Bloodhound Diary Day 23 – Morning came early for me. I was still a little tired from my nightmare experience yesterday. When I felt my daddy touch me to wake me, I half expected him to start eating me. I was almost too scared to open my eyes.
Once I pulled myself together, I looked up at my daddy. He was smiling at me while rubbing my belly. All I can say is, you know its gonna be a great day when you wake and learn you won’t be eaten.
Letting out a big yawn I rose from my bed and followed daddy to the kitchen. While he was making a coffee I took a long drink of fresh water. Still feeling a little tired I looked out the window, it was pretty dark outside. The sun was barely peeking out from the sky.
I wish we were having eggs for breakfast.
While daddy was getting ready for us to go outside, I was thinking about warm and squishy scrambled eggs. How they mushed in my mouth, all their yumminess squishing between my teeth and floppy tongue. Oh, how I wish we had some for breakfast this morning. It seems like forever since I tasted their golden goodness.
Since I could not ask daddy for eggs, and he has not made them for breakfast in a forever, I think its time for me to get to the bottom of egg problem. Last I recall, my daddy said he had gone to get some eggs, but was stopped at a gate which was guarded by a dragon named Maynard. Stupid dragon.
I have to find out where this dragon is and why he is keeping us from getting any more eggs. I needed to know if Maynard is working alone and just being greedy, or if he was just a link in the egg chain. If he is working alone I might be able to beg a few from him. Afterall, I am an expert begger. My sad bloodhound eyes and droopy face can crack even the most rigid mental armor.
Today when we are out I well have to corner one of the sheep and see if they can tell me anything about this Maynard dragon. They have all been avoiding me for the last week for some reason. I know the sheep aren’t scared of me, so it must be something else. Were told to stay away from me? If so, by who? What is there to gain by keeping us apart?
The questions were piling up like firewood.
Before my head goes spinning out of control with all the possible what ifs and whys, I need to relax and think things through. I also needed to wait patiently for my daddy to be ready to go outside. So I did the only thing I could think to do, I ran over to daddy and jumped up on him, then ran to the door and whined. I repeated the process till he got the message and let me out.
I know, what happened to being patient and waiting for daddy to be ready? What can I say, sometimes I am a little bad.
Daddy joined me on the porch and we headed out to the world together. The morning mist was not as heavy as it was yesterday. When the sun wakes all the way up the mist should go away pretty fast. With any luck, the air will clear before we get to the sheep. I would hate to miss another chance to talk to them because they were out of sight, hidden by the mist.
If I were a dragon, where would I be?
Tags: Anubis the Bloodhound, Bloodbound Diaries, Bloodhound Tales, The Mind of Anubis
Bloodhound Diary Day 22 – I woke today to a very quiet house. Daddy usually greets me for our early morning potty, except this time he was nowhere to be found. He must still be sleeping.
I trotted down the hall and across the kitchen towards daddy’s room, thinking I would wake him to let me outside when I noticed the outside door was open. Hmmmm I thought, maybe he is already outside. Guess I can go out to greet him a happy morning.
Out on the porch I stopped to listen. Everything was quiet. Too quiet. No bugs, no birds, not a sound anywhere. No sound or scent of my daddy either. All this quiet was starting to scare me a little.
Heading down the stairs and into the yard, I went ahead and did my potty business, then went back inside to look for daddy. I ran into his bedroom and . . . empty. The bathroom was empty also. Moving down to his office I found that empty too. I let out a whine, hairs standing on my back.
Something terrible is going on here.
The whole house was empty. No mommy, no daddy. Cassy and Jax were not here either. Food and water bowls untouched. Nothing out of place. Feeling very small now and completely spooked I wondered where in the world was everyone. Feeling really alone, a chill ran through my body making me shiver.
Looking outside once more I noticed that the car and truck were in their parking places. Running to them I sniffed and sniffed, they smelled cold and empty. They have not moved all night. I looked around panicked, not knowing what to do or where to go. One thing was certain, I needed help.
A few minutes passed by before I finally moved at all. I just listened to all the quiet, wishing I would hear a call from my daddy or a bark from Cassy or Jax. A feeling of hopelessness was coming over me, making me have to potty again.
Time to be brave.
I have to get hold of myself and be a brave puppy. Mommy and daddy may be hurt somewhere needing my help. I have to think. What would daddy do? The only thing that made any sense at all was to go for help. Anyone who would help me find my mommy and daddy.
I decided to head down the road toward the mailbox. Other humans gather there to talk and get their mail. I am sure to find someone there. This was a good plan. Daddy would be proud. Time to get moving.
Starting down the road I noticed the silence was everywhere, not just at my home. It seemed to have spread from one field to another, feeling like a heavy blanket on my ears. I stopped for a moment and smelled the quiet air. Nothing. No trace of any scent that isn’t already many hours old.
Moving again, I began feeling very strange. It seemed the further I went from our house, the further away everything else seemed. This can’t be right. Fear must be affecting me more than I thought. I can’t stop now, I have to find mommy and daddy!
Breaking into a run I tried to put my fears behind me. Still, the faster I ran the more distant everything became. My legs were growing heavy, tired. Why is all this happening? Feeling my fear build once more I started barking while I ran. If I can’t find anyone, then maybe someone will hear me and come see what the barking is about.
I ran faster and faster going nowhere!
Tags: Anubis the Bloodhound, Bloodbound Diaries, Bloodhound Dreams, Bloodhound Tales, The Mind of Anubis
Bloodhound Diary Day 21 – Today started out the same as usual. First was our journey out into the soupy, humid yard for a brief potty (much to my relief). Followed by a breakfast of Puppy Chow with a blend of beef Purina canned food. Oh, how I love the smell of that stuff.
When I finished filling my bottomless bloodhound pit, daddy took me outside for an early morning walk. I really love our long, frequent walks. They have helped me in so many ways.
Here are a few . . .
- Walks have helped me to control my chewing fetish (daddy says walking reduces stress).
- Walks have helped me to have good muscle development.
- Walks have helped me have a strong, healthy heart and lungs.
- Walks have provided me and daddy lots’a time together for bonding and training.
- Walks have helped me exercise my brain making me more of a bloodhound genius.
And my most favorite . . . our walks have helped me develop really good butt muscles. I know they look good because I heard Angel and Jasmine talking about how good it looked the other day. Daddy calls me a ‘chick magnet’. I may be if I knew what those were.
Someone stole all the hay!
While we were dog-paddling our way through the thick morning fog, I began to think my daddy was going the wrong way. When we came out to the big hayfield it wasn’t there anymore. Ok, the field was still there but all the hay was missing. What a horrible thing!
How can I go running through all the tall grass when I am taller than the grass? Who would want to take it all? It’s bad enough we are robbed of all our nummy tasty eggs for breakfast, now the hay is gone too.
I looked at daddy, but he didn’t appear to seem unhappy about it. Not one bit. I don’t think he had anything to do with it, or did he? Maybe he hasn’t noticed it yet. I started running out into the field, jumping and barking, trying to get his attention.
Looking at me, he followed me into the field. Still, he didn’t seem to have any problem with the missing hay. Ugh! I guess my time running through the tall grass is over. How sad.
My happiness went away, lost with all my beautiful smelly tall grass. Hanging my head, I followed my daddy till we got back home. My world was falling apart around me and there seemed to be nothing I could do.
Monsters in the hay-field!
Tags: Anubis the Bloodhound, Bloodbound Diaries, Bloodhound Tales, The Mind of Anubis
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