The Dash in the Date

My foster mom Jet came home from church on Sunday looking very pensive. (My new word for the week.) She didn’t seem sad but acted like she was far away. This was confusing since she was standing right in front of me.

I nudged her a bit and she sat down, looked outside and patted me on the head. Afraid I must be missing something, I ran to the door to look outside. What in heavens could she be looking at that was so special? I couldn’t figure it out since there wasn’t anything different in the backyard.

Finally, she picked up that square thing that rings (my buddy Ratchet loves to chew on them) and held it up to her ear and started talking. I’m sitting attentively but she seems to be talking to someone else. Apparently she can’t stop thinking about the sermon that morning. The sermon was about the dash in the dates. Basically it’s the line between the day you’re born and the day you die. I’ve seen this type of information written on big rocks that stand up in big parks. Mom calls the place a graveyard.

In any case, she said that the pastor (that’s the guy yelling stuff at everyone while hiding behind a giant tree trunk) said we should think about that dash. What for? Isn’t a dash a quick run for a short distance? (Human language is so confusing.)

Jet says I’m right because the dash means a short run but in the way the pastor means it, the dash stands for the life we’ve lived between the date we’re born and the date when we die. The dash stands for our legacy and the history we leave behind. (Heavy talk.)

So today, I’m going to spend some quality time thinking about my dash time and what I’ll leave behind for the humans and dogs I love and I hope my readers will do the same.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Quizno, who asked: I’m bored. Mom and Dad are gone all day. When they come home, they’re too tired to do anything. What can I do that’s fun that won’t make my humans more tired?

Dear Quizno:
My friend Ping has tired humans too. They blow up balloons for him to play with and he LOVES it. Give it a try. Check out the little guy in this video and you’ll see it’s easy on the 2-legged humans and great for you.




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