Friday, April 13, 2007

Maggie the Mugger

It's a little after 11pm on Friday the 13th, and we have just discovered that our puppy is a felon. Yes, 19 week old Maggie committed the most heinous of all puppy criminal acts: she mugged a four year old. Nadja and I bought a pay-per-view movie "Babel" and as the credits were rolling, we awoke our three "daughters" from their naps to herd them outside one last time. Immediately after closing the door, they began barking fiercely at a man and his two little boys walking past the house. Shadow and Hannah came back in quickly, but Maggie, smarty that she is, has learned she can slide like Joe Mauer right under the fence. When she didn't return with the other two, I knew where she'd be found.
She was happily munching on a carrot that she'd mugged the four year old for. In his fear for his son, the man told him to give her the carrot so she wouldn't bite him. I was mortified! Anyone who has every met Maggie even in passing would know that she loves EVERYONE. She has never met someone she didn't immediately LOVE! The brother of the mugging victim walks past every day on his way to and from school, and tried to explain the sweet and loving nature of our girls to his brother and father. Alas, they wouldn't listen, and Maggie was rewarded for scaring the Holy Hell out of some dude and son with a carrot. How am I supposed to discipline that?!!? "Dad gets mad when I run out of the yard, but all his yelling can't compare to getting food and love from strangers!" I'm at a loss with my felon puppy. If she were human, she'd be on her way to jail right now, so at least there's the fact she's not to be happy about.
Along with tonight's adventure in criminality, she's committed, recently, the most common of all puppy crimes: shoe destruction. All I can say for this is that at least there weren't MY shoes...sorry sweetie. C'est la vie! She's Hannah's size now, so I have to constantly remind myself she's just a baby. This fact is sweetly driven home each afternoon as she curls up on my lap for her nap. I know you will all disagree, but I believe Maggie is one of the most loved puppies on this great blue planet. She has two sisters who love her very much, two 'parents' who dote on and adore her, and a huge, HUGE network of our loving friends and family. She is truly blessed to be giving us the blessing of her. We're very thankful for her, Hannah, and Shadow, along with the many, many other blessings we've had bestowed on us. I think she's thankful for us too. Except for this very moment, as she is again destroying one of Nadja's shoes and getting yelled at by mom. We still love you Maggie.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

OMG. I have a dog named Shadow who could be the twin of your Shadow. Mine is a boy. I stopped at your blog because Shadow caught my eye. I adopted my guy from a wonderful rescue in New Jersey (my home). Poor boy was abused and scared of men. I wound up joining the group as a volunteer. If you are interested... ehrdogs.org

H.A. Turbofire, Sibertarian said...

I am stopping by to say "ha woo!"

Anonymous said...

Hey Youse Guys,
We know that Maggie did a bad thing but it really wasn't her fault. Our dad says that every bad thing we do can usually be traced back through evidence and reason to something that dad or mom either did or didn't do (and should have). We are on a quest and need your help. We are trying to get signatures in our gust book from all 50 states and we are still missing Minnesota. If it isn't too much trouble could you come by ou blog (http://bumpasshounds.blogspot.com) and sign our book. We would very much be grateful and appreciative. We know that youse guy have like a billion lakes cuz it's on your license plate, but we have a lake too.
- Homer J., Jubal, J.E.B., Sophie, Shelby Belle, Jack, Abby, Max, Shiloh, Alex, Boru and Jenny = The Bumpass Hounds and Kitties

cookie said...

You know, Maggie the Mugger, has a certain ring to it. Don't worry girl. Your parents may call you a felon, but we call you very enterprising in the getting carrots dept!!!

High five paws,
Cookie and crew