Category: Sparky (Page 16 of 18)

I underestimated my sneaky puppy.  This morning, I posted about Sparky being a picky eater, but he’s way beyond that.  Before taking Sparky out for his evening walk, I saw this.

This was under the dining room table where I spent the morning sewing cushions for the camper.  Sparky and I went on a couple of small walks and played outside a couple of times.  That bag was not there until sometime in the evening.  I know where Sparky got the marshmallows, but I don’t know where he kept them all day.

Last night, I had some marshmallows after Sparky went to bed.  This is where they were this morning.

Sparky can’t resist Mr. Moose, so I exploit his love to challenge his intellect.

It’s a full moon, so dogs gotta howl.  Next time, we’ll wait until it gets dark.

Happy ol’ Sparky, smelling the wild flowers and wagging his tail. 

I don’t know if he cares about wild flowers, but some kind of plant makes him take a shit.  I don’t know what kind of plant it is, because after he shits on it, I don’t want to get too close.  He investigates the smell thoroughly, then he backs up the dump truck.  He’s done that twice on one walk, so he is committed.

I’d like to ask him about that.  Can he poop whenever he wants, and what makes him want to?  I’d also like to ask him what happened to that ham bone.  This afternoon, I gave him the rest of the ham bone from the other day.  He didn’t seem interested.  Maybe because it was cold or dried out from being in the refrigerator.  A half-hour later, it was gone.  He couldn’t have eaten it, the bone was bigger than his leg.  There was nowhere for him to bury it.  Do actual dogs bury bones?  I’ve only seen that in cartoons. 

Sparky is a wily bastard.  He probably put it in my mailbox or glove compartment.

Sparky ran off yesterday.  He doesn’t really run away, Sparky runs toward an objective, usually something stinky.    When Sparky goes to ground, he would be impossible to find because he likes dense brush, briar patches and holes.

He can’t resist a pipe or hole in the ground.

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Sparky was adopted from an animal shelter, so I never want him to feel like he’s being dumped off somewhere.  He has never said anything to make me think he’s got abandonment issues, but look at him.  Have you ever seen a baby seal that is cuter or more pathetic?

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