THE RAPSCALLIONS WERE BACK...

We had been out for a couple of hours, rolled into the garage and I opened the car door, only to have a wet nose shoved in my face and had a large mouth gently grab my hand, this as I retreated because I just knew they would be inside the car. So, I managed to shut the door carefully but quickly. They arrived in complete and utter silence, apart from the sound of a few seconds of shuffling paws as they approached. They were very excitable, but I don't remember them barking this time, nor the last. Lots of zoomies with those tails.

We had not seen them in almost a month when they visited that first time. See them at this link if you missed it. Gregg told me to stay in the car as he didn't want them knocking me over, so I watched as he walked them across the road and, of course, I had to snap off a few photos. I was once again startled by their appearance but found myself very happy to see them again. These two were such bundles of energy and happiness, and you couldn't help but feel some of that transferred. I watched as they ran and played as Gregg walked them across the road. The neighbors were home fortunately. I don't know how they got out because they have a very high fence around their yard. Perhaps through a door into the house as the garage door was open. 

"The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog." - M. K. Clinton

"A dog can't think that much about what he's doing, he just does what feels right." - Barbara Kingsolver

"Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift." - Mary Oliver

"A dog wags its tail with its heart." - Martin Buxbaum

"The gift which I am sending you is called a dog and is, in fact, the most precious and valuable possession of mankind." - Theodorus Gaza

"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?" - Jonathan Safran Foer

"The dog is a gentleman. I hope to go to his heaven, not mans." - Mark TwainGregg related this to me. He knocked on our neighbor's front door. No one came at first but then on the second knock their five-year old answered and he said, "Hey, your dogs are out." She turned and yelled into the house, "Hey, the dogs are out!" Dad appeared and said to the five-year old, "Hey, how did they get out?" Five-year old shrugged shoulders as the dogs ran back into the garage and disappeared out of sight. 

Gregg tried to calm them down as he was walking them across the road. He says they didn't acknowledge his deep voice commands of "Don't jump up!" or "Sit!" They saw him as their plaything. The second plaything stayed secured inside the car until first plaything came back and announced all was clear. But have to say, the arrival of those dogs sure gave us a lot of smiles.

Coincidentally and after telling our son about their visit, he called back two hours later and told us when he was out taking a walk with our daughter-in-law and her mom, they rescued a husky running in traffic. All he found was an 800 number on her collar that connected him to an answering service (a first for us), which he called. He gave them the number on the collar, his phone number and that he had the dog, and hung up just as a car drove by. It stopped and a lady shouted out that the dog belonged to her neighbor and was called Luna. Luna had a brother called Shadow she said, and offered to take Luna back to her neighbors. Hopefully Luna and Shadow were reunited soon after. Our son was still hanging on to her by holding her collar and he was glad the neighbor turned up. The dog happily jumped into her car. That was our dog-day!

Enjoy the rest of your week everyone,

and thanks for stopping by.