A Dog's Blog II: Straight From The Mutt's Mouth!

By Ginny Stone

I was about 3 months old – had been slumming it at the SPCA for around six weeks waiting to be claimed. Barking boring indeed!

One day a smallish human walked straight up to my cage. She did not look left or right and, let me tell you, there were some revoltingly adorable puppies in the cage next to mine.

"Open up" she said to the dude, "this mutt is mine. She's coming home with me."

I smiled at her with as many of my fearsome fangs as I could. "Good choice lady. Let’s get out of here... now!"

She picked me up. Slung me over her shoulder, and off we went to live our urban family life.

This book is written in Doglish, with the odd bits of Catlish. A follow up to A Dog's Blog... this is Fudge's tail - straight from the mutt's mouth! Fudge was rescued from the SPCA in Springs, South Africa when she was about three months old. This is a hilarious look at the day to day life of a much-loved, ball-besotted urban hound living with a very normal (yet sometimes slightly peculiar) family - from her point of view.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ginny Stone
• Release date: Feb 28, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370985258

Ginny Stone

Ginny Stone lives in Connecticut and works as a technical editor. Her love of animals, especially cats, prompted her to write this story. She once lost her kitty for eight months. Then, miraculously, the cat showed itself to a thoughtful person who contacted Ginny, and the two friends were reunited.

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Ten years ago, I was the editor of a well-read community newspaper. The Springs Advertiser was fondly called the Addie by the community of this Gauteng mining town. As do all local papers, the Addie carried a mix of news – serious political and crime articles, light-hearted community events, sport and entertainment. What really pushed our readers’ buttons; however, were stories about animals. This was a town that loved its four-legged inhabitants.

Enter Ginny Stone, a new transplant to the town. In November 2007, she pitched a weekly column to us, ‘written’ by her Basset Hound Zed, with some co-authoring by Skunk the flying punk dog. Within the shortest space of time, the Dog’s Blog was as entrenched in the town as are its famous art deco buildings. I loved it when the column landed on my desk. Quirky, funny, stubborn, opinionated Zed’s take on living in the Stone household, and his observations of the two-legged creatures who shared his space, was a wonderful reprieve from complaints about potholes and reports of hijackings.

Tragedy struck, however, with the family losing both Zed and Skunk within a short space of time. We raged, mourned and commiserated but it was clear the show had to go on, and so the Dog’s Blog continued. Zed’s successor was a well-fed, sweet mutt aptly called Fudges, and her co-conspirator was Looseyfur, the little red devil of a cat.

I trust you will enjoy as much as I did this wonderful compilation of stories that capture a bit of the magic pets bring to our lives.

Cathy Grosvenor

Disclaimer

All characters in this blog – both furry and human are factual and actually do, or did exist.

All episodes referred to are true although they may just have been ever so slightly embellished on occasion. Photographic evidence can be supplied.

Any words that you may not have come across before reading this blog could probably be attributed to being Doglish or perhaps even Catlish. (Feel free to consult the glossary at the back of this book for translations – you won’t find them in any dictionary.)

The Dog’s Blog really did run as a weekly column in The Springs Advertiser, a community newspaper in Springs, South Africa for more than nine years.

This is the start of Fudge’s tail – straight from the mutt’s mouth.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Glossary of Characters

Please note Blogs #1 ~ #54 can be read in "A Dog’s Blog

Bit of Background

Blog #55 ~ Some Fur for Fudge

Blog #56 ~ Fudge Finds Life Sweeter

Blog #57 ~ Fudge’s First Christmas

Blog #58 ~ Fudge’s Secret Stash

Blog #59 ~ My Cushion has Claws

Blog #60 ~ Another Whole House

Blog #61 ~ She’s Giving Me Away!

Blog #62 ~ We Have an Intruder

Blog #63 ~ Male vs. Female

Blog #64 ~ Fudgie Goes Bananas

Blog #66 ~ It was the Chair

Blog #67 ~ Girl Bonding

Blog #68 ~ Catch, Mom

Blog #69 ~ Blind to Puppy Eyes

Blog #70 ~ Scale Experience

Blog #71 ~ Fur’s Cupboard Captivity

Blog #72 ~ Fudge Dreams of Becoming a Model

Blog #73 ~ Meanie Cat

Blog #74 ~ Do I Need to Get in Shape?

Blog #75 ~ Chew on this Mom!

Blog #76 ~ Where is My Warm Stuff?

Blog #77 ~ Fudge’s Magic Carpet Rides

Blog #78 ~ Shedder, Yes. Sucker, No!

Blog #79 ~ Stuck on the Kitchen Table

Blog #80 ~ Mom and Alpha are Missing

Blog #81 ~ It’s a Dog’s Life

Blog #82 ~ Furr…reesing!

Blog #83 ~ Bafudge’s Ball Fetish

Blog #84 ~ Pudgie Fudgie

Blog #85 ~ More Balls

Blog #86 ~ Crazy Cat

Blog # 87 ~ Fixed

Blog #.88 ~ Fudges Oddball Family Gets Even Odder

Glossary of odd words

Look out for the Next Dog’s Blog Saga

Blog #89 – A New House

Glossary of Characters

(Just so that you know who is who. You don’t have to read this blog all at once – you can pick it up and read a blog or two at a time!)

The furry ones

Fudge – the SPCA Special.

Looseyfur – Emma’s little red devil of a cat.

Snowy – the neighbors’ Husky x who fancied our house.

The human ones

Alpha – Mom’s husband (Chris), who thinks he’s the boss – we humor him – mostly.

Auntie Celia – the next door neighbor.

Auntie Cathy – The Editor of The Springs Advertiser - she does not really get mentioned in the blog but had it not been for her impeccable taste deciding to run this as a weekly column – the blog would probably not exist.

Auntie Natasha – Mom’s friendly journalist at the Addie.

Auntie Pat – the SPCA lady

Dr T – the vet.

Elmarie & Mike– Alpha’s sister and her hubby.

Emma – aka Em – Mom’s younger daughter who lives in the house with us (Chris is her parental agent).

Ernest – the dude that helps out in the garden.

Granny – Alpha’s Mom.

Grandpa – Alpha’s Dad.

Granma – Mom’s Mom.

Hannah – Em’s friend.

Luan – Chris’s son who lives in Cape Town and comes to visit often. (Mom is his parental agent).

Lauren - aka Lolla aka The Bossy Teacher Type – Mom’s oldest daughter who also lives in Cape Town because she works there – as a teacher – duh!

Mom – The person, who feeds us, loves us and generally looks after us – essentially the boss.

Mike – Lolla’s man.

The old wrinklie – Grandma’s hubby, Keith.

Bit of Background

I was about 3 months old – had been slumming it at the SPCA for around six weeks waiting to be claimed. Barking boring indeed!

One day a smallish human walked straight up to my cage. She did not look left or right and, let me tell you, there were some revoltingly adorable puppies in the cage next to mine.

Open up she said to the dude, this mutt is mine. She's coming home with me.

I smiled at her with as many of my fearsome fangs as I could. Good choice lady. Let’s get out of here... now!

She picked me up. Slung me over her shoulder, and off we went to live our urban family life.

Blog #55 ~ Some Fur for Fudge

Fur says: Slithering snakes! Thought I’d cleared up this dratted dog problem