'm not making light, just kidding, cause chocolate is a serious matter. I had left my purse open with a chocolate bar inside and tho it fell to the bottom, for some reason, instinct?- since Cody was not with me as always, I ran over and snatched that candy from his mouth just as he grabbed it! Whew! So I know where you're coming from! I'm just glad all turned out OK!

[RachelJ]

That was a close call for Moses. Thank goodness your son had the where with all to tell you what had happened, so you could take action while you still had time to do something. I, like Karen, didn't know that Hydrogen Peroxide could be used to make a dog vomit. I always have that in the house. Do you mix it with water or anything? I suppose the dosage depends on the size of the dog? Anyway, you really did divert a disaster. When we got Tucker, he was recovering from a surgery after a similar incident where he ingested a peanut butter cup (with wrapper) and some dental floss. This did create an obstruction which necessitated the surgery. It cost his previous owners over $800.00. Fortunately they were good people and took him to the vet and saved his life. I can't imagine life without him.

I'm so glad that Moses is okay. Quick thinking and courage on the part of Mom to take action. Congratulations to your son for reporting what happened. You both saved your dog's life or at the least some serious suffering and expensive vet bills.

We are still keeping up hope for Jasper.

[tatsxxx11]

Oh poor Jasper's mom! First Jasper goes missing and now chocolate! Thank goodness you intervened in time. And your son is quite the hero as well! I too, did not know about the hydrogen peroxide! I am so paranoid about having chocolate in the house that if I do, I hide it in the highest closed kitchen cabinet over the frig! My girls are real counter cruisers and trash raiders and even the cats might knock it off even the highest open "perch!"
Please keep hope for Jasper's safe return. I know he must be loved so dearly. You have done everything imaginable you can for now. What a special fur mom you are. My heart breaks for you, as I know from personal experience that the waiting and wondering is the hardest part. Please know I think of you and Jasper every day and await your updates. You are in my prayers. Love Sandra

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[gini]

Cinder and Smoke.........are you readin all these stories about chocolate? We don't wanna hear any uppychuckin stories from Ohio now.

[Jasper's Mom]

I realized tonight that my boy Moses is still addicted to chocolate, even after his forced upchuck the other day. Greeting someone who had just come into my home tonight, his intense interest was found to be caused not by love for this person, nor want of attention, but that they were carrying his favorite, peanut butter chocolate. No, no, no, none for you...

The vet that recommended using hydrogen peroxide was so helpful in saving my pup, calling back to check on our progress, with no want of compensation for their valued advise and time, that I called the next day to schedule all my animals with them. They are great. They remind me of the kind and caring vets you see on Emergency Vets on Animal Planet.

The first time Moses was dosed, he was so little, so I was told to use only a teaspoonful at a time. I was not to add water. Just pour it in his mouth. Then wait to see if there were results. If none, give a little more. It took two teaspoonfuls. Moses was so pitiful, wretching several times, but it cleared his stomach. In a couple minutes he felt fine. He did not seem to have any after effects from it.

This time Moses was 11 months old, and it was heavy duty chocolate, so I was really worried. I started by giving him just two teaspoons. Waited 3 or 4 minutes, then gave him two more, which then made a total of 4. We waited again. He only paced and drank water. I could tell he was feeling queasy because he paced and licked his mouth. So 5 minutes passed this time and I was getting really nervous. We decided to give him one more, so a total of 5. As soon as it hit his stomach, that was it. He got sick several times, giving us lots to check over. Such a nice topic to discuss... He had finished off Sandy's food, plus his stolen Easter treats so Moses needed less than Sandy to get results. In a few minutes he was feeling just fine again.

Sandy had not eaten all his food, and no forbidden chocolate, so it took more, 6 teaspoonfuls to make him wretch. And he did it only once. He only had a little food, but more (sorry) sticky foam. I feel because he had less food in his stomach, he needed more of the hydrogen perioxide for it to work. He was immediately fine and accepted his token bone bisquit, eating it with relish.

I know with petroleum products, and probably other things you should not induce vomiting because it can cause damage coming up, especially if it gets in the lungs. At least that's what they warn for people.

This is what happened to us, and what I did because of what my vet told me. But please, don't follow anyone's advise without first checking. Ask your vet how they feel about using this on your pet. Only your vet knows what is right for your precious babies. Ask now, so that if an emergency arises on a holiday or in the middle of the night, you will know what to do.

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Sorry I've been gone for so long everybody, but my Mom was gone and I cant turn on the pyooter by meself! But now she is home. I was a lil' mad at her when she first got home but I am over it now and glad she is back! All while she was gone I wasn't meself, and at night I slept in her bed but I woke up alot and would go cry to Grandma to ask her if she noticed that Mom wasn't there. FINALLY Mom is home! She went to someplace called Spain and she is talking what sounds like gibberish a lot. She keeps saying she is in Spanish mode. I don't get it. Oh well. Moses, you got good taste! Chocolate, mmmmm. I've had lotsa chocolate and have been lucky so far. Mom tris in vain to hide chocolate from me but I am Daisy, Wonder Basset! And I always get it, bwahahaha. Haven't gotten any lately though. Although today I did have a little eating incident... Grandma bought me a container of heart shaped treats. We keep all my treats in a hamper on the floor in the laundry room, and I have just found this out and have eaten everything that isn't sealed, but the darn cover is always on the container with the heart treats! But this morning I looked and lo and behold, someone had forgotten to put the cover back on and there were about 75 treats left. Mmmmm were they good. When Mom found out about the treats she was very mad and she can't beleive I didn't get sick. She says I am gonna get real fat and better be prepared for lotsa ezzersize tomorrow. She is real 'xcited today because Grandma and Grandpa are allowing her to drive to the beach house in New Hampshire tomorrow. She has been drivin' the car a lot lately and she's gettin' pretty good. I have noticed Grandma has finally stopped grabbin' atta wheel and screamin' bad words, and Mom doesn't get beeped at so much. So tomorrow the whole family ('ncludin' me!) is goin' to the beach, with Mom as our chaufeur! Wish us luck http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif Now I think I gotta go. I am gonna go cry at the door. Mom won't let me out tonight because there are coyotes runnin' around my house and two of 'em even had a big fight! I coulda joined in, and I could beat 'em! Mom doesn't agree with me though, so I have been running fromw indow to window barkin' and howlin' and getting my family very mad. But I don't think I am gonna win this one. Mom doesn't beleive that Daisy the Wonder Basset couldn't take a pack of coyotes. Ha! Oh well. Wish me a fun day at the beach (hope we get there alive http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif ). It's s'posed to be 80!!!! That should get rid of the last remnants of snow. Wahoo!
Love,
Daisy

[shais_mom]

HI Y'all. Its me Shaianne, speed demon greyhound. I just wanted to tell you I am listed on this site www.baddogs.com (http://www.baddogs.com) why I don't know mom though it would be real funny to get me on da net. Don know why.
Here are my links: http://www.baddogs.com/bdc/viewstory.cfm?storyid=4005
and http://www.baddogs.com/bdc/viewstory.cfm?storyid=4005
I think a couple of ya have checked me out, but I thought I'd post it so I can be a NAWTEE DOG TOO! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/cool.gif http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/cool.gif

[gini]

Patches and Rascal here.

We really don't like dogs. If Mom leaves the gate open the duffasses across the street always come in our yard and chase us. But they can't crawl under the house and we always get away - hee hee!! But Mom has been telling us about Cinder and Smoke and as along as we are sure they live way across the country I guess we will tolerate their stories. Why she is reading this stuff about dogs gets us, when there are all of those good cat stories she can read us.
You don't think she is thinking about getting a dog do you?

Cinder & Smoke finally back with all you NawTeeDawgs http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif ~

Sorry to be away for so long, but Dad's been goin to see GranMom on weekends an that takes away frum our puter time.

Sure hope JasperKat sees wun of his posters and trots back home reel soon! We've still got our paws crossed. And Moses ~ you're worse than a NawTeeDawg for gobblin choklet. Iffin we'd dun that I hate ta think what Dad wooda dun http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif. I know that he's got summa that peroxide puke juice stashed at the Ranch and the Shop, but the most choklet we ever see is a corner of a chokachip cookie - an he usually makes sure the chip parts go inta his mouf fore we get our corner.

Hey Daisy ~ Did ya get all 75 treats fore you got caught? We've been tryin ta teach Boots, the Kat, to pop the cover off the buskit jar and flip us out sum extras, but every time he gets the cover off he only drags wun biskit out and jest chonks on it by hisself onna counter http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif. And watch out for them kiyotees - I likes ta chase sqwirruls and wabbits, but those kiyotee things sound a little skarrie...

Merlin ~ Your Winky sounds bout as sharp a tack as our Boots, the Kat. He runs all around the house jumpin onna windows grrrin and hisssn atta burds what sit onna bushes outside. And then he shares his krunchies wiffa liddel mousey kritters when they wander inta the house. Dad sez the Kat jest ain't quite right inna brain bucket!

Hey Killian ~ sorry about loosin the toofs. Any luck wiff gettin annuder bro/sis to help keep Shiloh under control? Two Dawgs and wun Kat is a good ratio - jest ask our Boots! He's slimmed down a liddel since SmokeMutt arrived to help keep the Kat onna run.

Hannah an Tuck ~ Wow, 20 footers! That's 40 foot ta play with! We could tie Dad up so bad he'd never get loose. Too bad yer Dad wuz along to help out. Wudda been a lotta fun if yer Mom wuz alone...

Shai ~ That's a neet site you write for. Dad's been readin that site for a year or so, but he nebber told us bout it http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. Think I'll spin a few of our Tails on that wun, too.

Patches & Rascal ~ Yep, you Kats need a Dawg in your pack. "... don't like dogs ..." Definite *attitude adjustment* needed here.

Now here's sumpin y'all won't believe ~ SmokeMan and Me, the original NawTeeDawg, skatter-brained rowdies, both got to be Therapy Dogs last Thursday http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif! Yep, we reely did. Seems Dad hadda go see GranMom inna Health Center wing of her big partment complex cuz she wuzint eatin her grub and got week an siklee. The White Coats said she hadda stay inna Health Center till she got stronger and could go back to her partment. They held a meetin to make plans for gettin her better on Thursday, so Dad hadda go to Picksberg and come back that nite. He'd seen a nouncement sayin a Therapy Dog wuz commin an asked if he could bring us along. Sure, if he'd share an take us to see all the other folks while we wuz there. Oh boy!

Baff nite wuz Toosday inna garage... Shampoo, lotta skrubbin and fluffin, nails chopped off, brushin an combin - got us all spiffied up. No mud puddles or dirt rollin on Wensday. Just sum close order drills wiffa lotta heelin and *sittin purdy* praktis. Erlee brekfust, not too much wadder, an off we went. Kinda had a rockie start ~ Dad left us tied to the bumper unner a tree inna parking lot while he went in for the meeting. We got a liddel rowdie - did sum barkin atta residents what wuz walking round the complex. Sekuritee guy http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif found Dad an said we wuz gonna have ta straighten up or *go*. Oooops.

I got to go in furst. Trotted rite inta GranMom's room acted like a liddel *princess*! Dint jump or do anything but act purfikt. Sat rite side her chair and got a lotta *skritches*, shook paws, the whole good gurl thing! Then we started on rounds - got to go visit a whole buncha new GranMoms and GranPaws in their rooms. The White Coat Gurls were reel impressed wiff how gentle I wuz when I hadda put my front paws onna bed ta snuggle wiffa GranMa's that were layin down. And even the rollin chairs wiffa big wheels dint bother me; I jest hadda watch they dint *squarwsh* my toes!

Lemmie talk, Cinners! SmokeMan here! I wuz reel good an quiet while Cinders wuz inside, so I got to go in, too. I wuz skairt at furst, but GranMom wuz reel nice an patted my headbone and let me stand wiff my fronts onna chair so's I could shlurrrp her a kiss. Dad took me on rounds so I got ta see everbody, too. I wuz fraid of the big wheel chairs at furst, but there were so many of em I got used to it and dint mind after a while. I got reel good at standin up and leanin onna beds wiffout pawin or skratchin enniebody.

After the sickies got their dinner grub, me an Cinders did another round of visits before bedtime when we hadda say g'nite an head back to the Ranch. Dad wuz gonna stay, but GranMom said she'd get tossed out iffin we Dawgs tried to sleep over in her partment.

Dad wuntz ta take us back for more visits, but it's a long drive inna kar iffin we don't sleep over. Dad's not too sure we'd sleep inna kar wiffout raisin a rukus an barkin at all the Hoomins walking around the complex. He might get a liddel upset iffin the Sekuritee guy hadda tell Dad we wuz misbehavin inna middel of the nite! Wunder if we gotta have anudder baff if we go again this weekend?

Keep yer Tails Waggin!



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Sudilar]

Cinder and Smoke, you guys done real good visitin' the grammas and granpas. I bet they really loved it! Hope your gramma is feelin' better real soon. Bet Dad was proud of you guys!
Killian and Shiloh

[Karen]

Hey, Cinder and Smokey - I'm sooo proud you were therapy dogs, even if just for one day! Just think how many people you made happy that don't get to skritch any doggy ears, or pat fuzzy headbones or anything! I once took a friend's dog with me to see an elderly relative when she was in the nursing home, and it was pretty disastrous! He was scared of everybody, wouldn't let anybody pat him, or even get near him! People were soooo disappointed - but not Aunt Bertha! As soon as we got to her wheelchair thingy, he went right up to her, and even did "sit" and "stay" for her! I think he knew that she had been slipping extra treats to big and little dogs for 90 years or so, and he even gave her a couple kisses. But as soon as we left her, he couldn't wait to get out, and everyone who loved doggies was sad that he wouldn't say hi! So you two were extra, extra good, and I think that makes up for some of those nawtee dog episodes in the past! Good job! (Tell Dad I said give you an extra biscuit apiece in memory of Aunt Bertha!)

[karen israel]

YIPPEE! WOW! HIGH 5 PAWS! Good goin Cinder-girl and Smoke-man!! I'm so proud of you! I'm gonna read your tail to Cody so he can see that meetin stranger ain't so bad! I know Dad was struttin his stuff cause his kids were so good! Big kisses and hugs to you!

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Cinder and Smoke, pups extraordinaire!!!! Mother of Star, Cody, etc. etc. here! WOW! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif You guys are just AWESOME! What a picture I get of you two crazy kids all spiffed up and dressed up, making the long trip for your big day! And you sure did make us all soooooooo proud! I sure am sorry your gramma is not feeling well. But I'll bet you did her a world of good, spreading your love and licks all around! Oh, those happy faces! And you made so many of the other folks so happy too! I do hope you get to go back and repeat your amazing performance. (Without having to sleep in the trakter!) If it's possible, I love you guys even more than ever! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif And your dad is some special guy too! Well, I've gotta go read this to the Star BuRSt and Cody girl. They are going to be so thrilled, and will write you soon, I'm sure. Congratulations precious, precious Cinder and Smoke. What terrific NOT so nawteedawgs you are! Love, Sandra

[Sudilar]

Hey, Cinders and Smokey, did ya see our mug shots on New pictures in General? And did ya see my Mom's first GSD in Gone but never forgotten? Ya know, we all could be brothers and sisters!! Keep up the NawteeDog antics!
Kill & Shi

Hey Killian & Shiloh ~ Cinders here ~

Yeah, I wus just on that page sayin how good you guys looked http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif! Jest hadda stick our fuzzy pix on, too. We gotta get a diggy kamera so Dad can take better snaps of us. Ur Mom takes good pix!

Now, gotta tell bout the last Sunday adventure at GranMoms's place. SmokeMutt and I went back for anudder round of Therapy Dawg work atta Health Center...

I'm tellin this storie, cus I wuz good an you were a NawTeeDawg fer all yer barkin. Smokey here, gang.

Course I hadda have a baff Saterday nite cuz I gots a liddel *stinkie* on Wensday nite when we all went uppa street to help Unka Pat hang an air conditioner. I ran next door an rolled round inna pile of reelee *fresh* horse poopie http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif I found. Gotta hose baff, broke loose an went rite back an rolled around summore. Dad wuz a liddel more upset durrin the sekund hose baff! Friday nite Pat's pup Cali came ta spend the nite wiff us an stayed till Saterday nite while her Hoomins took a trip. Dad hadda *brush & comb partie* for all three of us - that's when he noticed I still had a certain *horsey* stink about me. Nutz! I wuz the only wun that hadda take a baff. Everbuddy got their nails chopped off, too (even Cali).

Sunday we load up an we're off to Picksberg. Dad parks the kar unner sum trees for shade, fixes a wadder bowl beside the kar, and guess who gets tied up onna leash an left? Yep, me.

I only yelped wunce when Cinders an Dad walked away; jest kurled up onn back seat an hung my headbone out the open door an listened to the burds. Booring!

Cinders did her good gurl thing inna Health Center - lay onna bench outside on the patio an let GranMom *skritch* her all over. Then Dad took her on rounds an they visited a lot of our new granmoms and granpaws inna rooms and hallways. After what seemed like forever, Dad came out to swap dawgs.

Dad an I started to walk over to where Dad's Sister had walked wiff GranMom - to the new Zeebo roof thingy inna trees. Soon as we got outa site the rukus started. Wailin, howlin, yelpin and barkin like I nebber hearded before! I dint think wun liddel Shepherd Dawg could make such noizes! Cinders finally shut up cuz nunbudy wuz payin any attention to her, but Dad had his toofs ground down to powder by then. He kept mumblin that she'd had her last trip to Picksberg till he found a no-bark ZAP! collar for her http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif.

Well, we all trotted back inside an I got to do rounds wiff Dad while GranMom went inna dining room for sum grub. I got to see a buncha the grannys an gramps that I saw last week - an a lotta them membered me! Then the Hoomins all went to Vesper Service, so I hadda go back to the kar wiff *moufy dawg*; but we wuz quiet while we were at the kar together.

After church, the plan wuz for Cinder an me to go back in together to say g'nite to all the old folks. We pranced in all nice as could be, but the crankie sekuritee guy met us an said we'd been there too long an to get out! Dad wuz *boilin http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif mad*, but we said a quick g'bye to GranMom and left for home.

Now, anybody had any good luck wiff wunna those Zapper Collars whut gives ya a Zap! iffin youse barks like Cinder wuz doin? Dad wuz purty cranked off wiff her barkin, and I think he meant it when he said she couldn't go again and carry on like she did. We gotta do sumpin purdy quick-like. Lemmie know if you know of a good wun that stops the barkin but duznt hurt too bad.

Keep yer Tails Waggin! We'll Woof again, soon!



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Sudilar]

Smokey-boy and yodelin' Cinders,

Tell your Daddy-dearest that Shepherds DO that. Iffin their hoomin is off wanderin' somewheres, them there Sheps are gonna wwwwwhineeeeee and sometimes, howwwl! I know, 'cause I do it. I did it at o-bedience classes and at Petsmart (when Mom left me with my hoomin' sis)! I put up a big stink (err-I mean, Mom knew I was upset). The 'bedience lady told Mom that "Shepherds do that". So, I guess it's just not me and the Cinder. Don't know nothin' 'bout those electrocution necklaces, but I know I wouldn't want one!
Good luck, youse guys

Killian (howlin' dog)

Halp! You guys won't beliebe whut Dad dun http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif.

Cinders is in a terrible *snit*, pouting unner the puter desk, so it's me, SmokeMutt, whut has to do the talkin ~

We wuz all happie and cited cuz Dad took'd us to the PetsMart store this snaftersnoon. Hitched us up wiff our short y-thingy and let us look all around the joint. We wuz eben good an dind stael nuffin offa the lower treat racks. Then he started talkin to a guy and they played wiffa funnie lookin collar thingy. Purty soon Dad's skribblin onna check an we get back inna kar an come back ta the Shop. Dad plops down an starts readin a buncha liddel books from inna box and then starts playin wiffa collar thing. Next thing he's puttin this collar on Cinders an she's whimperin it's kinda *snug* onna barken box... He sez he kan pun his finnerbone under it so's it's OkDoKee.

Next thing I knows I'm tied ta the table an Cinders is onna rope out front anna door's closed. Then Dad starts walkin away inna parkin lot. Now he jest knowz that Cinners is gonna *Bark* when he wanders away like that. Sure as heck, he gets ta the sidewalk an she starts *yappin* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif! Phunnie thing is she only yapped twicet, then sorta whimpered and kinda jumped up an started lookin http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/confused.gif all round... Next, the folks next door come home (allus good for a few yaps) but she only yaps twicet and stops an starts a liddel dance routine. Then a kar pulls inna lot to pick the folks up fer dinner an Agin Cinners only barks coupla times an stops reel quick-like. Not at ALL normal fer the Mouffy One! Then Dad keeps playin hide-n-seek next door an over atta Tree Store onna other sidda the Shop. Now she's down ta wun liddel *yap* an shuts up???

Dad comes back wiffa big *grinn* onna facebones an hasta call Cinners cuz she's hidin inna tall grass hind the Shop. I asked her wassup wiffa *quiet mode* anna short barks? She sez ebber time she either Grrrs or Yaps the new collar gives her a *buzz* onna first Grrrr an then a *Zap!* iffin she bark speaks! Holly Rip http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif! An iffen she barks mor'en wunst, the *Zaps* get more owchee-er an she hasta stop cuz it startz ta *hurt*! She's purdy sure the Zaps! are commin outta the liddel boxy thing onna new collar.

We askt Dad how long she's gotta wear this new gizmo an he sez till after we get dun visitin GranMom on Mum's Day. Sure seemz like it's gonna be *quiet* round here. Dad sez it better be quiet in Picksberg, too!

We jest had a nudder test. The folks next door came back and Dad had Hans come over whilst Dad was outta site. One Grrrr anna *yip*, then quiet tail waggin http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif. It's almost like a differnt Dawg.

I looked atta box. It's a "Petsafe" Deluxe *Bark Control* model PDBC-300, by Radio Systems Corp; Knoxville, TN (1-800-732-2677) wiffa web link: http://www.petsafe.net
Got "18 Lebels of Correction". I peeked atta collar thingy an it's ownlee set atta lowest lebel - hate ta see whut she'd do iffen it got cranked up ta the Big Zap! lebel http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif.
Dad sez it costed $90 plus tackz.

Cinders sez ta say *Hi* to ebberbuddy, but she don't feel like talkin jest now. Still in *snit mode*, I guess. Think I'll go lay low fer a while - gotta member not ta pick up her barkin habbit!

Keep tryin to wagg em (hope there's no Zapper fer Tails)... /s/ the SmokeMan



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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Karen]

Poor Cinder, some gals are jest naturally chatty, and this is gonna be a hard learning experience for her. Maybe, jest maybe, she'll figger out that she does REALLY need to bark at every opportunity. Maybe. You can help, Smokey, by just hanging with her and letting her know you like her even when she doesn't bark!

I wonder if they make those collars for politicians?

[RachelJ]

Hi everybody, it's me, Hannah. Been reading about my girlfriend, Cin, and I just have something to add to this conversation. It ain't Cinners fault because she was talkin and Dad wasn't listening, so she had to repeat herself. I just don't get it! When a girl gives instructions, she wants some action. Now Cin, what you gots to do is get really depressed and unhappy like I did when mom had them put in that lectric fence thingy and made me wear the collar from HELL. I just did a major SULK, and in two days, the collar from HELL was outta here. Remember you got to keep your head down all the time and the tail plastered between your legs and just refuse to go anywhere and with your head hanging low as it will go, lift the eyes up and shoot him a glance that says "How could you do this to me?" Now don't be acting happy or glad to see him or nothing, no time, or you will blow it. Gosh, I wish I could be there to show you. We'd have that collar all packed up and Dad scurrying around trying to find the receipt.

[auggie]

Oh Cinder, you poor sweety. I think you should take Hannah's advise and make Dad feel really bad.
This should call for a major Treat reward

Hi, ebberbuddy! It's Smokey agin http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif ~

Cinder's still a liddel too 'barrused ta talk jest yet, but is taking this Zapper do-thingy a lot better'n we all thought she wud. Dad dint make her sleep wiffa Zapper on, but we she waked up an started barkin at Skruffy Dog when he ran thru our yard to go up an feed the horseys this morning - she only barked hello a kupla times an then quit. Usually she runs back an 4th frumma bunkroom to the bay winnows lotsa times shout barkin all the way. Dad eben woked up an gave her a *good gurl* fer bein almost quiet.

Taday atta Shop she only fergotted wunst an barked 3 or 4 times atta next door guy, but I think the Zapper got goin an she purdy quick membered ta stop wiffa shoutin. Dad walked cross street to the Post Office - not eben a whimper outta ole Cinders. Normally she'd be in constant bark mode till he started walkin back towards us. Now instead of gettin the *evil finger wag* she's gettin a lotta *good gurls* an then we both get biskits!

I dunno, Hannah, them extra biskits taste purdy fine. And I don't think the Dad is gonna give in on this wun; Pout, Sulk, or throw a Tantrum neber seems ta work reel well on him. An he's a lot happier passin out biskits than he is when he hasta keep gettin up frum wurk and hellerin *QUIET* atta BarkMutt. Plus he won't hafta wag the *Eevil Finger* around http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif so much.

Hey Miz Karen ~ Dad liked yer "jest natchurrly chatty" komment! He sez you could be a polletichun; whateber that means?

We gotsta go pack for the Picksberg trip. Gotta warsh our bamdannaz, chop toenails and probably get brushed, too. Sure hope we skip the durn baff; but I don't think we gotten too *soiled* or *stinkee* this week so mebbe we kan jest watch Dad play in the Kat's fallin wadder kloset and call it a nite.

Hey FurKidz ~ member it's Mom's Day Eve - no erlee risin tomorrow! And be sure ta give out LOTZ a *Schlurrps & Huggies* to yer Momz. And don't ignore the Dadz - the're purdy speschul too! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif

>> Happie Mom's Day to All You Momz! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Cind, what are the hyoomins doin' to ya? Ya can't shush a dog's barker. We don't ever tell them to be quiet and they yak all the time! Poor pup. Yeah I agree with Hannah, go Drama Queen. Works every time. I came on here all ready to share my bad day but your buzzer seems to make my story kinda little. I had to have a bath AND get my nails clipped all in the same day! Plus it's rainin'. And Mom keeps saying, "This is for the best, Daisy! You NEED a bath. It's GOOD to have your nails clipped." Well I don't beleive her. I am VERY mad and keep giving her 'The Look.' I don't even think she feels bad. Well she will when I make her sleep all by herself tonight! I do got some good news though... the weather is finally turnin' nice. There's no snow left! Yay! And it has been really nice ('cept for this week, it's been inna 50s and 60s, which means cold!) so I've been ezzercizing lots. Mom says she hopes I lose some of my blubber. 'Scuse me Mom, you aren't s'posed to talk 'bout a lady's weight! Jeesh! Oh, I've been gettin' inna lot of trouble lately... I keep goin' and helpin' meself to treats. I've eaten 2 whole boxes now. Mom keeps puttin' 'em up high but I still get the box. She's totally confuzzled. How do I do it? Hehe, it's a secret! Well I gotta go, dinner time! Cinder Girl, good luck with that buzzer. 'member, drama queens always win.

Love,
Daisy

Hi, ebberbuddie ~ It's me, Cinder, the now *quiet one* wiff more tails ~

We been Reel Busy this month wiff our weekend trips to see GranMom in Picksberg every Sundee! Got this Therapy Dawg thing down almost pat now http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif. Dad warshes his outside skins an our bamdannaz Saturdee nite and we go sleepy purdy urlee. Inna mornin we get brushed, nails chopped off (wish Dad would stop wiffa *choppin* ~ they're gettin awful *short*), jump inna traktor kar an motor over to GranMom's Village. Bein the Senior Mutt, I get ta go in furst, leavin the SmokeMan ta guard the kar unner sum trees inna staff parkin lot. After I do rounds inna Health Center, Dad duz the switch an takes SmokeMutt in for his turn. Mum's Day wuz a liddel ruff on me http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif kuz I furgotted I had that durn Zapper! Collar on and started shout*barkin when Dad walked inna the Village wiffa Smoke ~ I started shoutin an ignored the Zaps! Well Dad stomped back an made a *justment* onna collar an then trotted off agin. I started rite up wiffa shoutin ~ got in six or mebbee ten good *yaps* fore it REELEE started ta *hurt* http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif onna bark box. Smoke told me later that Dad had cranked the collar upta 2 outa 3 onna Zap! dial. Since then I been in *quiet mode* wiffa collar on!

After GranMom eats her dinner grub Dad takes her to the Vesper Service an we hang out inna kar. Then we get hitched up to the y-thingie an Both go back inside ta do our g'nite rounds to all the roomz. We alluz stay late enuff to run into the krankie sekuritee guyz while the're lockin up the outside dorz. Seems the HeadMan inna Health Center hearded bout the *hassel* they gave us a few visits ago an he passed the *wurd* that we were OK Kids and ta leave us alone. Dad jest *grinnz* when they give us durtee lookz http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif.

This last long weekent wuz purdy special, cuz we did an obernite in Picksberg! Dad found a liddel motel place that gave us a bunkroom to sleep in after Dad gave away a liddel munnie an showed the guy a letter fromma surance man that said our homeowner's policy wuld cover anything we busted or pee'd on http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/redface.gif. We got a reelee BIG bigbed to share and eberthing went OK till sumbudee inna next room got up an left at dark:thirty an *skairt* me. I woked up an started sum shout*barkin afore the Zapper! collar and Dad hollerin *QUIET* got me kalmed down. Dad made the owner guy spekt the room fore we left and he said we could cum back agin ennie time, so I think we'll do summore obernites.

Mundee we hadda watch the burds an sqwurrels fer a while cuz Dad took GranMom upta her partment where us Dawgs aren't allowed to go. But after they got back to the Health Center Dad took us in for the hole day on our y-thingie. We did a lotta visits inside and took GranMom fer a long ride around the kampus inna bigwheel chair. Dad wuz gonna hook us up ta help pull the chair, but GranMon said she'd walk furst!

We went shoppin for G-Mom while she got her dinner grub so Dad stopped fer a burger an fryz. Putted the bag rite onna seat. I neber had fryz afore, so's I leaned over the armrest an grabbed a BIG mouf full while he wuz parkin the kar. Had to share wiff SmokeMan cuz I had so many I couldn't chomp wiffout spillin sum onna back seat. Almost had em gone fore Dad pulled out the fryz pouch an saw it wuz haf emptee! Phunnie how he dint share mucha the burger wiff us?

After dinner we did a lotta room visits wiff GranMom along to say *hi* to all our other GranMomz an GranPawz. All the WhitePant Gurlz know us by name and don't seem to mind our trottin all ober the joint. Most all of the Grannyz an Gramps know our names too. When we finally got reddie to leave and did our last rounds, ther wuz a hole buncha G-Momz sittin outside their roomz inna bigwheelz atta end of wun hall wavin an hollerin at us to cum back an say g'nite. Summa the WitePants were there too, cuz the Grannyez wunt go ta bed till we came back fer a last g-bye! Our GranMom wuz purdy well bushed out when we finally got her back to her own room.

It wuz midnite fore we got back to the Home Ranch! Smokey wuz so tired he slept onna back seat the hole way home. I did my co-pilot thing an stood wiff my fronts onna arm rest an helped Dad drive most of the way ~ ownlee took a cupla short napz.

Big sweat now is the Ranch grass ~ wiff alla rain an bein gone when the sunball wuz werkin, the grass is way past the tummie-tiklin stage! Dad sez the nayburz will think we took up farmin. I know that OddJob, the desill traktor that Dad drives all over the yard to eat the grass, will be barkin an blowin black smoke out his stack the hole way!

Well thatz our Tail fer tanite. Been purdy quiet here on the page ~ letz hear from all our other FurBuddiez ~ tell yer Momz you need sum puter time to pass sum yarns!

Wag em if ya got em; otherwize jest shake yer butts! Luve to All! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/wink.gif

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Corinna]

Merlin here; so glad to hear from you kids, Mom and I were beginning to worry about you . Mom's been tired and cranky working too hard at her jobNot much time for playing but I get to snuggle more cuz she naps a lot. It's been very hot here for May mom's garden (off limits) is growing good. Hope it does soon I love the zuccinni stuff.
Glad to here Your grandma is doing better your visits have to help(after all we are the best cure for all). Gotta go Mom's heading for bed. She has a full weekend ahead too ,on her days off we spin dog wool for hats for people for memories . I get to sniff all the packages that come in the mail, lots off nice smelling pups out they. Take care all and good nite. Montanas Mystical Merlin

Cinders ~ ya furgotz ta tell my Whopper storee ~

Smokey here ~ Nutz to Cinner's fry grab caper ~ I gotta hunk of a Whopper sammich a cupla weeks before...

We wuz goin Home fromma visit wiff GranMom and Dad getz hungree, so's we stop atta burger joint. Now eatin outta a brown paper sack, drivin, an holdin off two NaeTeeDawgs sorta looks like a mobile 3-ring cirkus, based upon observations of summa the other *grinnin* motorists that happen to pass us while the show's on http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif.

Cinder alluz jumps inna front seat an tries ta grab a hunka sammich. Dad getz crankee an tells her to *get back* inna back seat. She pouts inna back korner which opens up her co-pilot's spot onna arm rest. I slip in an take up the position of clean-up man wiffa headbone resting on Dad's shoulderbone. After he takes a bite, I reach around wiffa tongue-lapper and *Schlurrrp-up* alla sammich goo he smears all ober his facebones. He allus holds the sammich wiff boff handpawz an he's pointin the kar wiffa kneebones, so he got nuffin but a shoulder twitch to push me away. (Wunst he tried pushin me wiffa elbow; but he squoozed the sammich too hard an it jumped outa the bunbread ~ Cinners an I had it divided up an gone fore he knew what happened!)

So enniehow ~ I'm inna clean-up position, head onna shoulder. Dad pulls up the sammich
an takes a chomp outa the left side, which leaved a lotta Whopper hangin out on my side. Opportinity knocked. Sammich is almost bein jammed inna my mouff. Yep; I dun it! HUGE *chomp* outta my side. Dad dint feel nuffin. (Good thing I dint hit a finnerbone!) I'm inna back seat gobblin fast as I can wiffout droppin any bits for the CinderDog. Dad's lookin inna see-back window tryin ta figure out what all the chompin noizez are from. He figgured it out purdy quick when he tried ta take a bite outa the missing side an came up emptee! Course my mouff smelled a liddel like *warm burger* when I came back for the next wipe-up. He wuz laffin so hard he almost dropped whut wuz left. Cinners got the hole last bite by herself, though http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif.

Dad sez he's gonna find a gate to block off the arm rest hole inna front seat so he can eat in peace http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/rolleyes.gif.

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Corinna]

Merlin here; you kids have to SNEEK them whoppers man mom brings home so many from work I am actually getting sick of them . I guess the old ones and returned ones (people are weird return food) get put in a bucket and mom and another gall bring them home for us kids ( don't know what the other furkid is ) Still sounds fun for you mom laughed so hard said if you two ever get to Montana she'll buy you each one. so long

[Daisy's Mom]

Daisy here. Way to go on the Whopper! Those are good! That reminds me of a story...

My Mom's lil' sister Rachael was nine when they first 'dopted me. One day, she was eatin' Peeps. Ya know what Peeps are? They're lil' yellow marshmellow chicks that people eat at Eeester. Well ennewayz, Rachael was runnin' down the hall and bein' the clutz that she wuz, she falled down right irn the middle of the hall with the Peep still in her mouth. She opened her mouth reaaal wide to cry, and I saw that lil' yellow Peep in there lookin' at me. Well ya can't just let a Peep go to waste! So I walked up to her cryin' onna floor, daintilly picked the Peep outta her mouth, and walked away to eat it. Well she stopped cryin' real fast and just started laughin'! So did Mom and Grandma, they all saw it. Mom is laughin' as I tell it right now. She says maybe it's one of those stories where ya gotta be there to think it's funny. I didn't think it was funny, just good that I got a Peep!

As for burgers, I've stolen tons, and once there was a good deal at McDonalds and Grandma could buy tons o' burgers for real cheap, and I got my own!

Another food stealin' insiddint: the other day I saw that someone had left my huge box of marrow bones open inna laundry room where my stuff is kept. Well I didn't want them to go stayle or ennythin', so I ate 'em. Mom says she bets there was maybe 50 bones left in there. I ate 'em all 'fore Grandma came in and caught me. I didn't even get sick!

Those are all my food stories for now! Hehe. Oh and Mom sez to tell ya that she took a whole roll of pictures of me and got good ones. She's gonna beg Grandpa to fix the skanner and then you will all be bombarded with my 'dorable face everywhere!

Love Ya All,
Daisy Mae

[karen israel]

Thank God I'm in the office alone right now cause the Peep story was HYSTERICAL!!!!!!! I can totally picture it..just too FUNNY!!!! It's one of those great moments that are etched in your mind forever and make you giggle in bed before falling asleep.. or when you're stopped at a red light, or soaking in the tub....I love that!!

[Daisy's Mom]

LOL glad you love it! I have always gone totally hysterical just thinking about it. It's one of my family's best memories with Daisy. Oh if only you saw it happen... LOL! I am laughing all over again now...

[RachelJ]

Hannah here. Mom is laughing so hard she can't even speak. Between the Smokster and Daisy, you got her cracking up. I don't have any stories to share cause Mom loves her yummies and don't take any chances with me and Tucker around. In fact it's ME that's got to watch our for HER. Them treats that Graham brought for me and Tucker when he came to visit are kept in the refrigerator and I swear she keeps looking at them every time she goes in there.

[tatsxxx11]

Hi Cinners, Smokey and all my udder pals. Star, "I'm so mad I could BuRSt" here!! Boy, what a day. Sat my labbie butt down this mornin worked my paws to the pad and writ ya all a reeeel long nice tail bout what's been goin on at the den, askin bout you guys and all. Well, seems the hole 'puter window freezed up an not even mom could get my letters pasted on a Pet Talk board. Then whoooooooosh! It just skeeeedaddled right offa da screen and never came back! NO!!!! Think all you udder guys been there. Woulda pulled my fur out, cept I shed most a it this spring so I just went an stuck my head inna swimmin hole and cooled down http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif So just wanted to say quick howdy dooodys to ya all fore I kollekt my labbie brain and start over! Mom's sayin we gotta have out suppins first and then I can sit an write you all. Bout time we all got caught up on our dawgggie days! Cinners, Smokey, you two are just havin too much fun at the Ranch, with all yer travelin, dawggie sleepovers and all. As usual, you two crazy kids gots me and the Codster rolling ona floor wif your antiks. I think maybe Dad should consider adoptin me for da summer! I'd be good! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Woof till later. Your friend, StarBuRSt!

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[tatsxxx11]

Hey Cinder and Smokey and all my pals! StarBuRSt here! How are all my dawggie pals? Seems we all been outta touch lately, what wif spring chores, lotsa sad news onna Pet Talk and such. Wanted all a yuz to know I been thinkin bout yuz. Cinder, Smokey...Boy, you two have been some buzy dawgs, what wif nites wif Dad atta fire house, sleepovers at Callie's, and best of all, doin all yur wonerful therapy work wif G-Mom and her friends! Wif all dat nail chompin and fur sudsin and such, you two must be the purrrtiest pups in town! Not too sure bout that ZAppER necklace though! Youch! Mom says there ain't no number high enuf to keep me from yappin! Best part must be stayin at the dawggie motel! Did the picture tube have Animal Planet??? Did yuz get yer own remote? I heard yuz both had a double sized snoooozin sack all to yerselves! WOW! Therapy work sure does sound like fun. Hope the nice folks ata sleepover house welcome yuz back. That sure would make it eazier on yer Dad. Yuz two kids sure do put us to shame! My mom's one a the white pants ladies too, and she says it's so special what yuz two are doin to make so many kindly folks smile and get a taste a home! Yer G-Mom sounds like such a nice lady. Just like yer Dad. Next time plant a sloppy wet one onna face for me and the Codster. We'de love to do therapywork like yuz guys. But mom's says were a bit too frisky and the nasty sekurity man would throw us out on our tails real fast. Me and the Codster girl talked it over though, an we think yuz two outta be nominated fer Dawgs of the Day. Tell Dad. Those pics of yuz two sure are sweet! So what have I been up to?? Well, wif the openin of Sparky Pond (my private waterworld) I been doin lotsa swimmin wif my water toys. The Cody girl doesn't like the wet stuff, so mom makes her play life guard. But no worries. Us labbies were born to paddle!!! I also been doin lotsa gardenin, helpin mom dig holes. It's every dawggie's duty to dig, dig dig!!! I try my best to live up to the calling. From my mom's bug eyes, I think I'm doin a pretty good job! Comin from the north land, Cody don't take much to sun and so she mostly finds herself a nice cool dirt bed and snoooozes the day away. Hey, Cinder. Sometimes mom takes us to the burger hut (on our birthday) and we get some fry stiks and a burgie too! Sure does go down easy. And the nice lady at the money store dishes out free krunchies when we drive up to the glass! Imagine, a shiny metal box filled with krunchies just for dawgs like us! Did you hear bout the sleepover Graham had with Hannah and Tucker? Auntie Rachel sure was kind to share her hut with Graham and all. I wanted to go to, but mom said we hadda wait for an invite! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif Still, I keep my overnite bag packed just in case. Oh, did I mention, we have family in Cinnncinnnatti?? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Now, you know we got the new klaw kid OlivePItster here. Well, does this kid keep things hoppin. Always into everything and everyplace. The dish scrubbin door, the flusher bowl. Mom even found him inna crisper drawer inna ice box when she was cleanin! Now, she may not like my confessin fer her. But I know she wants to get it offa her chest. Well, maybe yuz two saw the pic of Ollie man inna dryer box. Seems the kid loves to nap wif a warm stuff. Well, mom's been extra careful a checkin if the kid was in there. But...you got it Smokey. Seems he slithered in there inna a sec while mom was loading the hooomin covers. Mind you, mighta only been for less than a minute. But it took a few seconds a hearin the "thump, thumP" before mom, (screamin and freakin) had a hankerin a what the noise was an opened the door. There he was. Alive and well and all. Just a bit furFRaZZleD and eye balls rollin an all. Mom sat onna floor wif the kid and check every hair and toe and EVERYTHING, cryin and huggin and kissin. Geeeez. She didn't let go a the kid ALL DAY! Still hasn't stopped the nut case from tryin again! Did I tell ya? Mr. B, the senior klaw man got his annual chop/chop atta kitty salon. They call it the LiON CUt!! As like in ROOOOOOOAAAAR! Heee, heee! He sure looks funny. Only furclumps left are 'round his neck and these poooofy things around his feet! Tonight mom's gonna give the RAT man, Squeekers, a BATH! Me and the Codster consider this big time entertainment time http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif Good Luck MOm! Seems he gettin a bit oily and slick from all that pettin and brushin and such. That Squeeker boy sure does like the Oliveman. They sit there a cooin and wheeekin and purrring to each other all day. Squeeks thinks they're pals. But I know. Oliver man's really thinkin...One a these days, LUNCH! Just kiddin. Oh, and I saved the best part fer last. Guess what happened to mom today. Well, she's out there diggin and squirtin wif the water snake and suddenly, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Never heard mom talk so loud; never heard them words before either. She went a runnin inna house and grabbin the frozen water blocks and schreeechin and cryin. Seems those little yellow flyin critters that the Cody girl loves to catch outta the air (and go down real easy for Cody) stingered mom right inna eye cover! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif She's been hurtin all day and me and Cody been tryin to be good. But mom, it's been HOURS!!! I gave her a big kiss so she SHOULD be better soon! Well, that's all fer now. Check out some a my summer pics below. Sure wanna know bout all yer doins and goins and such. Woof for now! Love Star, Cody, Mr. B and OlivepItster

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[Logan]

Miss Sandra (our mom says we have to call you that), we can't believe you got a sting on your eye thingy. Whew!! That must have hurt bad! Our mom read us your message and then she told us that a few years ago, when she was cuttin the grass, she got those yellow thingies on her too! This happened way before we were born, but our "brother", Chuck, who was yellow like Star, was out there in the yard with her, and they both got stung real bad, lots of times. She says that isn't a good thing, so we're real sorry you had to have a fight with those yellow flying things. Whew! Hope you're ok.

We think your pond sounds really cool. Tonight we got to go swimming in a pond with some ducks, but they all swam away. Wonder why??? Our mom keeps us on those horrible ropes and we can only go so far and then we have to turn around and swim back to her. She said we smelled like duck poop when we got out, and when we got home, she made us take a bath!

We kind of laughed about that Oliver boy in the dryer, but our mom said we shouldn't do that. See, we wouldn't fit in there, but we think it would be funny if our bad boy brother, Butter, tried that trick. Mom says she is glad Oliver is ok! But she would have been pretty upset too if it had happened here. Why do you ladies freak out like that???

Anyway, we're pretty tired from our walk. Our mom actually let this hot, tired, bird dog follow us home and come in our yard tonight. Can you believe that?? It drank our water and ate our food. But when Mom went inside to get some more food, that dog jumped right over our fence and took off. We think she was real scared. Mom tried to catch her, but she never did. We think it would be pretty neat to have another dog around, but our mom said she was NOT going to keep another dog, she was just trying to help this one, who must not have a mom of its own.

Anyway, we're off to sleep now...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Night Star, Cody, Smokey, Cinder and the rest of our friends.

Love, Honey and Lilly

Hi, Star*ShIne! Cinners & SmokeMutt here ~

Sorre bout the Fridee puter fritz*up ~ doncha jest hate http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif it when the puterbox goes out ta lunch like that? Luv ta have ya visit, but wunt the Codster anna Olive+Pit miss ya?

We had a great weekend planned, but Sundee got a lil krazee an things changed a bit. We wuz all redde to leave for GranMom's whenna fire beeper went off wiffa message frum wunna Dad's buds that his two (reelee BIG) Newfundland dawgs had jumped their fence Saturdee nite an still wurnt back home. We packed up and drived round the hood fer an hour or so lookin. Drivin past the Newf's house the Missuz pulled in from a search run, so Dad pulled in ta see iffin she had em inna van. Nope. She thought she hearded their barks fromma house down street, but dint know the folks an was skairt to go up be herself ~ wuld Dad go wiff her? Shure, jump in. Then her eyeballs started leekin real bad an she runned inna house. Fire bud camed out then so's he jumped inna kar and we all went down to check it out. Nice guy; his dawgs barkin; no Newfs inna area. Nutz! We all started drivin round the hood again; Bud an Dad boff lookin and stoppin everwhere there wuz Hoomins outside. Got to be wunna klok (we're two hours overdue in Picksberg) so's we take the Bud back to the Newf's ranch. Dad goes in fer koffee.

Next they comes flyin outta house an jump inna Newfmobile an fly outta the drive onna *hot tip* sighting. Nudder two hours go by; me anna Smoke nappin in our kar inna rain drizzel. The boyz comed back, footpawz all muddie, no Newfez inna van. Dad goes back inna house ta gulp the koffee he nebber got; comes out wiffa flier we're gonna post atta store in towne an we head for G-Mom's.

Stop atta store; luckee break ~ Dad shuts the kar off ta go in. Comes back out, turns the go-lever anna kar jest *kliks* ~ won't krank. Dad sez a buncha *nawtee* wurds; but I minded him iffin we hadent played search fer the Newfz the dum kar wudda quit in Picksberg http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/eek.gif steada rite near the Home Ranch.

Nudder Fire Bud cumz ta try a fix. Coupla hours of smakin the starter-thingie wiffa hammer an liftin up the fronta the kar wiffa jack an they managed ta *trick* it inta runnin, but it won't do it wiffout two hoomins anna skrewdriver anna jumper. Call G-Mom an say sorree, no visit taday http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif. Kar got dumped atta kar-fixer's joint an we sit in fronta the boob-tube stead of rompin round the Village wiff Grams. NUTZ!

Onna way back frum dumpin the busted kar the Newfee's Dad pages allu fire guyz an sez the Newf's got spotted next door ta where the furst *hot tip* said they wuz erlee inna mornin (rite next ta where the boyz spent two hours stompin thru the wet woods; hehehe http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/biggrin.gif). Their Mom went an picked em up. Ebberbudde home safe an sound ~ jest a liddel tuckered out.

Mundee we satted inna ranch house waitin fer the fixer ta call. (Bye the way - do y'all know jest how BAD daytime TV *sukz*)? Wachin Dad fix radideos is alot better than wachin TV! We gotz the kar back tuday at noonakolk.

Star*BuRst ~ the gurlz in our munnie store pass out biskits, too! We hate it when Dad getz inna rong line an hazta play wiffa robot ta get our munnie - it nebber handz out munchies like the gurlz alluz do!

And how bout the liddel Pitt*Man riddin round inna skinz hot-box fer a hole MINNIT? Wow! Boots onlee rode around fer a kupla *klunkz* fore Dad stopped his ride. Didja get a kamra shot of him "After"?

Anna Baff fer the RatMan!!!? That'd be like Dad tryin ta give Mister Boots a baff! How mennie *toof markz* did he give yer Mom?

Be sure ta give yer Mom sum *schlurrpie kissez* after her battle wiffa *yeller*stinger*buzzerz*. Dad's lergik ta them things an hazta take a pill iffin he gets chomped on by jest wun of them nastee things! Anna stinger inna eye cover wud make Dad swell up http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/frown.gif lika basketball.

Hey ~ Honoe*Buket an Lilly ~ Where ya been? All youse guys getz ta go swimmin an all we get is wander round inna kold raindropz!

Wade a minnit - Smokey here! Cinder goz swimmin allu time - an at the RONG times! Last week we wuz gettin redde fer a kar ride wiff Dad an ole CinDawg jumpz inna pond steada goin poddy like she's posed ta do. Comed bak wiffa black pondgunk all ober her furz, smellin like duk an fish poop! She got a fast hose baff (wiff kold wadder) and tied up onna time-out wall inna basement. Then I got stuck inna celler wiff her (cuz I hadda "keep her kumpanie") an Dad goes off wiffout us! Nice goin, Big Sis http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/mad.gif! Sure wish it'd warm up so's Dad will take us to the BigLake an I can try swimmin fer the furst time!

Good to hear frum you Kidz! Keep the Tails & Butts waggin an wigglin!

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/s/ Cinder & Smokey
the Rescued & Adopted
FurKids of *Phred*

[Logan]

Hey Cinder and Smokey! We just woke up for our last time tonight....sure are hoping our mom goes to bed soon. But anyway, we wuz wonderin? You got that duckie smell too? We didn't think it was so bad, but mom kept on saying sumthin like "Honey, you smell like a duck, all the way up to your eyeballs". What in the world wuz she talkin about? Maybe there was a little black crud on Honey's neck and belly, but who cares??? Well, I'll tell you who, our Mom! Well, a good hosin took care of it, and Honey got to come inside anyway. Thank goodness, we don't have one of those basement things, so we don't have to get tied to any walls or nuffin like that.

Well, I'm signing off for the night, you guys, but it sure was good to hear from you. Sounds like things have been pretty citin around your house. Hope your truck is in good shape now so you can go see your grandma. I love to go to grandma's house, but Honey girl, she don't like it much.

Night, Night.
Lilly