(An dat SUMbuddie iz in *B*I*G* Trubbel!!)

MidNite "outie" aftur supper...
<*zip*> + <*zoom*> + <*zippitie-zop*>
"Ya'll come RITE Back, ya-here!?"

BRB, Dad!

Bout 15 minnitz latur, SmokeMutt'z onna frunt porch;
<danzin> fur his bisquit.
<munch>

"Where'z da UDDER Two!??"

Dunno, Dad. Wuz it MY turn ta watch-em??

"Smart-A$$! Go lay down an polish yur Halo!
CIN-DERRRRRRRRRR!
Bow-ZERRRRRRRRRR!
!! COME !!"

(Kudda herd a pin <splop> inna soggie mud!)
NO tagz <jinglin>!

CIN-durrrrr!! BOW-ZERRRRR!! !! COME !!

<splish> <splosh> <splish> <splosh>
Cinder <slinkz> up furmma naybor'z howze inna woodz.
She gotz a "be-grudgin" gud gurl anna bisquit.

"WHERE'z da Bowz!!??"

Ohhhhh, wuz *I* suppozed ta be <watchin> him??

"Grrrrrr!"

Oopsie! Guess it WUZ my turn. (Sorrie!)
I'll jest <sit> here onna furnt yard an <watch> fur him.
<sitz>
<STARES> across da road into da woodz.

Dad stompz (<splooshez>) round da howze, <<HOLLERIN>>!
Onlee sound wuz a *Donkey Ph@rt* when Dad woke him up by <hollerin>
over hiz fence out back.

We start <walkin> an <hollerin>...
Dad goze wun howze up an down da road... NUFFIN.

Back in frunta da Ranch... I'z <starin> cross da road inta da woodz...
<Trott> across da road (Sorrie, Dad - thunk it wuz OK kuz we'z <searchin>)
<sit> <stare> <*lissin*>...

<jingle> <clink> <jangle>
HERE HE IS, DAD!!

Bowzie skamperz outta da woodz an <trottz> across da road,
bouncez up da drive...
an *VANISHEZ* agin inna dark behind da howze!

Uhhhhhh-Ohhhhhh... MORE <hollerin>... <silence>

We go inna howze...
Dad'z <<FUMIN>>

Kuppla minnitz later he duz da "Shout Frumma Veranda"...

"BOOOOOOOW-ZERRRRRRRR!! Come HERE, DA_ _-IT!!!

(He reelee otta try *SMILIN* when he <hollerz>.)

Den it wuz da Mightee DOOR <<SLAM>>!!
Ya'd be *amaaaazed* how far away frum home ya can <hear> a
gud Door <SLAM>!! ~
Putz da "Fear a God" inna Wanderin Pup!!

We hear'd da door opin anna "Get INNNN Here!!"
So'z we figgered da Kid wuz back in wun piece.

He eben gotz a Bisquit (jest WUN) affore da frunt porch tether
got <snapped> on hiz neck belt!
Wunder iffin he'z grabbin da sig-niffykance of bein "tied up"
INside da frunt door??

We snuck ober an azk'd "WHUT wuz you thinkin - goin off like dat!???"

WHUT?? I wuz jest <Huntin inna Woodz>!
GUD Huntin at nite... uzed ta do it ebery nite...
Kinda *miss* goin <huntin>!

Well, gud luck, Bub ~
You'ze gonna be doin yur <huntin> onna end uva 15 foot tether
tied to da Veranda fur da next few nitez!!

So he'z BACK, all safe an sound;
a lil *damp* an *muddie* round da edges;
but *SAFE*!

An God haz a few more pagez in His "Wild Purrayer Promisez Book"
filled up frum tanite!
WOWWIE!! Dad'z gonna hafta Float a Loan ta buy all them back
frum God ta get inta Haeven!!

Stay Tuned ~ There'z prolly gonna be summore Tailz ta Tell!