We miss you, Bones!

Bones passed over the Rainbow Bridge July 29, 2007. We miss our guardian angel so much! He now rests under the magnolia tree next to JoJo. But his spirit is free. What a mighty heart he had. We love you, Bones!

My aching bones!

Feelin' my age these days. I musta hopped off the step wrong last weekend and something in my knee got all messed up! I just couldn't get up! Poor old Mom was behind me pushing and heaving and it started to rain! I ain't never been sick before...kinda scared me...so I went stiff. But one mighty heave finally got me up the step and I hobbled into the house. Had to go to the vet...not my favorite place. Got a bunch of x-rays taken...was all new to me but they let Mom stay with me so I pretended not to be afraid. Got bullet fragments in my back right knee! I sure enough got shot all those years ago when she first found me. Got arthritis there now. So I've got medicine I have to take. Mom said she understood 'cause she's got to be careful with her knees too! I've been thinking about ways to be sneaky so I can catch killers and crackheads if they get in my yard! Can't run 'em down like I used to. But maybe I can pretend to be a nice guy and then put the bite on 'em when they get too close. Retire? Me? Never! Oh boy...here comes the UPS man...watch him do a dance!

T'was the night before Christmas!

We just finished watching White Christmas...Mom has to see it every Christmas Eve. Tradition. Or so she says. I don't care...I just love being with my mom and getting some attention. I got a new bed for Christmas! It's thick foam and I don't ever want to get up. 'Course, I gotta go outside to take care of business...and patrol for killers...but I just wanna come back in and sack out on my nice warm cushy bed! Ahhhhhhh...these bones ain't gettin' any younger! No more Greenies for me! Mom says they're dangerous...gettin' stuck in guys' stomachs and causing intestinal blockages, whatever those are. She gets upset enough when I toot...don't wanna get the runs or she'll have a stroke! Nah, just keep them raw turkey necks a'commin'! And some HealthyPetNet Porky Puffs...taste like bacon and sooooo good to munch on! I wonder if I'll have any in my stocking in the morning! OK...lemme turn around 3 or 4 times now before I flop down. Mmmmmm...Porky Puff sugarplums...mmmmmm (snort, snort)...the UPS man's lookin' pretty juicy....mmmmm....

Thinkin' all the time!

Bestoink eats ice cubes...have you ever heard anything so dumb?! Frozen water! Nah...give me a nice crunchy turkey neck...raw and on a dirty plate...you know, that's the way us tough guys like it! I like the way the bones pop between my teeth! I like to think I'm chomping on a stray killer who wandered into the wrong yard and thought I was a pushover. Heh, heh, heh...he'd have another think coming if he tried to tangle with me! I may not look so tough but if I show you my teeth, you'll change your mind! Mom's all out of greenies, dang it! I do like a nice chewy greenie. Sometimes I dream about greenies and I start smacking my lips and wake up. Then it's back to work. I'm watching a James Bond movie right now. I look like I'm taking it easy. But really, I'm picking up tips on wiping up the street with crackheads and punks! Now...that Jaws guy...he's got a set of mighty fine choppers!

Big Deal!

Butterfly won't quit protesting 'bout JoJo's rudeness last night. Aw heck, he was just being his usual rotten self! It don't bother me none! Why, I could mash him flat with one quick stomp! But I been thinkin', when you're little, you got to make a bigger noise than ever'body else or you get lost in the crowd. So I just let him be. I don't think he felt none too good, actually. That's why mom babies him so...he's got some condition and has to have shots! Feel sorry for the little guy when he gets stuck ever' day...twice! And this weekend mom was poking his ears and squeezing out blood...he was like a doggie pin cushion. So I say, let him squawk...he's prob'ly got reason! I don't have time for these family squabbles...gotta keep a sharp eye out for killers and crackheads!

Out of the Doghouse!

They say a guy can't be too careful. Well, know whut? They don't know nuthin'! You bet a guy can be too careful! It was a dark and stormy night...and mom just let me out the door for the evenin' walk. And there he was...a shifty eyed nogoodnik if I ever saw one! He was trudging up the drive way and so I went into overdrive. Guess my blood was up...next thing I know Mom's yelling STOP BONES but I couldn't. He was wearing a hat and he had it comin'! I bit him...well, not really bit...just a nip. But he danced just the same! Was Mom ever upset! I been in the doghouse ever since! How was I to know I'd seen this guy many times before...he was wearin' a hat! I don't like guys in hats! When he took off the hat, I was surprised! It was Jim's musician friend who comes over and makes music next door! Well, heck, he had on the hat, you see...I just leaped before I looked. Thank goodness all that's blown over. I had to be tethered on a leash for several weeks and neither Mom nor I liked that! And it costed Mom a bottle of Fat Bastard to kinda smooth things out. Hummmmph. I don't like anything upsetting my routine. So I'm glad things are back to normal. I'm paying closer attention to Mom, though. Sometimes when things are quiet, I just jump up and woof real loud...sets the little 'uns off! Every time JoJo barks, he jumps like a Mexican jumping bean! It's pretty funny. They're all goin' at it and I just stroll back to my comfy bed and stretch out. Heh, heh, heh! Mom'll holler at me but I just give her one of those "who me?" looks...heck I'm not doin' anything!

Tough Life!

Big Brother, that's me...my Mama keeps dragging home all these little dufuses that I gotta watch and make sure no killers or stinky types mess with them. Like I don't have enough to do patroling the yard and keeping all those killers at bay! There's folks out there who'd just as soon shoot you as look at you...I know...I been shot! And by a stinky old killer man. But, you know, Butterfly and Angus (he doesn't have a page yet till his bald spots all grow in) are really cute and fun to be around. I guess I don't mind guarding them as long as I have this place I'm in charge of. Besides, they kinda look up to me. I guess it's pretty good being a Big Brother after all. And there's JoJo...oh boy. He just makes me tired, he's so wound up. I sure hope everyone appreciates all that I do being on guard 24/7 but I know it could be worse so I just take the sour with the sweet. There's nobody sweeter than my Mama...love, love, LUV my Mama! I love it when Mama rubs my tummy! I even love Spanky, our cat. She's always nice to me when I'm feeling weenie and she licks me and purrs and makes me feel all calm. OK...'nough foolin' around, there's probably some killer out there right now lookin' to snatch one of my little buddies. He's gonna get a big surprise...a butt full o' teeth. All you killers, watch out...I'm baaaaaaad and I sleep with one eye open!