Dog is drooped on the floor thinking, It's so hot. Hairs start flying out of his hair with a pling sound. Someone screams, Ah! Where'd this giant furball come from? Dog wags tail and thinks, Much better. — Now that’s a whole different kind of tumbleweed.

Reminiscing on my time at the pet shop, since we don’t actually own any dogs. I’m also incredibly shocked I spelled reminiscing correctly on the first try.

Wait, what was I saying?

Oh, right. Dogs. I’ve had to move on to a new work situation due to health issues, but here’s a list of the critters I will sorely miss:

Abby
Ethyl
Patti
That little old dog in the jean jacket
That big fluffy dog, and that one, and that one, and that…
The weird little husky with two different colored eyes
The cat that comes in on a stroller
Zeus/Karma/whatever name that chameleon’s going by now
Eugene/ Stirfry
Yeldarb, Tumbleweed, Big D, the Bunny Master, the Art Historian, Peaches/Chief/Trogdor/Unicorn Tamer, the Kiwi, and Fallout/Fester

And for everyone else? Thank you so much for stopping by. I’ll see you again next week. *waves*

Wishing you the best,

Ditrie Marie Bowie

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Ditrie Marie Bowie (née Sanchez) is a Puerto Rican in British Columbia, Canada who writes fiction. She is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and co-editor of Strange Stories to Tell in the Park. Bowie is also the creator of the webcomic, This Writer Can’t Draw. A classically trained pianist and former educator, she has lived in three different countries spanning two continents. And she met her spouse in a video game.