Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats met ARF’s two newest kittens.
Sadie: Let me guess … the kittens were adopted.
Whiskers: Easy come, easy go.
Pepper: Holy catnip! Kittens certainly don’t last long around here.
Sadie: So, is it safe to say that ARF now has no kittens and no dogs?
Pepper: That’s what I understand. Things will be very quiet now, except for this weekend’s yard sale.
Whiskers: Hey guys, I heard something recently that I must talk about.
Pepper: Sounds serious. What is it?
Whiskers: I heard an ARF human telling the others that she witnessed an all-too-common sight the other day. She was driving through town and she saw a big dog on a leash hopping from foot to foot.
Pepper: Oh no! Were his feet burning?
Whiskers: Clearly, they were and his humans weren’t noticing his pain. She turned her car around to go alert them, but fortunately they were putting him into their car.
Pepper: I think too often humans don’t stop to think that they can put their dogs in danger on hot or even warm days.
Whiskers: That’s right. If a human wouldn’t walk barefoot on the hot cement, they shouldn’t expect their dogs to, either.
Pepper: I’ve heard that humans should rest the backs of their hands on the cement for 10 seconds, and if it feels too warm, it’s probably too warm for a dog’s feet.
Whiskers: Sometimes I think the dog might prefer to be left at home where it might be more comfortable.
Whiskers: Sometimes I think the dog might prefer to be left at home where it might be more comfortable.
Pepper: This makes me kind of glad that cats don’t get walked on leashes very often.
Whiskers: But the same could happen to those that do!
Be sure to keep up with the animal antics of “Days of our Nine Lives” each week. And please stop in to say hello to the entire adoptable cast at the ARF House, 26890 Highway 243 on Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment M–F by calling 951-659-1122.
Creature Corner is sponsored by Carole Herman & Sandi Mathers.