Lil' Bit
When we moved after the divorce, we moved into a brand new neighborhood several miles from the city limits. There were very few homes in the area. Ours was on one end of the street, my best friend had 10 acres and her barn on the other end of the street. Between us was one home.
Caring as much for animals as we do, makes us very aware if any animal appears to be neglected. We tend to get a little uppity about how other people care for their animals when they aren't as conscientious as we think they should be.
The folks in the middle owned a poodle that spent its time indoors and we thought they also owned a mongrel that lived outdoors. She was about the same size as the poodle, had poodle-like fur and her features were "interesting". She was short, squat, but quite round. She had erect ears, but they flopped on the tips, cute buggy brown eyes and a pointy snout. Her fur was scrungy. She never seemed to have been brushed, always had ticks and fleas and she spent a lot of her time on the neighbors front porch, leading us to believe that she lived there. However, she managed to make it to everyone elses house for regular neighborly visits.
A couple of years passed and the neighbors sold their house and prepared to move. On one of their last days in the neighborhood, we were outside and walked over to visit with the daughter of the vacating neighbors. During our conversation, we told her we were sorry to see them leaving the neighborhood and that we would miss them and their dog. She promptly informed us that THAT dog did not belong to them, they thought the dog belonged to us. What a surprise!
They continued packing and did leave the poor mongrel behind. Needless to say, she was quickly rescued and spayed, brushed and groomed and after living on her own for at least two years, she officially became "our" dog. That is how we came to have Lil' Bit.
Caring as much for animals as we do, makes us very aware if any animal appears to be neglected. We tend to get a little uppity about how other people care for their animals when they aren't as conscientious as we think they should be.
The folks in the middle owned a poodle that spent its time indoors and we thought they also owned a mongrel that lived outdoors. She was about the same size as the poodle, had poodle-like fur and her features were "interesting". She was short, squat, but quite round. She had erect ears, but they flopped on the tips, cute buggy brown eyes and a pointy snout. Her fur was scrungy. She never seemed to have been brushed, always had ticks and fleas and she spent a lot of her time on the neighbors front porch, leading us to believe that she lived there. However, she managed to make it to everyone elses house for regular neighborly visits.
A couple of years passed and the neighbors sold their house and prepared to move. On one of their last days in the neighborhood, we were outside and walked over to visit with the daughter of the vacating neighbors. During our conversation, we told her we were sorry to see them leaving the neighborhood and that we would miss them and their dog. She promptly informed us that THAT dog did not belong to them, they thought the dog belonged to us. What a surprise!
They continued packing and did leave the poor mongrel behind. Needless to say, she was quickly rescued and spayed, brushed and groomed and after living on her own for at least two years, she officially became "our" dog. That is how we came to have Lil' Bit.
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