The Beagle Posse was spending Labor Day mostly watching the passing parade on the Front Window channel of Beagle TV. Lots of dogs out walking their humans passed by, and the Posse had some kind of comment on the appearance, parentage, or lack of dogly virtues of each quadestrian.
Then a Standard Poodle, a beautiful black specimen, strolled haughtily by. It was trimmed in a Mohawk from head to rump. Tommy was dumbstruck.
He immediately demanded that HE must have a Mohawk. He said it was exactly the do that would give him "Patio Cred" in his function as chipmunk/squirrel wrangler.
I explained that the short hair of a beagle coat simply would not lend itself to such a radical clip. In fact not to any clip. I told him the only option would be to shave off nearly all of his hair, and leave a strip. He thought, then opined that he needed all of his hair for his furniture shedding duties.
Tuppence then said that perhaps an eyebrow ring or two, or a lip piercing, would give sufficient cred. I reminded her that a piercing would require a trip to the vet. She quickly changed the subject. Not even Patio Cred is worth a trip to the evil environs of the veterinarian.
You could outfit the Beagle Posse with some dreadlocks at the Halloween Store. That might give them some Patio Cred. Add some loud reggae music out on the patio and the squirrels and chipmunks wouldn't know what to think! ~Linda Daily
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