QUOTE OF THE DAY:  "The middle of the road is for yellow lines and armadillos."     Jim Hightower

THIS IS:  It's National Dog Days and National grilling, hot dog and ice cream month


A few nights ago, mom dad and me went for a walk.  When we got near this one house,   we usually see one or two cats who run away when they see me. I don't know why.  They have a dog as a sibling.

 Then, one night something strange happened.  The cats morphed into an entirely different species.  They were about the same size, but they had shorter legs and no fur.  I scared one away, who was rather slow, but the other one kept creeping closer to me and my family.    Mom tried to use her cane to force it into a different direction, but it just coming at us.  There was nothing to be afraid of, because I was there to protect my family.

Upon closer inspection,  I noticed that the animal was dark and had a hard shell.  Mom said, Look, it's an armadillo."

A what? I tried to get close to it to see if it wanted to play, but dad pulled me away. I fought a bit, but in the end, I gave in to dad.  With such a hard shell, I didn't think I could hurt it.  But dad was afraid it would hurt me.  How sweet.  Dad loves me.

 I still would have liked play with it. Well, you win some you lose some.  That's the life of a dog.

Copyright 2014
e-mail:  daisydog1@cfl.rr.com