The 'Dick and Potato' Deal is done!
This morning we did the swap-over, cash in exchange for Dick and a bag of potatoes...then the owner promised not to put another dog chained-up there in exchange for us being invigilators with binoculars on his out-house! Please, please let him mean that - he then showed me his baby goats and rabbits and asked if I wanted one! Gawd! This animal story could be never ending...actually I had to stop mid-writing this as a ram had escaped and landed in our garden so I had to go out and try to help two guys try and catch him - needless to say, when he came at me with his horns blaring, even though I had a broom in hand, I went running! The goat-catchers are in full flight as I write! Who said living in the country was peaceful and relaxing with nothing but negative, energising ions filling our lungs? : )
P.S. Forgot to mention - Dick doesn't have a tail! He looks completely out of sync!
posted by Liz at 9:03 a.m.
4 Comments:
woooohooooooooo!! i am sooooo thrilled for dick and you, liz. you'll probaby have made a place in doggy heaven reserved just for you — for vacation away from homo sapiens heaven ;)
that ram story just blows me away. teehee. being a born-and-bred city girl, i think i'd freak out and never climb down from trees.
a.
Hi Arlene,
Thanks - I'm super happy that Dick is safe and chain-free : ) He is being as good as gold, I know Jack Russel's can be a bit loopy but he seems quite sane, considering all -I still think that he thinks he's in some dog-dream and will wake up any minute!! : )
We have to try to get him a home though as we are a bit stuck for space and can't really afford 3 pets! Not sure yet what will happen - but at least he's happier now.
Gosh, yeah that poor goat...he will probably be in the farmer's fridge-freezer by now - they sure were mad with him : (
Anyway Arlene, I better not get started on the goats, rabbits and horses scenario here... ;)
Will catch up on your Blog tomorrow.
xx
Hooray!!! Liz, you did it. See what a difference you made? I love that you had to throw in a bag of potatoes. Have you considered that there's probably a story (or poem) in there somewhere? What's the deal with the outhouse? Congratulations on a fantastic victory for unhappy pooches everywhere!
Thanks Sharon : )
The deal on the outhouse is that we have to be vigilant and keep the binoculars at hand in case we hear any goings on over there - I've promised the ex-owner that the dogs will bark too! : )
I've already been out one night with the flashlight!...the ironic thing is that Dick - as a chained-up 5 month pup wouldn't have been able to stop invaders or whoever anyway!
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