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Eli
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Ol Dog
Jan's comments about the New Dog reminds me of my Ol Dog story.
Last summer when I came to Vera Cruz to hide from Baja's summer heat I met Ol Dog. Ol Dog is one of those Solo Vino kind of guys that hangs around the
neighborhood. You know the kind; skinny, ribs poking out, dry dull fur, sleeps in the sun by the side of the road most of the day. He is an
independent ol Cuss, a little skittish about being touched. Most the time won't even look up when you say hi as you walk by.
Well, I don't exactly recall how it began that he wound up coming by my place once and awhile to get a handout, but we kind of worked out a not to
touchy friendship, and I would put some dry dog food out for him when he did drop by to say a not to friendly hi. It's kind of like befriending an Ol
Bum, who you help when you can.
So, when I left last fall, I left some dry dog food with my landlady, who has a kind heart for dogs, and she fed him once and a while when he came by.
Last Spring a Russian couple rented "my" cassita and they wound up feeding Ol Dog, which is the name that has stuck with him since I met him last
year. He hit the lottery with them, they cooked him meat and gave him big bones to gnaw on, he started to perk up a bit. Oh and he has a blanket that
the Russians left him to sleep on under the carport in front, when he wants to stay, which ain't all that often anyway.
Well, the Russian couple left and I moved back in thinking if I saw him I would give him the cheap niblets as I had before. Well, Ol Dog will have
none of that now I tell you. Now when he shows up to eat, he barks loud and clear to let you know he's here. Oh and, dry cheap nibbliets, nope, I
think not, nope, not any more, he barks and barks until you bring him something worthy of a "King of the Road" that he has become. He now gets fancy
niblets, with warm chicken broth and a couple of big spoons of canned dog food mixed in. He's not so skinny any more, just lean, and his fur, well it
sure ain't silky, but it's touchable and he will let me give him a few hesitant pets, oh and now sometimes he even smiles and wags his tail and does a
little hop when I bring out his bowl of food.
Ol Dog, only comes around when he wants to, sometimes I don't see him for two or three days, sometimes he comes to eat 3 times a day. I figure, fatten
him up while I can, because we really truly are just a couple of ships passing in the night, he can't be my dog, he belongs to himself, he likes his
independents and he will always live on this street. Still, he fulfills something for me as I do for him, just a passing friend, but still a friend
worth remembering.
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Paulina
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I'm smiling.
Thank you.
P>*)))>{
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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bajaguy
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OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!
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woody with a view
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lucky dog....
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Paula
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Very nice, thank you Sara
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Bob H
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Eli, that was a great story, well told, from the heart. Loved it!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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C-Urchin
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Old dog
I found a barely breathing sack of bones downtown Los Angeles in 1998. Took him home and he became the best dog ever. Took him absolutely everywhere.
Lost him this spring to cancer. Had to put him down. I gave him 12 years minus 3 days of a good life. (so did he)
He is dearly missed. He was not in the ground more than 18 hours, the cat peeed on his grave...Got it all on video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZB1elAmTds
Yes, the kitty is still around...Old and cranky. Nasty kitty. Just eats shrimp and complains all day. Bad kitty.
*Be the man your dog thinks you are
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Eli
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Thanks for the positive in-put You all.
C-urchin, I know what you mean, I had a Goldie dog that adopted me, She was from the street. She traveled with me everywhere I went, best dog I ever
got to be with, she was my partner in crime for 15 years mas o minos. She died in Los Barrlies a good while back. Never had a dog I loved so much
since.
I have a dear cat at home, Ol Tio Gato, he comes and goes as he pleases. Tio gets along famously with our Shepard, Miss Mollie, but the rest, well, he
sure doesn't think much of the other 3 dogs we have in our yard. One of those dogs in particular lives to give Tio grief, lies in wait at the bottom
of my stairs, just waiting for Tio to come out and do his business. I am sure Tio would pee on her grave if he could.
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Marc
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Nice story.
I had a similar experience as a nine year old kid. One day he didn't show up and was gone forever. I named that tough ol' dog Tuffy.
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Skipjack Joe
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You write as well as you paint, Sarah. Perhaps you got it from dad.
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Natalie Ann
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I thoroughly enjoyed your tale, amiga - big smiles.
Thanks for that.
nena
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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tiotomasbcs
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Amigos, Stories from the Heart that go straight to the Heart. There sure are some great Nomads with many great experiences that I love to read about!
peeed on his grave?! I am still laughing. Thanks. Tio
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BajaBlanca
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good story on a beautiful wednesday ..... I can't even imagine life without our dog Rex ..... he is the official welcoming commitee here at the
house. absolutely no one can get away with not petting him because he does not give up poking his nose at you til you do ....
however, we also nicknamed him JD (juvenile delinquent) cause he will NOT come when called. ever. and he rolls in the dirt moaning and groaning til he
is filthy. and he barks non-stop at the beach out of sheer joy. Yup, we love him dearly.
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windgrrl
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Song for Ol Dog
http://youtu.be/uXvXCtXkd68
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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Eli
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Yep, good song for an Ol Dog, and me too, I haven't listened to Neil Young in a good while.
Always good to connect with people about a common bound, there are many Ol Dogs out there, that's for sure.
I saw Ol Dog on the corner this morning, sleeping in the sun, with his tail curled up around his nose, he didn't even raise his head when I walked
right by him and said hi, sometimes he reminds me of a zen master in meditation.
He came by for his cena this evening, he was hungry and happy to see me, he hadn't been by when I was home since the day before yesterday. He is a
survivor who lives on his own terms that's for sure.
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Gypsy Jan
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Dogs Can Connect Us to So Much
When we are open to the message.
Sara,
Thank you for the story about Ol Dog.
GJ
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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C-Urchin
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old dog-cat
This is my neighbor's cat. He likes the life of luxury...
*Be the man your dog thinks you are
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El Vergel
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Yes
Thank you! That's a beautiful story.
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Neal Johns
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Great stories.
Neal
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Baja Bernie
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Sara
You hit another long ball...Made me remember a story, oh so long ago, where you met another stranger and ended up in Gods House having a talk with
himself...Now that was a story
You do your Dad proud!
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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