Viewer Viewpoint
And now, a few words from our viewers...

The Meaning of M.U.T.T.
Copyright Jim Willis 2001 - all rights reserved
e-mail: tiergarten@onebox.com
Web Site: Tiergarten Care Fund

Continued from page two...

Illustration © Jim Willis

"Yes!" he barked as he jumped off his palette and ran to the front of the pen. "I'm a M.U.T.T., and a magnificent one, too! I'm intelligent and loyal - and I'm brave - I once killed a rat as big as a...nevermind...I'm not afraid of anything. Arf! If a burglar ever breaks into your house, I'll bite him on the ankle! Woof! Why, I'm so valuable that my mama put me in a dumpster for safekeeping."

"He's a spunky little guy, isn't he?" the woman commented.

"And look at this," Dudley barked, standing up to get their attention. "I can jump, and spin in circles, and chase my tail, and rollover, and dance on my hind legs, and beg...and show my belly...and...," until he toppled over from the effort.

"What was that?!" the man asked.

"I believe that's what my grandmother would have called a 'conniption fit," the woman laughed. "Oh, isn't he precious? He's just the sort of energetic dog we want. What do you think?"

"I think we've got ourselves a genuine mutt," the man answered with a smile.

Dudley beamed with joy as his new humans filled out the paperwork in the shelter office. He danced when they put a new red collar and leash on him, and he helped carry his leash in his mouth on their way to the parking lot.

Humphrey watched as the humans picked up the little mutt and gently loaded him into their car, and as Dudley jumped around on the back seat and then gave a goodbye "Arf!" as the car drove away. He turned and walked back down the kennel aisle, stopping to wipe at his eyes with a paw.

"Goshdarn cat allergies!" he muttered. "I've got the weepy-sneezies again."

The other animals looked at him with understanding and they, too, pretended to have an allergy attack. Even the cats.

Illustration © Jim Willis

The End

Click here for other works by Jim Willis featured on this site

Back to Viewer Viewpoint Table of Contents

Do you have something to say to the VetMed viewers?
Click here to read the User Agreement and
submit your work!

NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in the Viewer Viewpoint
are not necessarily your Guide's views and opinions.

Tiergarten Veterinary Care Fund
c/o McDonald Animal Clinic
126 S. McDonald St
McDonald, PA 15057

!! WE MUST PLACE ALL FOSTERS BY SEPTEMBER !! SEE OUR SITE FOR DETAILS:
--For Animals for Adoption, the texts of "How Could You?", "The Animals' Savior," "We Are Their Heroes," "IF for Dogs," and more, and a list of helpful links
PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE: http://jimwillis0.tripod.com/tiergarten/

**WE NEED AIRLINE-APPROVED SHIPPING CRATES (especially large/X-large dog sizes).

**CONTRIBUTIONS to the TIERGARTEN VETERINARY CARE FUND are greatly appreciated! - and must be made payable to McDonald Animal Clinic and sent to:
Tiergarten Care Fund
c/o McDonald Animal Clinic
126 S. McDonald St
McDonald, PA 15057

[Please note: we are not a not-for-profit corporation and therefore have donations go directly to our veterinarian. We are exempt from registration with PA Bureau of Charitable Organizations and are entered as such in their database.]
(We also appreciate donations of quality dog & cat kibbles, canned cat foods ("Whiskas" or equivalent), fresh or frozen ground meats, bedding, especially standard-size doggie pillow covers. Please contact us about other items and supplements we regularly use.)

Have something to say? Post it on the board!

Previous Features - Check out other articles from your Guide

Veterinary Medicine Home Page - Main page for VetMed at About.com

Library of Topics - Browse the site library of topics