Fourth of July…, and I won’t be celebrating with any fireworks…, my dogs don’t care for them…, and that’s a bit of an understatement. I hope the neighbors don’t put on any shows either.
I already had one dog take a long hike last week. Little Bindy doesn’t usually get too far off the front porch when she goes out to do her business…, but last week the old gal was clear down at the end of the driveway where it meets the blacktop county highway. She is the last survivor of the Tessa - Smokey litter and her hearing is bad and I am not sure how good her vision is either. But I didn’t suspect that she was suffering from Alzheimer’s yet…, though it might explain why I finally had to go look for her when she didn’t show up after more than an hour.
I first walked down the driveway…, thinking that she was just over exploring the uninhabited house across the road…, but I saw a white spot beside the county road and I reluctantly walked up there to investigate…, and was relieved to find that it was just a paper plate.
I came back and got in the Tacoma and drove down the hill real slow…, watching the ditch line for sign of her. I met one black pickup coming the other way…, and as I continued on down the road about a mile I see that black pickup coming behind me so I pulled off the road to let it by…, and it stopped beside me.
“Are you looking for a dog?”…, the gal driving asked. “YES !!!”…, I exclaimed. Sure enough her male passenger was holding Bindy wrapped in a little blanket. I said I was surprised that she let him pick her up…, she doesn’t evan like me to pick her up…, let alone a stranger. He replied that she didn’t want him too…, but thankfully he managed it. They said they found her another mile down the road…, and I was amazed that she had gone that far !!!
I still have no clue what she thought she was doing or where she thought she was going…, but I have been keeping a close eye on her since then…, and will be keeping an even closer eye on her this evening with the possibility of fireworks in the offing.
Wishing you all a safe and happy Fourth of July…, here's your Friday Nite Music Video...,
