I was better prepared for a new dog, but Rocco still surprised me. He is a savage compared to Sparky.
Category: Sparky (Page 5 of 43)
His new name is Rapey McHumpster.
When he was settled in, I went into the solarium without Sparky so we could get acquainted. He got up on his hind legs to say hello. I thought he might be one of those fancy dogs who knows how to dance, like Scooby-Doo or Marmaduke. When he grabbed my leg like he was drowning, I knew we weren’t dancing.
A few months after Sparky moved in, I took him across the street to meet Carl. They got along well, and he didn’t even mind Sparky taking a shit in his pachysandras. Carl told me that there are short beagles and tall beagles. Like they were different styles of the same breed.
Carl is 96 years-old, and says interesting things, but it may not all be strictly true. I remain skeptical of his thoughts on the medicinal uses of cobwebs and turpentine.
Meet the new guy.
Tomorrow, I will go down to the Richland County Dog Shelter in Mansfield to pick him up. I hope this is a good idea.
Beaker was a strong candidate for adoption. He’s a beagle with a nice smile. That’s my criteria. When I contacted the orphanage, he had already been adopted. Like Sparky, he was in and out in a day.
Getting a dog is like buying a house. I have to check the listings every day, be ready to move, but not be so eager that I take the next one that looks pretty good.
Sparky wanted to go to Japan to scare those hot spring monkeys. He said the monkeys were a lot bigger than he expected, and they didn’t even care about the antlers.
Interesting research about how pet ownership improves brain health. Okay, the research is actually really boring and the graphs are terrible, but the results are interesting.
Having a dog can make your brain perform like it’s 15 years younger. Cats do as well, but fish and birds don’t help at all.
