February 2011
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For the love of dance
When she was a young pup, growing up on the back streets of Glasgow, Zora had taken ballet lessons from a certain Mr. Crupp. Mr. Crupp was a bird-like Doberman who had once, briefly, danced in the Bolshoi. He was a bitter dog who had known happier times, and he carried regret on his collar. [...]
A Philosophical Canine
Quinn spent at least two hours a day thinking about esoteric subjects such as why dogs have such a short lifespan compared to turtles or parrots, or how, jokes aside, did porcupines manage to mate. Seriously. Possible answers to these questions went around and around in his limited doggy brain, and rarely did he reach [...]
Willis’s Dilemma
Since he was a six week old puppy, Willis had lived uncomfortably with the acclaimed botanist, Mrs. Chipperfield (who specialized in orchids) and her brown and fidgety cat, Babs. So much of his time was taken with Mrs. Chipperfield’s insomnia and her rants – for some unexplainable reason, always directed at Willis – about the current condition of the [...]
Judson’s Wish
Although Judson was aware that most of his friends considered him to be a shy and submissive creature who often slunk around with his tail between his legs, he knew that this was just his persona. Because of the way he came across, people felt sorry for him and tended to give him the [...]
Jackson’s Valentine 2011
Jackson had been a bachelor for so long, he could hardly remember a Valentine’s evening he’d actually spent with a true Valentine. Among other forgettable trysts, there had been that blind date on February 14th, 1992. He’d shown up at the appointed time and place and there was Lilith – an anorexic looking chicken in a slinky [...]
Enid’s Dilemma
Usually Enid and Fred got along like a house on fire. But recently Enid had read that hard winter weather tended to give dogs a strange new energy that manifested itself in destructive behavior. High on the list of destructive behaviors, the article said, was chasing the cat. When she noticed a curious sinister glow [...]
Groundhog Day
When Quentin heard the news that Punxsutawney Phil had failed to see his shadow he decided to wear his green shirt in honor of imminent spring. He suddenly realized he was having a rare happy moment. Better try to enjoy it and not question where it came from, as he usually did. Lately he’d been [...]
