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Anyone that knows me well knows this: I’m not a what you’d call an “animal person.”
I don’t like dogs. Cats make me suspicious, and I find hamsters, rabbits and tweedleets (otherwise known as guinea pigs to everyone other than my children) downright creepy.
Don’t get me wrong... I’d never want to see an animal get hurt. Like I said, I brake for squirrels and campaign against mouse traps. But as for cuddling with a furry feline or relaxing with a chihuahua in my bed, I’d rather pass.
That’s my stance. I’ve been called cold hearted, and even evil, but it’s the truth.
The problem is this... two years ago, my husband convinced me to get dogs. Scout and Sally are our two hounds, and he takes them hunting. They have a big backyard where they can romp and play, a warm insulated dog house (that’s more like a dog mansion) and they get lots of love from my kids, who don’t mind their muddy paws and big sloppy kisses. I’ll even admit I like them a little bit.
Which is why it’s so disturbing that Scout is missing. She went hunting on Tuesday and never came back with the other dogs.
It’s been a full scale search for two days now out by Miller Mountain and Grass Lake off of Highway 97, with absolutely no luck.
As if this wasn’t bad enough, today our sewer system backed up. Apparently, we need a new leach line.
When the kids got home from school this afternoon and got a glimpse of the poop pumping truck, they got incredibly excited. When I left them to come back to work, they were dancing around it with glee, whooping and shouting, singing a delightful song about poop.
Could today get any worse?
Oh, it just did.
Correction: The number to call, if you do see an adorable hound dog bounding along Highway 97, is 859-0939. :) Cathy was wonderful helping make me this flyer, and I gave her the wrong number.
Skye Kinkade blogs about what’s happening around the Mount Shasta community and in the newsroom. A mother of four, she’ll also write about the challenges of being a working mom, fun stuff to do in the area, and other odds and ends that don’t fit into stories she’s working on. Skye will blog about a variety of things that won’t be included in the print edition while talking less formally about many important community issues.
About Skye:
Skye was born and raised in Mount Shasta. She has been a reporter with the Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers since September, 2008.
