Winter is gone and the time is right for me to go walking on the street.
I am like a tiny bear. I hibernate in the winter and only go outside for car rides. I have been counting the days when I can go for a walk, and with Daylight Savings Time upon us, it was time to resume my pre-supper walks.
I anxiously waited for my harness to be put on, and then led my parents out for a walk.
PARENTAL NOTE: “Ruby wanted no part in going for a walk. She kept putting her nose on the floor so we couldn’t put on the harness, and when we got it on and went to hook the leash, she hid under the kitchen table.”
RUBY’S RECOLLECTION: I was excited to smell all the pee mail I missed, and answer it.
PARENTAL NOTE: Ruby is more likely to pee on the summit of Mountain Denali McKinley than to pee on the grass in our little village. Sometimes, after long walks, she hurries to get home, because she has to pee and doesn't want to pee outside like a drunken Bostonian during the day of the St Patrick’s Day parade and all the other days too.
RUBY’S RECOLLECTION: I took my first deep dive at pee-mail on the grass across the street. I was fascinated and caught up on so much.
PARENTAL NOTE: Ruby sniffed for a few seconds and acted like someone who found Bill Reilly's book Busty Blondes at the library and quickly re-shelved it.
RUBY’S RECOLLECTION: From there I proudly walked the sweet streets of our 55 and over the community, which did not, as my Dad thought, refer to the speed limit.
PARENTAL NOTE: As we turned onto a side street Ruby, realizing she was at the furthest point away from home, stopped walking, and turned into a 15-pound turtle carrying a 20-pound boulder on its back.
RUBY’S RECOLLECTION: At one point my parents picked me up to snuggle with me to keep warm.
PARENTAL NOTE: Yeah, to keep warm, and also because people saw us dragging our little dog down the street we picked her up so we could end the walk and get on with our lives before the sunset.
RUBY’S RECOLLECTION: Once I was put down I raced home triumphantly.
PARENTAL NOTE: She had to pee.
RUBY’S RECOLLECTION: It was a great walk.
PARENTAL NOTE: Walking and carrying a 15-pound dog is good for the core.
It sounds like you and your parents had an eventful first walk of spring, Ruby Rose.
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, exercise for everyone! Always a good time!"
ReplyDeleteLulu: "I like to play coy getting my harness on too sometimes, but in the end I always let Dada do it, because otherwise I don't get to go for my walk!"
You are too funny, Ruby. Walks are fun!
ReplyDeleteRuby Rose OMDs your parental units might need to visit the eye doctor.
ReplyDeleteI totally believe your Dog's eye view of the situation
Hugs Cecilia
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!
ReplyDeleteYep - two sides to the story :-)
H&K&W
Willow
That was really fun to read both sides!
ReplyDeleteThis was hilarious and really made my evening!!! Thank You!
ReplyDeleteWe like your version best, Ruby. We love our walks and hope you do too someday.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
They said, she said!
ReplyDeleteWow, you all are so clever, love it!-And Rosie is like that a bit on her walks, just that she just wants to get it over with and go home!
ReplyDeleteChia: Ruby, listen to me, if your pawrents are telling it how it really happened, you are not going to win the dog of the year award. You've got to be excited to be on a walk, like me. I pull as hard as I can on the leash the whole time we're walking!
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