[pyrnet] Monday, mud and Mellow

[Reedialer1@aol.com]

Only people with a pyr can believe or appreciate this story. Here goes:
   It's pouring out and we are having a hurricane watch. I hate gardening and 
dirt BUT I figure that in between storms might be a good time to weed my 
front 'shrub island' because the ground is wet and soft. I have to bring 
Mellow out with me (attached to my wrist by his lead) as I weed 'coz I dont 
know what he'll get into if I leave him home inside alone. Ok, so he isnt the 
worlds easiest puppy, but he truly has some good qualities, although it might 
be tough to convince anyone after this! My neighbor that Mel adores comes 
over to chat and she approaches him while cooing excitedly, "Melly,Melly, 
Melly, Melly...".  Mel gets very excited, jumps on her and now she has mud 
all over her yellow shirt in front, and on her face and arms.  She is 
laughing (thank goodness) and still baby talking to him when he knocks her 
down and starts to hump her.  Now she is filthy in front and her back is 
filthy and her hair is now standing on end literally from going down on the 
ground so fast!  I get him off, help her up and we are both collapsing in 
laughter.  She tells me (what an incredibly good sport) that she will hold 
the lead while I get the rake to put away and just then someone with a HUGE 
nasty mastiff comes outside and Mellow drags my neigbor through several deep 
puddles to the other dog.  Poor thing has a filthy muddy front, a slimy muddy 
back and wet knees and both feet and ankles are now soaked from the puddle.  
At this point I wanted to kill my dog but my neighbor (who doesnt have any 
dogs and actually had her first real-life experience with dogs with my three) 
laughed it off and said she would throw everything in the wash. 
   Good people like that dont grow on trees, but they do have contact with 
the earth it appears.