At some point, this afternoon, a girl put her torch down at her soldering bench, walked up the back steps of her house, wandered into a spare room a boy was busy renovating and said, “Let’s go for a walk. Let’s go for a walk and let’s take the Happy Dog and the Weenie Dog.”
So they did.
The sun flexed its puny little brink-of-spring muscles and the girl took a chance and wore nothing but wool and a teal dress.
When they arrived at the other side of town, the girl and the boy released the Happy Dog into the park.
The Happy Dog ran free and wild.
No other dog could keep up with his pace.
He frothed at the mouth.
He whirled and leaped in the February sunlight.
He peed on a couple of rocks.
He bit his sister on the bottom.
He even managed to get his own spit all over his face.
Then the Happy Dog turned into Psycho-Ewok-From-Hades (which is sort of like a Basilisk in its ability to cause death with a single glance).
The Weenie Dog, quaked and trembled atop her digger paws.
The girl quaked and trembled in her Birkenstocks.
The boy yawned, looked at his wrist watch and said he was hungry.
Then the Happy Dog used the facilities as the heavens above opened up and shone down on their chosen canine of goodness, gladness, sniffiness, and excellent Master Hunter skills.
And the Happy Dog looked out over his domain and
thought, “Idaho is a darn tootin fine place!”
And the humans were happy too and so was Weenie (even though she’s blurry in this photo).
And on the way home, they all stopped at the squirrel tree and laughed
out loud as five of the pests poured out of the squirrel hole and ran up the tree trunk.
And they all had burgers or kibble for dinner
and it was a good day.
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DEDICATED TO CY
BECAUSE HE LOVES FARLEY SO
Such happy moments ^_^
(Also, I've had Neil stuck in my head for quite some time now because of you, madame!)
Ah, my dear Chick-a-dee and Chick-a-Dude and Fur-a-dee and Fur-a-Dude…you make me laugh! Thank you for sharing some of your Idaho sun. Hong Kong is being very stingy with it. I'll take it in any form I can get it.
Hee, heeeee, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Snort!!
Thank you, and bless you, Farley, for this photo essay of your outing.
Hugs to you, too, Penelope–you helped make him what he is today!
That photo of Farley is amazing. You know the one where he looks like Simba on Pride Rock…except he's pewpin'
Supremely jealous of your frosty walk in your beautiful neighborhood. Happy Thursday and have a super Friday!
BA HAAAAAAA!!!!!!
EVERY time I look at these photos I start snorting and giggling and then I lose it and laugh really loud and then RW gets cranky because he's trying to fall asleep (he's my old man).
Ha ha…too funny, especially the squirrel hole! Good night all!
xx
Cy says huzzah!!!
Farley is so hilarious and really the sweetest dog ever and I can say this BECAUSE I have stroked his velvet-y soft paws in person and he is one fine man(dog). and that squirrel treeeeeeeee! I want to see a closer close up…. on a random note: gosh there are alot of commercials during olympic coverage GEE WHIZzz!!! but yay for multitasking in between. goodnite little barn owl.
Idaho IS a darn tootin' fine place!! Loved the post! Thank you as always Dear Plume!
Oh gosh! I LOVE waking up to The Farlinator.
you.
are.
adorable.
happy day!
This post is ridiculously delightful!!!!!!! It made my day.
🙂
Great story! I love your photos too.
A friend of mine recently purchased your bone necklace. I really like your work.
See ya 🙂
I keep looking at these photos and laughing out loud. More importantly, I'm slowly realizing that RW and I are the Pocatello Kooks. Seriously. We're a happy little pair of freaks and we simply don't mind at all when people stare at us as they pass us on the street!
Thank you for all of these marvelous comments! Sometimes, I'm not sure if people will enjoy posts like these…but frankly, I don't care! Thank you for laughing and loving my pooches. They love you back.
Human kisses and dog kisses,
J, R, F & P
I loved the storybook!! I really like stories with pictures & stories about beautiful puppies. It so nice that they have a place they can run & be wild (along with mom & dad). Thanks so much for sharing your adventures.
Pam
"Sometimes, I'm not sure if people will enjoy posts like these…but frankly, I don't care!"
These are the main reasons I come an check in every now and then. If farley was a human he'd be my best friend, and I'd consider letting him marry my daughter. But he's not, so were not.
-Sean
GAH!
You're all incredible!
Thanks for these comments and Sean, he's marrying your daughter in June…I think:) You'd better prepare yourself!
XO