Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy in the Yard

~ John W. Howell

“So, where are you going?”

“To take a look at this fence that appeared overnight.”

“Oh, brother. Dad puts up that fence so that that annoying dog visitor doesn’t cause you to bark yourself into the ER.”

“I don’t get it.”

He installs the fence when that dog is here so you won’t run on the rocks chasing that dog and hurt yourself.”

“I sort of thought it was a Puma security device. To keep them off the turf.”

“Don’t tell me.”

“Yup, the Puma has caught the scent of the wildebeest. Slowly it turns. Step by step.”

“Okay, so the wildebeest warns the rest of the herd. She lowers her head to make ready to defend her space.

“The Puma is confused and stops. Normally the animals run in fear, but this lone wildebeest is standing her ground.”

“The wildebeest calls to the herd and declares the danger has passed.”

“What do you mean, passed? I’m still a big threat.”

“Not this close to breakfast, you’re not.”

“Good point. I thought that noise was the Puma growling, but now I realize it’s my stomach.”

“The wildebeest makes for the sweet grass and cool water.”

“The Puma decides to make kibble do instead of a nice thick wildebeest steak.”

“Smart cat.”

“Wait, what?”

108 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy in the Yard”

  10. Love it John, from ‘bark yourself into the ER’ to ‘making do eating Kibble instead of a wildebeest steak’. Thank for making my day start with a big smile.

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  15. Great upbeat story to read early in the AM. Two questions: once the ‘wildebeests’ have left, is the cleanup on the ‘grass’ easy? I don’t see any stains from wildebeest‘mistakes’. Do you ever take a golf club snd putter around on that turf? Looks perfect for it.

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      1. Remember, chip for show, putt for dough… or, sumthin close to that. Neither does our Daisy when I use my invention, the famous ’poo-poo platter’ (cover to a 5 gallon bucket slipped inside a plastic bag). Have a great evening, John.

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  17. Love…Puma Security Service Just saw Humphrey Bogart in a trench coat, taking down Twiggy and Lucy’s statement.

    The ER line made me smile too. Just always love the girl to girl dialogue, couple of white chicks, sitting around talkin…just with tails. 🙂

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  19. I can imagine a dog barking itself into the ER. Sometimes they just seem to be yelling “Hi!” and other times they’re giving a warning, telling someone or something to stay the heck out of their territory. 🙂

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  30. Smiling, as always. Hey, breakfast time is crucial – so forget the wildebeests and bring on the kibble (or in my case, yogurt). My granddog is visiting for the week. She only barks at the Amazon/UPS people because she expects treats (they do at HER house). At our house she’s sorely disappointed.

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  35. The fence sounds like a good idea, John. Reading some of the other comments, I’d say even a necessity. Don’t want Twiggy hurting herself for sure. Such sweet girls!

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  36. I love it when you gals play Puma and Wildebeest!
    Sooo, there’s an annoying other dog that comes around?
    Is it a boy dog?
    Or, is it just a “boy oh boy, another dog”?
    Whatever, dad will take care of it with the fence.
    (Give him this 🖐) 🧽⨂ 🐃⨂ 🐅⨂ 💋⨂ 🐂⨂

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    1. It is a Blue Heeler and smells like a boy. A very nasty dog that we don’t like. Lucky for us it is only there fro brief visits. Dad says thanks for the 🖐) 🧽⨂ 🐃⨂ 🐅⨂ 💋⨂ 🐂⨂

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