Halp! You guys won't beliebe whut Dad dun .

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* ! Phunnie thing is she only yapped twicet, then sorta whimpered and kinda jumped up an started lookin 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 ! 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 . 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 .
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*