“Well, you’re really having your adventures today,” my friend Jerry told me. The adventure was supposed to be a visit to Windy Hill Orchards to pick apples and listen to my favorite band, The Posers. We did that, and I will make a blog post about it (preview of coming attractions). We went a different way home and found ourselves in the midst of quite a different adventure. On Route 8. I thought I saw a small animal run across the road and up a side road. When we got closer we saw it was a small dog.
“We have to turn around!” I said. I was driving. Jerry said there was someplace ahead, but I used a person’s driveway. I know most folks don’t like that, but this was an emergency. We quickly spotted the little pooch, about to walk up the driveway of a deserted trailer. I jumped out of the car. She came right to me, tail wagging (it wasn’t till later we determined it was a female, but for convenience’s sake, I will say she).
Picture taken much later, obviously.
Jerry held her in his arms as we got back on the road. I declared my intention of taking the sweet dog home and putting her on Facebook and of checking Facebook lost pet pages. Jerry could have taken her home, but it may have caused his Chiweenie, Chip, to go out of his mind. We wanted to be considerate of Chip. He is not a young dog.
Ignore the mess, admire the dog.
I have wanted to get my house more dog ready before adopting a pet. Now I feel really stupid for taking so long about it. However, the dog seemed very interested in walking around and sniffing at things. I followed her around with my phone, hoping she would stand still enough for a photo op. When she paused by the door and looked at me expectantly, I thought a walk might tire her out enough that she would stand still. I could not find the leash I thought I still had so used a strap from one of my soft briefcases.
Picture taken while walking.
I don’t know if I was successful, but I was trying to get a shot of her unusual grooming. The hair on her shoulders forward is longer than behind. Clearly this dog has been groomed and taken care of.
Tomorrow I will reach out to the Humane Society to see if this girl is chipped. I have posted to two lost pet sites and asked my friends to share my own post. I would be most happy to give this nice dog a home, but I feel sure her peeps are missing her terribly, as she is certainly missing them. Additionally, it is not ideal to adopt a dog about whom one knows nothing.
Of course I am happy to render what assistance I can to our furry friends. But this is not the kind of Mohawk Valley Adventure I would recommend. By the way, if anybody recognizes this pooch, please let me know!
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