Boo hoo!!! Frankie's gone!!! She was here for almost six days and we had the pleasure of pet-sitting her for about half of that time. With a bonehead (dog) like Frankie, it didn't take long to fall in love with her. Of course the downside to that is the fact that the house felt kind of empty once her owner, Dawn returned on Monday to pick her up. By that point, Frankie had definitely settled in with her new caregivers, and so when Dawn arrived, Frankie was beside herself with excitement, not knowing just which lap to jump up into.
One of the highlights of our time spent with Frankie, was when we took her to the local off leash dog park. I'm not sure if this is something that she has had the opportunity to experience in the past, but she seemed to enjoy it, as can be seen by the photo below, with her resting happily on a bench in the park. This photo was taken after she had walked, ran, pooped, sniffed at, and been sniffed by her fellow canine friends. And to top it all off, she's got a treat to munch on, which is nestled between her front paws. What more could a bonehead ask for?
Contrast this look to the two images below. After her owner had spent a couple of hours visiting, it was time for Frankie to head south. Here she is with a WTF look on her face just after being loaded into the car.
And here is Frankie a few moments later when she has come to the realization that the time with her new human friends is coming to a close.
This second look is more of a "how could you do this to me, after all of the love that I have shared with you in the past few days?" kind of look.
The house sure seemed empty later on. No dog to curl up with on the couch or chair. No more walks around the neighbourhood, and worst of all, NO MORE DOG PARK.
However, my friend Mary and I told Dawn that we would be more than happy to host Frankie again in the future, so something tells me that this was just a temporary goodbye.
And how could a blog about a dog be complete without a post poop video.
With Frankie now gone, we drove to Mary's car repair place this morning to get an oil change. It's a great place to go if you're a furball lover because there are two of them in the reception area. The business specializes in Japanese autos, and the cats names are Lexus the mom, and her daughter, Sky. Here is a photo of Lexus from earlier this morning.
Having spent plenty of time with a variety of furballs over the years, I would have to say that Lexus wins the fat cat award, hands down. Or is it paws down?
Finally, I have included a pdf file of the latest edition of the Klondike Sun newspaper. They were happy to put a slightly edited version of my story from August 7th, about my friend, Breaker the bonehead. The article is on Page 5. There is plenty more to read in the paper as well. Enjoy.
living a life of profound acceptance,
Paul
The Thoughtful Wanderer
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