Chronicles of Oz-Roadrunner edition

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Name: Chronicles Of Oz-Roadrunner Edition

Created On: 03.27.08 12:00 pm

Last Modified: 12.31.69 6:00 pm

Description: Date: 3/18/2008 1:08:39 PM
To: Robin Hurt
Subject: The Chronicles of Oz (roadrunner edition)

OK, it finally happened! I reached the point where I sincerely wanted to strangle the Oz-monster!

We had house guests and were all getting ready to go out for the evening. The garage door was open and as I went out the kitchen door, Oz saw his opportunity and darted out the door, through the garage and took off down the street! After pleading, warning, and extensive @#$%^!!! didn't slow him down, I took off running to try and catch the little so-and-so -- in dress slacks, sweater and loafers. He got on the golf course, hit the central fairway and never looked back - for more than a half mile! For me, that was a half mile at a dead run on a very wet, mostly muddy golf course. Who knew something with 6-inch legs could go that fast, that far! I thought about letting him go but since he was showing no signs of going anywhere but in a straight line to the next county, and there were cars and coyotes in that direction, I kept going. If he hadn't made a pitstop to fertilize the 8th green, I have no doubt he would still be running - and I would be dead of a heart attack. But nature prevailed and I tackled him while he was otherwise occupied. And then, lacking a leash, I had to carry the struggling, very muddy little stinker all the way back up the hill to the house -- where he went straight to jail for the evening.

Of course, all is now forgiven. From what I hear from the Merritts, Mason is basically an Ozzie-clone and they remain very pleased. Meanwhile, my daughter's Borkie remains obstinately unhousebroken at almost a year old. Kelley calls Ozzie "Einstein" in comparison.

Hope all is well with y'all. Cheers! Dave

David
Date: 5/7/2008 1:18:22 PM
To: Robin Hurt
Subject: Detente!

Hey! The clip job got postponed for a couple of weeks by the groomer (I think someone warned them about Oz) but he's been rescheduled for this Friday - photos to follow. I've been trying to get a picture of Oz with his new "friend" - our smallest feline has apparently decided on what Reagan and Gorbachev called "detente!" Several times now, I have come into the bedroom to find them stretched out side by side on the bed, but one or both keep moving before I can get a picture. The war is not over by any stretch - he still insists on chasing and she still beats him severely on his nose when she gets tired of it, but the overall relationship is definitely in transition. It's funny because while she will let him get close, if you listen carefully, she keeps that warning growl going, even when she closes her eyes and looks like she's not paying attention. I also discovered the monster's biggest weakness - Wheat Thins! He's absolutely nuts about them and comes running even before I get the box open. He can be asleep upstairs and no matter how quietly I open the pantry door, I can hear him hit the floor before I get the box out. He likes Triscuits and the mini-saltines as well but Wheat Thins are his all-time favorite - much better than doggie treats! I know - it's the salt. Probably not good for either of us. By the way, the new pups are adorable! I'd have another one but my long-suffering better half would kick all three of us out! Looking at the weather map, you probably need a canoe about now, so hope all is well in your neck of the woods! Cheers! Dave