SmokeMutt (da GUD Child) here ~
Dad sez dis is gettin OLD inna hurrie!

Dad'z gott kall da Kopper Dispatch Gurl back an kancel da
"Wanted Bulletin"; den kall da Nayburs an tell em ta quit <lookin>.
An I gotta kall da Big Guy Upstairz...

<picks up Prayer Line> <dials God>

Hi God ~

THANKS fur Your Help, God!!
Yessir, he found em - rite where You <snarled em up> on dat
tree - rite across da road frumma Ranch Howze!

Did Dad make many "Wild Promisez" whilst he wuz <Prayin> to Ya?
Yeah, THREE hours WUZ a Long Tyme!
OMG! ~ You wrote em ALL down, huh?
Yessir, I'z gonna <re-Mynd> Dad that You got em ALL down
on hiz Skore Kard!

Cinder an Bowzer??
Oh You betcha - they'z Layin SOOOO Low
they'z jest bout IN-vissibel!!

OK, God - I'll tell em they'z BOFF on Yur NAW-TEE Dawg List!
An I'z gonna tell Dad he *owez* You a Thank-You Purrayer tanite.

THANKS agin, God!!

/s/ da GUD Prayer Pup
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C'mere, you two!!

Cinder: <slink> <cringe> (tail-tip) = <flip> <flip> <flip>
Bowser: slink> <quivver> (tail) = <flip> <thumpity-thump>

Ya boff HEARD da Fiur Pager go *Beep*Beep* fur Dad ta go ta Fiur Drill;
Ya boff HEARD him say "QUICK OUTIE - I gotta GO!"

WHUT wuz ya <thinkin> by runnin off!!???

Ooooh ~ Da BOWZ wanted to "go onna Quick Hunt"!??
An you <LET> him go across da ROAD!????
NO, da "Publik Huntin Groundz" iz NOT fur DAWGGIEZ wiffOUT a Hoomin along!

An jest WHY din'cha <*TALK*> at Dad an <kall fur HELP>???
He drove up an down da road fur TWO HOURS - <Hollerin> yur namez!
He stopped a DUZIN Tymes rite in frunt a where ya wuz <snarled up>...
eben shut da Bus OFF ta <lissin> fur ya!

Ohhhh ... ya thunk he'd be at'cha!
Well, he'z WAY past "mad"!!

GUD thing *I* finally got sent out ta help...
Aftur Dad kalled da Kopper Disipatch an filed a Missin Dawgz Report;
he dressed up inna goo-loshie feetz, two coatz anna hat,
wiffa 'lektrik lite stick an ME.

Poor Dad wuz *hikin* up da Horse Folkz drive, but *I* wouldint
go dat way... kept <lookin> back atta Howze.
We <searched> da fencez, up by da Horse Howze, an down da Horse drive.

FINally <heard> ya *Whimperin & Whinin*!
(Ya KUDDA made a lil more "rackit"!)
Dad kept <lookin> on our side a da road (THINKIN ya wuz smart enuff
ta stay on OUR side) - but *I* kept <lookin> ACROSS da road...

Dad heard ya an tell'd me ta come across...
but I sed "NU-UH!! I getz <hollered at> fur krossin da road!
But yur headed da rite way now, Dad. Lil bit to da left."

Hiz "Radar Earz" zeroed in an I heard him tell ya ta "KALM DOWN, I'm here!"
<Kissin> him all ober hiz facebonez wuz a *nice touch* ...
prolly made it tuff ta untie da MESS you two made wiffa ropey on
dat busted tree. WHY din'cha jest <chomp> da rope an come home?

Ohhh... sucha MESS ya kudint figger out which loop ta <chomp>.
You guyz otta karrie a Pokit Knife wiff ya.

Well, allua NutRatz inna woodz are gonna be REEL Safe fur a while
now ~ Kuz YOU Two sure aren't gonna be <huntin> fur a while!

Jest *wait* till da Pet Talkurz hear bout DIS Kapur!

/s/ SmokeMutt - da GUD Child!
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