[Beware of Dog]

First published September 23, 1998 ~ Revised four times since ~ you'll never know what's going to happen here unless you keep returning.

Scruffy's introduction and overview .. Chapter I

This is my journal. I will add to it whenever I can get my human to sit and do the typing for me. Remember this is written from a dog's eye view.  No 'slap' is intentionally meant for you humans, but some of you are NOT perfect.  Scruffy.

I share my home with her.  I will tell you all about her later.  I usually refer to her as 'She' or 'long-legs'.  I hope She will read this as It types and learn from it because She is not completely trained yet.  I know it takes time for humans to learn how to behave and live with us pets, but I didn't realize how hard it would be to train her!

She says she has not been able to find any pictures on the net that look like me.  I may have to check into this myself.  But then, I am a special, unique breed.  We'll get to that on a later date.

I tried to have her scan my pictures ~ she always comes up with an excuse.  She mutters something about the economy and the cost of scanners.  

Then she says something about how much it cost just to take me to the vet.  I have never wanted to go the the vet ~ She can cut that expense right out of her budget.  She can also stop buying that flea shampoo and worm pills. She can save money by leaving my teeth alone!  I don't have many left and I don't care what color they are.  If She doesn't like my breath, She can hold her nose when she kisses me. BUT She had better not cut out any of my treats!  If she even considers that I'll call the humane society.

It's always some excuse with her. You know humans do not learn our language. This makes it almost impossible to get a message across without resorting to barking or whining. Have you noticed how slow humans are to do some things.  Her friend says My She is a procrastinator. I am not sure what that means, I just wish She would get busy and do the things I want done instead of always finding excuses not to do them.

At least humans like my She are easy to entertain.  All I have to do is sit, roll over, fetch a ball, or cock my head a certain way and She laughs!  She is so childish!  She even wants to put some 'dog' jokes on my pages.  She just doesn't realize that I can do without her and She had better watch where She steps.

Quick. She's not looking, come with me
Just touch me ~ so that you can follow me.
I've something for you to see.
It will be all right. We'll come right back.
I'm a smart dog and won't lose our track.
It's important that you follow me quickly.
I have something important for you to see.
After we are there, we can come back here.
Come on before She knows we aren't here!
I promise to bring you back to this site
so that you can read all about my plight
with humans  I've met ~ both bad and good
and other things in our neighborhood.

[Click on me to dig a few bones]

TOUCH
ME
NOW
.

This button will return you to the top of this page.

[Cottonwood's back button takes you BACK to the TOP of page]

Homeless ~ Temporary is where I start my tale. It's about life before Her.

[Click here for Chapter II)

Step on this 'home' button and it takes you to Her home pages called Janet's Thing.

[Cottonwood's Home button image for site map]

I won out on this button...it will allow you to send me private email. She doesn't need to see my mail.

[Cottonwood's Pet Email image]

Really neat sites to sniff around and have fun, learn, or just look

[Cottonwood's Image.  Click here to gothere.]

Sign?  Sign what?  She did not link this. She thinks email is enough for me. I think it's time for a 'Dog eat Dog' talk. I want a guestbook

[Cottonwood Design's sign my guestbook image]

At least She didn't attach the view button to Her guestbook or my email. I will have a guestbook!

[Cottonwood Designs Pet View Guest Book]

She and I reached an agreement on the page design.  Maybe She won't be so bad after all. I love walking over and checking out Cottonwood Designs  especially now that she has cats.

[Click here for Enchante's Great Music]

[Thank You KaryKim for Scruffy's Award]
[click for Honor on the Internet Information] [click to learn more about credits should be on same page]


With this rose . . . 

[Honesty, Integrity, Respect Image. Click here]
Credits for animated dogs, cats, hydrants, cars, and anything else I could drag home are being posted.  She's been told most are public domain. Some of the following sites also contain some really neat original art. Some images have been found at so many sites ~~ who gets the credit? Does everyone get the credit?  Who originally drew the graphic?
We have seen the same things at so many sites ~ what makes a graphic public domain? What's the difference between collections and archives?
Will anyone ever find the answers to these questions?  You can help prevent this from occurring just by giving credit where credit is due.  Simple?

Clipart Connection
Colby's World
Jason's Animation
The Animation Station
Moggies World of Animation
(white dog)
Andy Art Attack

Keep an eye on this site
~it's gonna grow, grow, grow.

I have watched her spend hours on her pages
saying she has them in different stages.
She says this because She has 'closure' problems
and She thinks that by saying this, it will solve em.
I have news for this lady of mine
She had better get mine done on time.
If you clicked on the dog for the 'side trip'
you'll know that I made her quit
placing things on this page so the download time
won't make you leave before reading this page of mine.