Kate the Big Black Dog

Have you ever seen Clifford the Big Red Dog on PBS? My kids watched it every afternoon when they were younger. I always thought it was kind of dumb but it wasn't written for my age, it was written for 3-5 year olds. The basic premise is that a mom and dad get a cute, small red puppy for their daughter and Clifford, that cute, small puppy grows into a dog as large as a house. They move from the big city to a small island where Clifford can have a lot of room to roam.

I'm not real sure but tomorrow morning, when I get up in my second story bedroom, my dog Kate may be looking in the window at me! She may be the second dog in history to grow as big as a house. I ordered some expensive fertilizer for my garden this spring. It was to be delivered today and all day I have watched for the mailperson to deliver it. Well, while I went to pick up my daughter from school, they delivered it all right. Apparently, right in front of my large german shephard who likes to see in boxes! My son was supposed to be watching, oh help us, if someone breaks in when he's on watch. They could carry out everything but the sofa and the television and he'd swear he never heard or saw a thing!

When I returned home, Kate had not only opened the box but taste-tested the bags of fertilizer. Veggies Alive! and Tomatoes Alive! apparently was better than the premium dog food she normally gets. I called the company and she will live, she may get a little sick they said. Serves her right for ingesting all my expensive fertilizer!

Since it's fertilizer, I'm thinking Jack-in-the-beanstalk here. How big will the fertilizer make her grow? Since she's already bigger than me, will I be able to ride her into town like a horse? Will we need a bigger doghouse? Can I train her to stand and shade me when I work in the garden this summer?

As of this moment, my kids are out in the yard playing with her and staying out of my way. I'm still pretty mad that this dog of theirs ate through two bags of precious fertilizer! They are out consoling the dog who isn't the least bit sorry and doesn't even seem sick!

Just another crazy day in my world! Maybe I'll make my son scoop the poop for a few days so I can collect my fertilizer! That would serve him right too!