Dogs and their OwnersA Story by Georgina V SollyHow dogs and their owners affect each other.DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS
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spite of the very damp and miserable day, On fine weather days, the park was
full of other owners and their dogs, well really, there were no other pets that
would be taken to the park, although once a young couple had taken a ferret in
a cage for some fresh air, as they put it. Penny was an ash blonde, who had an
enormous “It’s all right, he’s frightening because of his size, but he’s really rather a darling. By the way my name’s Penny,” and the young woman held out her right hand. “ The dog owners shook hands, and began
walking along the path. Ruby wasn’t going to be so easily taken in by Buster.
She barked at him, and he replied that she was a nag. Ruby made sure that
Buster didn’t get too near Penny and Norman were still talking
and took no notice of Ruby and Buster, who were behaving themselves, and were
biding their time. “Have you lived in this area very long, as I haven’t seen
you around?” Penny replied, “Buster and I have been here for about a month now. We were living a half hour drive from here, and once on a drive out we saw this park and decided it was perfect for us. Buster is very friendly and likes to be near other dogs, or else he gets nervous and stops eating.” At that news,
If One afternoon when there were a lot of dogs in the park as it was such fine weather, Ruby had the idea to run into the sports area and release all the small footballs from a big basket.. Buster and Bessie were at a disadvantage due to their size, but Ruby broke open a basket of tennis, balls and then ran off back to Norman, who was sitting talking to other owners. Jake, who was a dark grey and white Husky with ice blue eyes, was sitting by Tom’s feet. He was tired because Tom had taken him to a training centre that morning. Jake had placidly watched, as Ruby had led the other dogs away and then sat and waited for the results. Jake wagged his tail as he saw Ruby return without the other two. He was in fact saying to her, “Hey, where are Buster and Bessie?” Ruby ran up to Jake and licked his face in answer. Jake felt a little uneasy, and then they all heard a terrific mixture of noises: there was barking from the two dogs, and shouting from people. Bessie and Buster ran into view with some irate frustrated tennis players running behind them. Cyril and Tom stood up and grabbed hold of their dogs. One of the angry people said, “Are you two the owners of these dogs?” Tom answered for the two of them, “Yes, we are. Have they got up to no good?” The man continued, “They have broken open baskets of tennis balls and bitten them in order to make them totally useless. What are you going to do about it?” Both Bessie and Buster were helpless
in that situation. They were unable to declare that Ruby was the culprit.
Meanwhile Ruby was sitting on Cyril could do no less and put in his offer, “I’ll do the same, and pay half of the damage.” The tennis players went off happy with the result of their meeting with the dogs’ owners. The fact there had been no arguing over the money was fantastic. Penny went off to her car and got Buster inside quickly, “You’re punished. No more of the big park till next weekend.” Buster sat quietly on the back seat of the car and wondered what had gone wrong. He had never had any problems in the park, and he enjoyed himself very much with the others. But how was he able to tell Penny that it had been Ruby’s idea. Penny and Buster got out of the car, and went to a grocer’s near their home, and they walked up to it. Behind the grocer’s was a small park, and Penny, who couldn’t be angry with Buster, took him there after making her purchases. A friend of Penny’s was walking his mongrel, and Buster went straight up to Freddy, and told him about the incident in the big park. Andrew, who was Freddy’s owner, asked Penny why he hadn’t seen her and Jake in a while. Buster told Freddy about Ruby, and how she had got them into mischief. Well, what did you and Bessie think you were doing?” Buster said that Ruby was a very little dog and it hadn’t occurred to either him or Bessie that she was so naughty. Freddy who was a shelter dog, and on top of it a cross-bred was very clever and wise, and he told Buster to stay in their little park especially, if he saw Ruby hanging about in the bigger park. Buster told Freddy he was a good friend. Penny and Andrew sat talking for quite a long time. Then, when it began to get cold, they decided to both go home.
Jake had told Ruby that he’d be keeping an eye open on her and her antics. Ruby said to him, “You can’t tell me what to do. I’m a free agent so there. Although Ruby was very practised at telling other dogs what to do, didn’t mean she wasn’t afraid of what they might do to her. After all, she might be full of cheek, but she was a small animal in comparison to them.
The following , when dogs and owners met in the bigger park, everyone had forgotten about the scandal of the week before. The owners decided unanimously that it would be a good idea if they walked in the opposite direction of the tennis courts. The dogs were let off their leads and Jake wasted no time in going up to Ruby and saying to her, “Just remember. I’m keeping an eye on you.” Ruby ran off to join another group of dogs that were new to the park. Norman, who trusted Ruby implicitly, sat and talked to Tom and Andrew. Penny hadn’t arrived yet. Cyril and Bessie arrived and Cyril invited the other two to a cup of coffee in the small café that was in the far corner of the park. Bessie was also let off her lead, and went off in search of the others. The three men sat and chatted about nothing in particular, until Andrew and Penny accompanied by Freddy and Buster arrived. The dogs ran off to look for the others, and their owners joined the other owners.
That Saturday, Simon Oates was out and about with his camera. He was a keen and ambitious photographer, and had got into trouble for taking photos of people without their permission. He saw the gang of dogs while he was sitting on a bench, eating a sandwich and drinking coffee from a flask that he had brought from home. Simon’s profession was unsteady at best of times, and it had seemed to him that his run of bad luck was going on far too long. He saw the gang running across the lawns of the park, as if they were on their way somewhere. He was fascinated by how different they all were, and that a Jack Russell was the one in charge. Simon liked dogs, and it was no trouble to him to follow them. They scampered past him, and into an area set aside for small children. Of course, it had been Ruby’s idea to go to the playground and have a good time. Simon had a whale of a time taking photographs of Buster and Bessie going down the slide their front legs stretched out in front of them. Ruby sat on a swing and enjoyed going back and forth, especially when Simon gave the swing little pushes. Jake and Freddy went on the see-saw and were so at ease Simon thought they must have been to the playground before. The morning wasn’t too advanced, when parents made their appearances and the children screamed and cried when they saw the dogs had taken over the playground. Simon’s camera that day didn’t stop working, and as a result he got a good book of dog photos together. One of the fathers got the park keeper to see what was taking place at the playground. The uniformed man employed by the local council and taking his job very seriously, blew a whistle and shouted at the dogs. Their coffee time over Norman, Penny, Cyril, Tom and Andrew were aware of how quiet it was. They were so used to the noise of the dogs barking and their fighting, the unusual silence could only mean one thing - they were up to mischief. They all stood up and began walking in the direction of the playground. They heard the keeper shouting, screaming, and blowing his whistle, before they saw their dogs. Simon said to them, “Look, I’ve taken some photos of your dogs, and I think that some of them might be good for publicity. Here’s my card, please let me know if you’re interested in doing something with your dogs, other than walking them.” The owners stared at Simon’s card,
and then Simon sat on a bench surrounded by the
dogs and their owners, as he took down all their details. The large
The owners weren’t too convinced about Simon’s claims about their dogs becoming famous. But what they didn’t know was, that he was an excellent photographer, and the photos of the gang were instantly recognized as something new. A delinquent dog gang! Norman, Penny, Cyril, Tom and Andrew were asked to take their dogs for a screen test. The dogs wouldn’t be appearing in the same film or ad, but in altogether different jobs.
Ruby was very adorable and could
already do tricks, so when
Jake was given a part in a film about
the mountainous areas in
Buster was given the part of a dog who rescues a lot of people from drowning.
Freddy showed his true worth, as a companion for sick children and took to visiting hospitals.
Simon was delighted with his own success, and that of he dogs.
Nowadays, none of them are to be seen in the park, they are too busy making films and ads, their naughty dog-days are over, but their owners don’t mind at all. Their bank accounts, and those of their dogs, are increasing daily, and they are proud to have such a famous pet. © 2016 Georgina V SollyAuthor's Note
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StatsAuthorGeorgina V SollyValencia, SpainAboutFirst of all, I write to entertain myself and hope people who read my stories are also entertained. I do appreciate your loyalty very much. more..Writing
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