Neighborhood Dogs

The day we arrived at our house, we found Mimi (the black dog) lounging in the middle of the living room. She belongs to the people who live behind us, but she prefers hanging out in our house or outside on the front patio. She is supersweet, but really dirty. We bought some dog shampoo this week, so we’re going to try to give her a bath this weekend. She’s a great guard dog since she sleeps on our doorstep; the only problem is that sometimes she decides she needs to lead the neighborhood dogs in all-night barking sessions. Apparently, it is not unusual for dogs that bark a lot to get poisoned by neighbors, so hopefully Mimi will make it through the year with us!

The other dog, ironically enough, is named Clifford (pronounced "Cleeee-ford")! (Yes, after the Big Red Dog.) He belongs to a family across the street but sometimes we find him in our kitchen. He's a yappy little scaredy-dog.