Bouffant Blonde

One day Little Guy, Sunshine and Miss Ladybug were outside in the sun. Grandaddy was in the shop and Mama was working too. Little Guy was still mostly a puppy and he really wanted to play. He was trying to convince his sisters to run around with him. They were thinking about it. Suddenly, the neighbor's dog started running through the pasture toward the house. Uh-oh. Little Guy knew that dog wasn't coming to play. He'd heard Mama talk about how vicious the dog was. That dog was coming to fight! This was not going to be good. Mama spied the dog and came running from the shop. She yelled for her babies to get into the house -- NOW! Sunshine and Miss Ladybug complied. Little Guy thought about it. He did. But he just couldn't leave his Mama outside with that mean ol' dog. While Mama herded the girls into the house, Little Guy turned and headed toward the gate. He slipped between the gate and post and caught the dog just before he reached the gate. Little Guy gra...

One day a small white puppy set off to explore the world. He chased a squirrel. He watched a mama bird feed her babies. He smelled a few flowers. He sniffed the bushes and walked and walked. The sky started to grow dim as night fell. The little puppy tried to find his way home but he was really and truly lost. He spied a house that looked familiar. The little puppy headed to the back door and scratched and scratched. Finally, an older man opened the door. The little puppy rushed inside before the man could shoo him away. He didn’t want to go back outside in the dark. The little puppy looked up and came face to face with one of the kindest smiles he’d ever seen. “Well, what have we here,” the woman said. “It’s a puppy!” She bent down and took his little face in her hands. “What’s your name,” she asked. Tears welled up in the puppy’s eyes. The kind lady patted his head and he burst into tears. “I don’t know my name,” the puppy said. “And I can’t find my house.” The man, who’d sto...

The adventures of Little Guy were based on a real dog. He showed up one night at the house of my parents' friends. No one claimed him so my Mother brought him home. He was just a puppy but he was already quite smart. He knew "sit" and "no no." He quickly wrapped us around his little paw. He grew into a sometimes grumpy but mostly loving fellow. He loved to hunt and chase calves. He thought snooping through the garden while his Grandaddy worked was so much fun. He played with his two sisters, helped his Mama paint and grudgingly accepted her hugs and kisses. He was a beloved family member. He set off on September 7th for another adventure. He knew he wasn't supposed to go by himself but Grandaddy was busy and Mama and Gran weren't home. We think he stumbled over a loose tree root and landed awkwardly. Mama found him sitting in the branch near the pond, covered in mud and unable to walk. The doctor said he slipped a disk in his back. It pressed into ...