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? Hi Smoky & Bandit, my name is
Fox Moore.?
I took up residence at the Moore household about six years
ago.? My former humans dumped me out beside the road and
drove off.? I didn??™t much like them anyway.? They had two
kids that were not very well trained at all, and they never
kept my water bowl clean and filled with fresh water each
day.? In fact they would sometimes let it go dry
completely.? When I would tell them about it, they were so
thick headed they didn??™t know what I was saying.
? But let me tell you why I was
there.? I and my six brothers and sisters had been taken to
the dog pound in Ft. Worth when we were six weeks old.? Well
after three days there you know what they do so when this
family came in on the third day I jumped at the chance to
get out.?
? They lived in Mansfield.? This
is about 12 miles from Ft. Worth.? When I went home with
them, I saw right away we were not going to be compatible.?
The grown ups let the kids lug me around and only feed me
leftovers from their plates at supper.? UGG, have you ever
had to eat asparagus or green beans?? They thought I was
suppose to eat what ever they didn??™t like.? Did they ever
think that I might not like it either?? Noooo, that never
crossed their mind.
? Any way when they were in
Arlington one day they just opened the car door and shoved
me out and drove off.? WELL, here I was in a strange town
and didn??™t know anyone.? I started down this side street and
before long I came to a house with a couple of dogs in the
back yard.? There was a big bowl of honest to goodness dog
food in that back yard.? I asked the alpha dog (his name was
Sam) if I could have some of that dog food.? Sure he said if
you can get in our yard and we have a big pan of fresh water
your welcome to.
? I dug a hole under the fence
and crawled in and ate my fill and had a big drink of
water.? I thanked Sam and laid down in the shade and went to
sleep.? When I woke up I asked Sam how he had found these
human to adopt for his family.? He told me their name was
Burton and he had adopted them several years ago.? I asked
him if I could stay and be a part of his family.? He told me
no, he already had his sister living with him and he didn??™t
want to push his luck.
? Sam told me about this family
that lived across the street that had just lost their dog.?
You can stay here until we see if you might want to adopt
them.? Well it wasn??™t but a few days before the woman, her
name was Johnnie came to visit the Burtons.? She was an
older lady with gray hair and I knew she wouldn??™t have kids
in her household. ? Sam had told me how good she had treated
her dog, Racie, so I thought I might as well try these
people.
? When Johnnie and the Burtons
came out in the back yard they sat down in some lawn
chairs.? Just as soon as Johnnie sat down I ran over and
jumped up in her lap and lay down.? Well that did it!? She
couldn??™t put me down. She sat there petting me and saying
what a good dog.? I knew I had her hooked.? She took me back
across the street and told her husband she had got him a
birthday present.? What could he say?? I don??™t want my
birthday present. I don??™t think so.
? Anyway that??™s how I got my new
home.? I adopted Loren and Johnnie as my humans and we have
been happy ever since.? I even sleep on the bed with Johnnie
and I??™ve got Loren trained to let me out anytime I want to
go outside.? Of course I live in the house where it is
air-conditioned.
? Why don??™t you write me and
tell me about your humans.
? Yours truly
? ? Fox Moore
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