Hi Cinder, Smoke, Hannah, Daisy, all you pals and pups. It's me. Star, your "star" reporter, here to scoop you the poop on some cool cannine happinins round my hood and the resta doggiedom.

First up, me and my gang were checkin out the news the other night, when ALERT!!! Doggie story comin up next! Well, natch my ears perked way up and my eye's started buggin out. What would it be??? I grabbed my pad and crayon. Well, turns out next thing I see on the glass thing is this lady with this cute little guy, kinda a sheltie, sheepherdin, scruffie type mix. Reel cute. Turns out the lad wouldn't let up lickin and pawin at his mom's neck. Same spot, all the time. She finally had enuf a that, and after a few days a gettin aggrevated, felt around where the kid kept lickin. Turns out it was a small lumpy thing that turned out to be kinda bad. But the doc took the lump away fast and fixed her up and now the kids a hero and the mom's all better!!

And did I tell ya bout a local celebrity pup from my town ? "Shadow," the Kiss, (or is it Keeshound?) was walkin one day by the deep, wet hole near his den with his mom, and well, kinda took off, scurryin way cross the big hole covered with krunchie water. Woops! Through the krunchie water he fell. Now, he's quite a furry, fuzzy, little guy and couldn't swim and was all frantik like and yelpin! But, his mom screaned and ran for help and a nice person called Phred's type of people in red hats who came with a big red thingy on wheels, with bells and flashin lites and a ladder thing and lots a strings and WOW!!! The Phred type people saved him!!! Boy, what a crowd was watchin that one. Everyone cheered, but his mom most of all who was drippin all kids a wet stuff from her face. Shadow was on TV and in the paper and everything! The hero phred type guys too. They were reeeel cool. My mom got to "meet" the little guy when his mom dropped him off at her kennel for a tubbie and a blow dry! She said he's a great sweet boy, and all dry now. Swimmin lessons are slated for spring!!

For my last report, well, it's a heart melter. My mom said she was at the little food store and outside a real hansome kid, collie/shep type I think, sittin there all well behaved (there's that phrase again!!) with wet, sandy paws, lettin all pet him and stuff. Of course my nosey mom had to ask EVERYONE in the store who owned the doggie. Finally she found the dad, who couldn't stop talkin bout his beautiful dog "Spirit," a 14 year old senior who didn't look a day over 6! Turns out 5 years ago "Spirit" and his dad were walkin on a snowy day, no rope thing on him. Dad walked across the street with "Spirit" followin behind. Up comes a BIG truck who started slidin and couldn't stop in time, tho he tried, and poor pup got hit bad...broke his back. The dog doc said forget it...Makin a zipper to fix him would cost too much, the pup's too old, won't probably live through the cuttin they'de have to do, and if he did, won't be able to hardly walk resta his life. But dad said no. I owe him this chance, it was my fault not havin the rope thing on him. And besides, I didn't name him "Spritit" for nuthin! Well, 5 years later, not only did the tough little kid make it, but, well, just lookin at his sandy, wet paws tells it all. "Spirit" healed 100% and is still frolickin and rompin through the sand and water with his beloved dad. Just like a kid again! It's enought to make you just howl with happiness for the story of "Spirit," the dog with a heart and the dad who loved him!! Remember, behind every pup, there's a story! Mom says that's why she's always bein a pain to people, prakticlly RUNNING after them to ask about their dog and if she can pet um. CAN BE just a TAD embarassin!!

OH, OH, OH!!! Don't forget. Grab your pupcorn and jump on the couch!! Tonite on the CNBC channel thingy there's a show on National Geographic Explorrer called "TOP DOG!" All about my life!... Just pullin your paw...It's really about what's the story with all those doggies who wanna be the "top dog" at that show mom's yappin bout, ah, Westweiner??? No, Westminster! Yeah that's it! Don't know what the big deal is. Buncha snobs if you ask me, but, kinda neat to see all those pups in one big backyard. Anywho, tonight, 8pm, CNBC!

That's it for now....This is Star, your "star" reporter, first with the scoop on the poop!! Catcha later!

[This message has been edited by tatsxxx11 (edited February 04, 2001).]