I's been asked to say what I's thankful for. I guess the one thing other'n Agatha, is Boo. Boo's been my right-hand dog for so long it be hard to imagine life without him. So I's gots to thinkin' 'bout the time I met Misha and told her about how me and Boo met.
Misha
looked up and saw a small man standing in the doorway. He wore dungarees over a
cotton pajama shirt. His longish hair was sticking out in every direction. “I
like dogs. Maybe he can tell.”
“I told
her I ain’t decent, but she don’t listen. She’s worse’n a damn fairy. I guess
she told you, my name’s Swampy and this here is Boo.” The dog stood up abruptly
and charged at Swampy, knocking against his chest. “Down boy. I didn’t say ‘Come’.
I’s jes tellin’ the girl your name.” The dog sat and kept his eyes focused on
Swampy.
“Is he
from Catahoula?” Misha asked.
“He from
right here in the swamp. I was out huntin’ gator one day and heard a whinin’
racket you wouldn’t believe. I looked inside the log where it was comin’ from
and seen these two eyes glowin’. Well, first I thought it was a baby coon and
then out he jumps. No bigger’n this, he was,” Swampy held his hands as if he
was encircling a small acorn squash. “I figure we was meant to be together. He
gots mixed up eyes just like me, but his are mixed up colors.” Misha looked at
the dog’s eyes and noticed one eye was blue and the other brown.
“He’s
cute.”
“He’s an
ugly cur is what he is, but he earns his keep.” Swampy gave Misha a twisted
smile and scratched the dog’s head. “Ever lost a goat in the swamp?”
“We never
stayed in one place long enough to raise livestock.”
“Well I
raise goats and one gets lost in the swamp, you might as well give it up as
gator food. But Boo here rounds ‘em up and brings ‘em home. Pigs too. Hey I’s
got some baby pigs, you wanna meet ‘em?”
If I recollect right, I's already told you about Misha meetin' the pigs and I hear one hollerin' now for food, so I'd best go see to it. If y'uns like this story and want to know more 'bout my meetin' up with Misha and all of everything else that went on, you can read Rips in the Weave. It's free for most readers and only 99 cents for Kindle.
A note from Rachelle
Boo was inspired by @SidTheCatahoula one of @RagabashGirl 's anipal friends on Twitter. Before we met Sid, I had never even heard of the Catahoula breed, but Sid was such a great dog, I thought a Catahoula would be a perfect companion for Swampy. So, I am thankful I got to meet @SidTheCatahoula and for all the pals I've met on Twitter. I don't let @RagabashGirl tweet much these days, but we still think of all of you.
If you want to learn more about Catahoulas, here are some links.
Catahoula Rescue
Catahoula Leopard Dog - Breed History
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