Bark at the Moon

By Lois Lane AKA No_Newz

Darla

Well this blog has gone to the dogs. Why? Zona's fault. She sent me a message at MySpace saying how much my dog Darla looked like her beloved Remmy. When you find that perfect companion, you are hooked for life.

I have to be honest, I've always been a cat person. They are a lot like me, self-sufficient animal, attention whores when they want to be. Hidden when they choose to avoid certain people. Loving to a select few. Love their afternoon naps. Hissy and pissy when things are not going their way. I've just described myself and my cat in one paragraph.

Dogs are fickle. They give their love to anyone with a hot dog in hand. Well, my dogs do anyhow. I love my dogs, but they are best friends with whomever has the food. Plus, they are some stinky mofos! Fresh out of the bath every single time, they hop around three-legged as if they are about to lose control of their bladders. I fall for their trick every time. What they really want is to go outside, find a stank pile, and rub their dumb bodies all up in it.

My cat Chip is about the cleanest, best smelling creature alive. He wouldn't be caught wasting any of his nine lives rolling in what can only be described as deer shit. Really? Deer poo? How in the heck did a deer get in my yard and crap? (Sorry, my mind wandered.)

Chip's Light Switch Trick 2

People who know my cat Chip say he is dog-like, therefore, I am really a dog person. I don't know if that's true. Sure Chip will fetch a ball and bring it back. He does other tricks, like turning off the lights, turning on the bathroom faucet for a drink, and answering back when I talk to him? Oh yeah, he sure does. I should get video of this since so many people video tape their dogs saying, "I love you."

Chip says, "Mama, hello and no." He currently sounds like he is working on I love you., likely in an effort to not be upstaged by any dogs.

Okay, knock it off. I see you rolling your eyes at the screen! He really does talk. He is the smartest cat on the planet.

Anyhow, Darla and Daisy, named after Darla on The Little Rascals, and Daisy Duke, came into our lives because some woman got busted for backyard breeding. She had nearly 600 animals in all.

Daisy dressed and playing mommy

We went to the shelter, looked in this cage, and simultaneously went, "Awwwww!" Mr. Lane was looking at a min-pin, and I was looking at a long-haired doxie. Neither of us could talk the other out of their dog of choice. Since they were in a cage together, we figured, they get along well enough, we should adopt both.

We later found out that they were put together because the shelter was limited on space. Sure, they like each other. In fact I would say perhaps they are life partners. Don't you roll your eyes, again. They cuddle up together to sleep. They lick each other. They even hump each other's faces?

Oh yes, they do. And let me tell you it is a real K-9-69 situation.