THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: It's Blogville Inaugration time!

Friday, January 9, 2015

It's Blogville Inaugration time!

Junior Officer Abby here. I'm so excited - my first official full day as one of Blogville's Paw-lice department!

We are so ready for the Inauguration of Murphy and Stanley as co-mayors as Mayor Madi retires. It should go without a hitch.

Officer Sully is in charge of field operations. SIDEBITE is stationed at one side of the inaugural platform and everyone has walkies talkies (Walkies! Walkies! - oh sorry - I got excited there for a minute).

Ahem.

Sully is going to fly the department helicopter (Mom says to watch out for retreating blade stall!) over the parade route to spot any sign or trouble so he can land. I'm on ground duty scanning the crowds out front with Junior Officers Whitey and Riley. Officer Gussie has our dignitaries in the limo.

Wait - what's this?

Just a moment ago - off to the side of the street- that was just a plastic container. What's that climbing out of it?

He's alone - maybe he's just interested in the garbage can put out to collect the inauguration trash.

No - wait - he's spotted the crowds. He's signaling someone with his tail.

This doesn't look good - he's climbing up to get a few of the platform there in the distance.

Just a lone nut job - or something more disruptive?

He's spotted me.

I hear one of the other officers on my walkies talkie! This one's just a scout, there's a bunch of squirrels trying to disrupt the proceedings!

Junior Officers - let's round them up!

Nothing to see here folks! To see how this shakes out - I'd go visit these two blogs to start as the blog hop builds
Sully Texas Scottie

Murphy and Stanley

12 comments:

Kinley WestieJanuary 9, 2015 at 3:10 AM
Aroooo! 10-4, I are on dat skwerril!
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bichonpawzJanuary 9, 2015 at 4:11 AM
It is a TREE RAT!!! Go get 'em!! Heading on over to Murphy and Stanley's for the BIG day!!
xo Chloe and LadyBug
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easyweimaranerJanuary 9, 2015 at 8:50 AM
We could have a squirrel bbq to celebrate the great day... bet you can get that critters Abby :o)
Easy Rider
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ScooterJanuary 9, 2015 at 11:01 AM
Wow, Jr Officer Abby, great job of surveillance on that squirrel critter! The entire police force is really on their toes and I'm so proud of all of us. We're keeping everyone safe and the Inauguration is going perfectly. Thanks for the hard work!
Grr and Woof,
Sarge, Police Commish
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AnonymousJanuary 9, 2015 at 11:31 AM
Don't be fooled by their fluffy tails! They can't be trusted!
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MurphyJanuary 9, 2015 at 11:41 AM
Great Job Officer Abby!! You are one of Blogille's finest!

Respectively Yours,

Murphy & Stanley
Mayorz For All Paws
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AnonymousJanuary 9, 2015 at 2:15 PM
Great job Abby, so proud of you and the Junior Offices, you have proved your more thye capable of handling police situations and are ready for any upcoming activity we may have.

Top Cop Bites
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AnonymousJanuary 9, 2015 at 2:35 PM
Hey, add your self the the blog hop, just, click your next and following the directions.

Ouitstanding job today!

Top Cop Bites

we have you in our reading list now so we can follow your blog
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My Mind's EyeJanuary 9, 2015 at 7:33 PM
ABBY OMDS HOW NICE TO MEET YOU!!
BRAVO BRAVO ON YOUR WORK AS A JUNIOR OFFICER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TODAY. I PREDICT IN 2 SHAKES OF A CAT'S TAIL YOU WILL BE PROMOTED.
HUGS MADI YOUR new BFelineFriendFurever
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Braeden and SethJanuary 9, 2015 at 8:01 PM
What a fantastic job out there today Junior Officer Abby! You're gonna have to show me some of your nifty surveillance techniques!

Waggies,
Braeden, Seth and Riley
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Taffy January 9, 2015 at 10:05 PM
You guys all did such a wonderful job keeping us safe. I know those rats had something terrible planned and you were able to thwart them!
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SullyJanuary 10, 2015 at 1:41 AM
We kicked some squirrel butt today. Thanks for all your hard work.

Aroo to you,
Sully
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FIVE STARS

No one who has ever had a dog as a companion will be able to read The Book of Barkley: Love and Life through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson with dry eyes.

Johnson tells the story of her life, from childhood to adulthood, from the perspective of her relationship with Barkley, a Lab that she got when he was just a stubborn ball of fur who ‘selected’ her when she viewed the litter of which he was a part. Her descriptions of adjusting to Barkley’s presence in her life, and how this helped her come to terms with and understand her past and learn to take life a day at a time on her own terms will resonate profoundly with anyone who has fallen in love with a dog and had to learn to live with its loss.

This is a story of unconditional love and acceptance, the kind that asks nothing but love in return. As Johnson and Barkley forge bonds of trust and understanding, she also strengthens her human relationships.

This is much more than a mere memoir – it is a story of life and how to live it, and how we humans can learn to live our lives better if we’d only learn to live it like a dog does. The author uses language well, with descriptions of animals, people, and places so vivid you feel that you can feel the textures, smell the odors (pleasant and otherwise) and hear the whining of a puppy needing to go out to do its business. Life can be sad or happy, and the author takes us through it all – a trip that you won’t regret taking. A five-star book that definitely merits the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence

About Barkley and His Mom

My Mom started this blog due to requests from friends who wanted a place to go for stories of her furry friend Barkley that weren't in the book and stories of my rescue and new life in my furever home. She donates all of the proceeds from her writing to animal rescue and groups that train search and rescue and service dogs but that's OK, as she still gives me lots of dog treats and toys.

The Book of Barkley is Mom's first memoir. She used to be a jet pilot for somebody's Uncle but now has a Ph.D. in something involving science and forensics which is like TV but without expensive suits or cleavage. Additional mayhem is provided by my Dad and our 100-year-old "fixer upper" Mission Bungalow.

Her second memoir "Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption" was published in April of 2015". Her Third Book - "Small Town Roads", her first Fiction Novel was published October of 2016 and was an NPR selected "2017 must read" and 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Award GOLD for "Fiction - Religious Theme". Her 4th book, "Calexit, The Anthology", a Novella with other authors, was published in October of 2017 and was on the Amazon Best Seller's list two days later. Her fifth book "True Course - Lessons from Life Aloft" was a #1 best seller at Amazon 24 hours after publishing so I think she has been bribing you all with treats.

Abby - Mom's Lab Assistant