
Spring is here and it’s beautiful dog walking weather. I love being outside with the family, proudly walking our crazy, loud, barking, pulling, misbehaved, and foraging boychik (little boy) and grabbing some extra vitamin D. Something I’ve noticed since Gatsby arrived to rescue our family, we constantly come across what seems to me, to be a gratuitous amount of chicken bones. Legs, wings, breasts, thighs… you name it and Gatsby will find them. One can only begin to understand my love for this furry family member, as I extract his foul, fowl finds from deep within the clenches of his canines. Disgusterous, as the BFG would say.
I would not be surprised at all, to find that our building and the surrounding homes, were built atop what was once, some sort of chicken cemetery. If you just go by the gross numbers of very gross bones per walk, per day — something just doesn’t add up. Storms, wind, digging, and these bones surface. It’s haunting in a ‘Carol Ann, don’t go near the light’ kind of way. Often we, and by we, I mean Gatsby, finds grilled chicken breasts. There is often an assortment of accompanying sauces. And dare I say it, side dishes. WTF? Has Colonel Sanders gone AWOL? Has Frank Perdue gone cuckoo?
What if there is a chicken serial killer on the loose? And my Gatsby, with a nose for a nice nosh (little something to snack on), can’t help but uncover truth and justice for all. Law and Order: Poultry, live, right here in my neighborhood. The Capon Capers. Benson and Stabler, I need you here at Johnson and Greene, and bring that trained squad of detectives that focus primarily on putrid poultry misconduct.
Keeping my glass half-full, it is possible that we are constantly on the same frigging, filthy path as some unfortunate young travelers, who leave behind banty, barnyard fowl bones and scraps to find their way back home, like Hansel and Gretel. My Gatsby, sweet little man, is probably just doing his best sleuthing in an effort to help these lost kinder (children)?

It is possible that while wearing my pollyanna, rose-tinted sunglasses, someone is leaving behind the cock-a-doodle-doo trail until we find the magic wishbone? Gatsby’s mania for mystery may be a search the answers to our dreams? My lanky, long-legged, detective dog, is just trying his best to look out for our family. What a good boy!
You see, in my heart of hearts, I don’t want to believe that my neighborhood has gone afoul in dreck (trash, litter). Thankfully, after a year now, I can sternly let out a geshrei (scream) for Gatsby, “Drop it!” and he does. So does everyone else around me… maybe that’s why there are so many bones? Oy vey! (OMG!)
And this Yiddish Proverb, words to live by, if you are Gatsby:
A chicken dinner is best shared by two people. Me and the chicken. A hindl mitog iz bester sherd durkh tsvey mentshn. Mir aun di hindl.
What a good boy!
Lol…super cute story. I give you credit for continuing the daily walk.
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Good point Kim! Credit accepted! 🐣🐥🐔 Thank you for stopping by! Xo
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Ah, Gatsby is such a handsome boy! Is he friendly? Can I pet him?! Virtually of course! We’ve just got a rescue cat and we’re having great fun getting to know him and helping him settle in. It’s great to see the changes in him as he realises he’s loved and has found a forever home. I wish you so much joy with your new friend
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Oh my, he is so friendly and so cuddly and caring. Like I said, he rescued us amidst our doglessness. We all love him so. What is your new cats name? Enjoy him! 💕😘
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What if there is a chicken serial killer on the loose?
Cracked me up! Thanks for an amusing little tale x #dreamteam
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SO happy to make people laugh! Thank you, for letting me know that! #dreamteam xoxo
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Aww Gatsby is gorgeous! My dog Max also can find any form of bone out and about, I have to slyly throw it away when he’s not looking!
#triumphanttales
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Oh, I bet Gatsby and Max together would really police this hood! Thanks for your comments! #triumphanttales xoxo
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Gatsby is a gorgeous looking dog, how could you deny him his daily chicken finds? #animaltales
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🐣🐥🐔 he is a happy boy!!! #animaltales 💕
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HAHA! This made me chuckle. Our little dog has learn not to touch things she finds on the walk. If it is something she really really wants she gives me a soppy, forlorn look in the hope I’ll let her have whatever Disgusterous thing she has found. Gatsby is beautiful and what a great name for a dog! #coolmumclub
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How did you train you pooch? Gatsby is learning, and gets away with more with those eyes! Thanks for coming by! #coolmumclub xoxo
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I loved the Hansel and Gretel reference. What is it with dogs and chicken bones? Mine raids our bin so we have to throw them out straight away. Thank you for linking up to #ablogginggoodtime 🎉
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It’s always a pleasure to link up with #ablogginggoodtime Gatsby’s snout can find anything! It’s really uncanny! Happy weekend. Be safe and have fun! xoxo
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How random to have an increase in chicken bones. Hope this is solve by The Great Gatsby #StayClassyMama
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The Great Gatsby is consulting with many of his canine friends and I am sure we will get to the bottom of this fowl adventure! Until then, I must vigilantly scan the ground he walks on – no flower smelling for me! ❤ #StayClassyMama Happy Weekend! xoxo
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He’s a character!
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That’s my boy! ❤ 🙂
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This post makes me thankful that Lola doesn’t enjoy walks. I would freak out if she unearthed bones – I can be a bit nervous when Lola puts things in her mouth because she chokes so easily. And I am impressed Gatsby will drop it on command, Lola would have to be wrestled to the ground! #ThatFridayLinky
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It took a lot of training to get to the Drop it phase… I’ve had my sad slimy hand all down his throat! Yikes!
Lola doesn’t like to walk! What’s with that! Gatsby can walk for days at a time! ❤ Happy long weekend to you all! #ThatFridayLinky xoxo
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She gets frightened easily, so when cars drive past us she just panics. She much prefers to do her exercises within the confines of the tall fence around our backyard!
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Oh, how nice. So when I move and become your neighbor, they can play in the fenced in area! Perfect! ❤
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Exactly!!!
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I thought those phrases must be Yiddish. Anyway, I’m quite impressed with Gatsby’s chicken bone finding abilities. Saves feeding him surely? #ThatFridayLinky
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Gatsby is a trained professional. Who knew? Now I must be vigilant as I stare at the ground where his nose goes! It’s crazy time! Thanks for reading and commenting! #ThatFridayLinky xo
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oh my gosh Lisa this is hilarious and strange, where could they be coming from? So funny! I love how you say he rescued you that’s what they do isn’t it! Mwah! #highlightsofhappy
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Thanks Mac! It is crazy! I just imagine the crew from Law and Order stopping by. It was a fun way to tell the story — I think it’s trash. Boo. But I need more laughter, and so does the world! M’wah to you! #highlightsofhappy xoxo
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HAHAHA I love the way you story tell and your use of Yiddish proverbs always gets me every single damn time, Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub xoxo
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Thank you, Talya! I love using Yiddish! It is a fun, and dying language. Your comments are very kind and appreciated. Have a lovely weekend and thanks for hosting #coolmumclub! ❤
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Gatsby is such a cutie!! And at least it sounds like you’ve trained him well—there’s just that one stubborn trait in all of us, right?
Jodie
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Well, he is trained well to drop it, other than that, we have some work to do! He is as cute as he appears in pictures too! Thanks Jodie! xoxo #FabFridayPost Happy Weekend!
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Aww… Gatsby is on patrol! Here he come! Very cute! Thank you Lisa for putting a smile on me. #FabFridayPost xx
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He really thinks it is his mission to keep us safe! And eat yucky things along the way 🙂 Thank you, Su. #FabFridayPost
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Ah, isn’t he lovely?! What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing with #TriumphantTales – hope to see you again on Tuesday!
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He is a lovely little boy too! Sitting on my lap as I type, now! ❤ #TriumphantTales xoxo
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Gatsby is the best – what a cutie – doing a great job! Sarah #FabFridayPost
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Your little/big Gatsby sounds ideal for sniffing out afters! Thanks so much for linking up your happy little post to #HighlightsofHappy
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My pleasure Carol! ☺️#highlightsofhappy ty!
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Haha! Lisa! That’s actually so funny. And I can completely sympathise and see this happening, because we have the same with our dog. He tends to sniff out junk food. Chips, left over burgers and the dreaded chicken drum sticks. My main worry is always the possibility of him grabbing a small bone and it getting stuck in his throat. I think people forget that dog are little hoovers. #DreamTeam xx
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Yes! Exactly my worry too! Xx 😘 #dreamteam
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Love it a funny story cute dog Thanks for linking to the #THAT FRIDAY LINKY come back next week please
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I’ll be there! Thank you, Nige! #thatfridaylinky 😘
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Ha ha this post made me laugh! I originally read the title as “no ham, no fowl”, maybe Gatsby would like ham too? I wouldn’t worry too much about his love for chicken, there could be worse things. Thanks for linking up at #fortheloveofBLOG. Claire x
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Oh honey, he would like ham, hot dogs, you name it! As a rescue, he scrounges. Thank you! #fortheloveofblog 😘💕
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Gatsby is such an adorable dog. Although I must admit I wouldn’t find him that adorable if I was having to fish bones out of his mouth every day xx #BlogCrush
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And that is why the ‘drop it’ command came to play. Adorableness saved!! 😂 #blogcrush
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Thanks for bringing your post to the Blogger’s Pit Stop last week.
Janice, Pit Stop Crew
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My pleasure! 💕
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What a fab story and Gatsby is such a cutie. Thank you for sharing with #StayClassyMama 🙂
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Thank you so much for reading. Gatsby says hello too! 😘💕 #stayclassymama
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It sounds to me like someone is leaving offerings to a deity of some sort. You may have stumbled upon their altar. Either that or they’re trying to poison the local rat population and in that case it would be tainted with something so it’s good that he drops it when told! Gatsby sure is a cutie!
Have a great day!
Lisa
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Aha! Now that is a theory that is certainly palpable. We may need to get some further DNA testing for a full understanding. Stay tuned for more episodes.
😘💕
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