NO!! "Blackie" is NOT "Our" New #4 !!

Dad gave up aftur a buncha *Yippin* & *Yappin* an sed ta "Load Up" -
but we wuz jest gonna be sittin inna Bus all afternoon whilst he run'd errindz.

Gotz part way ta Towne and hadda go back to da Ranch - SUMbuddie furgotz
ta "load up" hiz Cell Dinger Fone!

Gotz to da end of our road an wuz <lookin> fur a break inna traffik ta
pull out onna *bizzie* 2-lane Hi-way when we <spotted> him!


DAD!!!
Lookit dat Poor Dawggie inna middel uva Hi-way!
Duzzint he <SEE da KARZ>!???

Three KLOSE KALLZ (2 karz anna truk) wuz all Dad needed ta see!
He <bailz> outta da Bus an startz <Kallin> "Blackie"!

"Blackie" seez Dad an starts <trottin> our way - anudder Near-Miss an he
wuz standin beside Dad anna Bus...

Dad reachez fur hiz Neck Belt - which he dint HAVE wun of!
WHUT ta do???

Dad opinz da back Bus door - an three nozes INside are lookin at WUN noze
onna OUTside ...

Onlee fur a Minnit!!

"Blackie" musta figgered we looked "Friendlee" - kuz he wuz INNA back seat
affore Dad kuld say "Load Up"!

NOW WHUT!?????
Wun BIG Labbie Mutt inna Bus wiff allua us!
An NUNbuddie knowz NUFFIN about him!

Dad sed "Stay KALM" - he lives rite here onna korner - we see him allua tyme!

We pullz inna drive; Dad hopz out ta *knock* onna door.
Nunbuddie but da Balck Labbie inna howze - we kan hear him <barkin>
at Dad! ... Try da next howze, Dad - dey gotz dawgz.

Judgin frumma UN-happie <barkin> - "Blackie" dont live THERE, either!

Hey Dad - are we <late> fur yur 'pointment?


"Sunna uvva ____!"

Guess so ...

Back to da Ranch ...
Dad grabz our ropey an makes a choker loop an
tosses it over "Blackie's" head ...
"Ka-mone, Bud - you're gonna <wait> inna basement!"

They took a lil <pawz> fur a *pee* - (which dint happin);
then ole "Blackie" gots a choker an a spot onna tyme-out chain in
Bowzie's old 'Partment inna korner uvva basement.

Allua way inta Towne Dad wuz kallin folkz onna Cell Dinger >>
Sheriff Guyz ...
Dawg Ketcher ...
Kupple Fiur Buddiez ...

NUNbuddie <lookin> fur "Blackie" - yet ...

Onna way Home - we did sum Howze Kallz onna nayburz...
Bout TWENTY uv em inn 5 mile circle around da Ranch!!
Nunbuddie lost "Blackie".

Home at last ...
Dad goze in figgerin there'z gonna be a BIG mess - poor guy wuz alone
inna basement for 8 hourz...
NUFFIN onna floor - well, kuppla *pee* dribbilz - but dey happin'd when Dad
walked in. ... Out fur an Outie ...

We all sed "HELLOW" inna driveway ...
I (Cinder) wunted ta PLAY, Smoke an Bowz boff gotz da Furr inna Fluff and
"Grrrrrr'd" at da Poor Guy - but Dad hollered an BAD-dawg'd em -
THEN ebberbuddie settled rite down!

Back inna basement - "Blackie" went back onna Tyme-Out chain;
we went uppy-stariz fur din-din ...

Poor "Blackie" dint like dat a bit! He wante UP wiff us!
<BARK> fur a minnit, then <quiet> fur two ...
Kept dat up fur an hour!

FINALLY settled down - an Dad ran down wiff his dinner anna Kamera Box.
Dinner went *down* inna FLASH!

Dad took Mug Shotz an kame up ... More <BARKIN>!

Aftur we had our Outie an kame in ...
Dad brung "Blackie" up thru da howze ...
Da Boy'z been inna Howze affore!
Knowz how ta DO Stepz; not a bit "afraid" uvva howze!

An now he wantz Back IN inna WURST Way!
Been out on Bowzie's Tie-Out cable fur a kuppla hourz (Its OK-Warm out) -
Quiet fur about 20 minnitz; den <BARKS> fur a minnit ...
Prolly gonna <sleep> ?? inna basement.

WHUPZ ... Pix are DUN!

Be Rite Back wiffa Mug Shotz ...



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