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Qwfff^n'er Cocoa Bean By Connie Brophy One evening a couple of weeks ago, my friend Linda was on her way to Beaufort to meet a group of us for a glass of wine. While driving, her phone rang, and she told the caller that it was the wrong number. A few minutes later, it rang again and was the same caller. Now in conversation with the caller, Linda discovers that the woman is on her way to New Bern to have her dog eutha nized because although perfectly healthy she’s “too much trouble.” Well as things turn out, friend Linda is a tireless animal rights advocate. She gets the woman to meet her in Morehead and takes the dog, blankets, crate and toys, packs them into her car and brings the dog to Beaufort. Mistake number one was when I looked at the dog. She’s a five- pound toy poodle with papers. She had never been vetted and was a mess of long matted hair. The lack of grooming was such an issue that she could not fully ex tend her back legs. At this point I got smart and turned away quick ly. “So what is the plan?” I asked while facing the wall. Linda said she would find her a foster home, get her to a vet and a groomer. Good plan I thought while getting ready to go home. Next morning comes mistake number two. I tell my husband, Bill, the story. Well nothing would satisfy this man until I called Linda and made arrangements for him to see the dog. I knew I was doomed. My plan of having no more dogs after 45 years of dog ownership was quickly coming to an end. I could have bet on it. I probably should have bet on it. Over he goes and instantly falls in love. The next day Bean moves in, crate and all, and nothing will ever be the same. She has brought all of us, including my old choco late lab, a lot of joy. She’s afraid of nothing, loves to run for miles on the beach and loves to be outside watching birds and squirrels. She has made friends with our seven year old neighbor, Cooper, who lives across the street; my seven year old granddaughter, Bella; our lab, Bailey; and Ollie a 150 lb. great Dane, maybe her best friend. I’m happy to say that she turned out to be very healthy and under neath all that ungroomed hair was one good looking little poodle. The only thing we did not know was that this little guy requires 24/7 eyes-on supervision. So not only did we get another dog, we got one that requires the care of an infant. But you know what? Everything happens for a reason, right? I’m sorry her original fam ily couldn’t figure this all out. They threw away a real blessing. PKS Senior Olympic Team; Doug Browne, Dorothy Steenland, Bonnie Peter, Cindy Moeller, Teresa King, Marian Goetzinger, Bob Danehy, Clark Edwards, Martha Edwards, Mike Hargett, and John Brodman. Disposing of Drugs Periodically, the Department of Public Safety in Pine Knoll Shores has a special collection period to give residents an opportunity to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. However, you can at any time safely dispose of unused pills by calhng Public Safety at 247-2268. A local police officer will come to your residence to collect the pills and fill out a required report. You should not put drugs in with garbage or down the drain, so take advantage of this convenient Public Safety service to ensure safe disposal of unwanted prescription drugs. 16 The Shoreline I May 2011
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