Scruffs and Pups

We Girls have been wheelie watching the goings-on in this house

Up here from our Safe Spot

on the Mantel.

A rather pesky fella

- an unusual lookin' one - 

Butts his way in front of us to get a front row view.

Except

Well

That's not entirely true.

He doesn't butt his way in front 'cause he doesn't even have a butt to butt with.

It's true

He's Bottomless.

(We're wondering if Lacie did experimental surgery on him.

The return address on his traveling box had her name on it.)

Here's the Story.

The way we know it.

Shortly after the Holidays

a Big Box arrived on our Doorstep.

Moma brought it in and heard some Racket coming from Inside.

A message that came with it said

"Poke a hole and insert a big straw.

A straw that leads straight to a giant smoothie.

Leave it in a quiet place for a few hours.

Do NOT unpack the box until the contents have settled.

You might regret it, otherwise."

So

Here it was

On our Counter

For a Long Time.

And things did eventually quiet down.

Of course

Our curiosity soon tempted us

and

Open that Parcel we did.

Life popped out of that Box

or, rather, out of a Bag in the Box.

Intense little Eyes

Peering right up at Jake.

Pretty innocent looking Fella

Wouldn't you say?

Well

It didn't take long to figure out the Fella was Different

in more ways than one.

This fella had a big Hole where his bottom and legs were s'posed to be.

Jake couldn't believe his Eyes

So he checked it out with his Nose.

Poked it right in that canyon, he did.

Even tried to take a Bite.

But there wasn't anything there to eat.

Fergi came over to meet the new Dude

and he was nice and friendly with her.

"Charming and curiously interesting," she said.

Hah!

It didn't take me long to start thinking otherwise.

He couldn't even look Jake straight in the eye when they tried to talk.

Notice

Jake's smiling

He's not.

(Intense is the best descriptor we've come up with  so far.)

In nothing flat

He was muttering in the wheelies' ears.

Erin was astonished

Not believing what she heard.

Big Brady was politely attentive (or at least pretended to be)

Until the Foxy Bottomless Dude tried to climb on his back

Muttering something about "These wheels will do."

Life changed for Us Wheelies and the Live Wires when that Foxy Boy arrived.

The rest of us are Calm, Quiet, Dignified.

Mellow and pretty laid back.

This one is a bit more Spirited.

A pesky sort of Fella.

Often up to some sort of Mischief.

But at least now when anything Curious or Unusual happens around here

We have someone to blame it on.

(Even Mumsie told us he has been known to raid the refrigerator at night.)

So

We never quite know what to believe about him

or about what he says.

But we did decide there was some credibility to his Announcement

About something called Scruffs.

An Old Wheelies Dog Show

When we found more about it on Eric the Square Dog's Blog

We decided to believe him.

So

We're pretty sure you know about it

('Cause recently we've been embarrassingly late for everything

and it's Old News by now.)

You can read more on Eric's Blog.

All the details

All the dates

All the criteria

All the FUN!

And

You can bet your bottom (sorry, Foxy Boy) dollar

That we'll be there.

Be there

Be square

And DON"T BE LATE!

(Did you read that part, Moma?)

Now

On a completely other Note.

Having to do with Scruffs.

It's our pal Scruffy's Birthday

(as if you didn't already know!)

Look how cute Baby Scruffy was as a pup!

A picture of innocence.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCRUFFY!

We love you!!!!

And who is this cute little pup?

All Together Now
"Awwww"

She's Darcy. The pup of a friend named Kate!

(Surprise!!!!)

And it's Darcy's Five Year Gotcha Day!

And

Speaking of Gotcha Days

We missed it

(Figures)

Monday March first was Piper's Gotcha Day

(of Rocky Creek Scotties and Java)

Wasn't he a cute little pup?  And now he's a Proud Papa!

And

Speaking of Rocky Creek Scotties

Today was Carrleigh's Third Birthday!

(We sure hope she could take some time out 

from her new-mother Responsibilities

and have some special time for herself.)

Happy Birthday Carrleigh!

So

How's that for a Quick Catch Up?

There is so Much More

But we've gone on long enough and it's time for a Treat.

It's the Weekend

That means Our Girl is Home

and some of us'll be off running around like crazy for the next coupla days.

Just long enough

To put us behind (hahahaha - not you Foxy Boy) again.

Butt (hahaha - we are fixated!)

We'll catch up again.

Love Ya!