PARTY ANIMAL

Pearl Bailey and her cohort, Ella, were invited to a doggie birthday pool party. Now, telling Pearl Bailey that swimming was going to be part of her day was like telling a kid with a sore throat that the ice cream truck would be parked in front of his house until further notice. Pearl Bailey was beside herself with excitement! Ella, of course, followed PB in her lead, agreeing to accompany her as a mouth-piece component!

The Professor and I loaded up the car, and off we went to the home of our new neighbors, and hey I’m just sayin’, we unleashed the hounds! What a bark fest…there were dogs everywhere. The star of the show was the birthday girl, who was dazzling in the cuteness of her 1-year old age. She delighted and entertained all the humans in attendance by continuously jumping in the pool onto a special doggie float, and then spinning the float around like a diva before jumping off and swimming to the exit stairs. Her repeated antics had the adults in hysterics. Pearl Bailey however, was not the least bit amused and decided, I guess, that this act could NOT be followed, so therefore she pouted and refused to get in the pool.

Now, this is unheard of…Pearl Bailey has a history of never passing a body of water without immersing herself in it, whether it be an appropriate time or not! No amount of coaxing from the Professor or I would budge her – her stubborn streak blasted out on full display to the new neighbors! She continued by exhibiting a mopey persona choosing instead to preamble around the yard in isolation of the other dogs while in search of new lizard prey.

When I had not seen or heard from her for a bit, I glanced out over the yard. There she was sitting by herself wearing a party hat. I thought to myself, ‘…hey you party animal, now you’re starting to get in the spirit!’ It was then I realized that she was NOT wearing a party hat at all, she was stealing the thunder of the garden gnome behind her!

This dame will stop at nothing in getting attention!