Category Archives: The Basset Hound Adventures of Brave Betty Zing

Party at the Vet’s!

black basset hound looking out a car window, a orange/yellow lamp on a pole, an evergreen tree, and a house with holiday lights are reflecting off the window pane

I think that I have stated this before: I have never owned a dog who loved going to the veterinarian’s as much as Betty Zing does. I mean, she LOVES going there. This evening, we went, and she was just too excited. We waited in the car for the vet-tech to come out and get her, and every time it was another pet’s turn, she cried and cried like a little rejected and neglected puppy. However, at long last, it was her turn, and she literally dragged the vet-tech into the animal hospital. A while later, the vet called me to report and then casually said, “It’s gonna’ be a little while before she’s brought back out to you. Word has gotten out that Betty Zing is here and we all just love her, but not everyone has had a chance to greet her, and of course she has to greet EVERYONE (which we don’t mind), and, and … oh… oh! She just spied Joe coming out of surgery, so now she HAS to go greet him, too….” Never mind that she was there for a seemingly chronic ear infection and to get her nails clipped. As far as Betty Zing was concerned, she was at a party. And now she’s fast asleep: too much partying at the animal hospital, I guess.

black basset hound curled up, passed out, on a tan recliner

Betty’s Home Yard Improvement Continued

I thought the snow we had would make Betty put her sunflower stalk destruction project on hiatus, but I forgot that stubbornness is ingrained in Betty’s breed. I watched her find the snow covered stalk she’d been working on for the past few days and proceed to rip it to shreds as normal. Winter might be the off-season for most landscapers, but Betty doesn’t buy that wimpy it’s too cold stuff.

black basset hound standing on hind legs waiting for man to throw snow in the air

Betty’s Home Yard Improvement

basset hound footprints in snow

Yard improvement is one of Betty’s hobbies. One thing that bugs her is an unsightly pile of sunflower stalks lying in the backyard. These things have to go and Betty will make it so.

black basset hound looking up from a snowy patio

Her technique is to yank the largest remaining stalk (6 feet long and 6 inches in circumference) out of the pile and then take a few days to chew the whole thing into small pieces of attractive mulch. For variety, Betty will make me chase her around the yard while she drags whatever remains of the stalk until it disintegrates. It is certain that the pile will be gone by spring. Does your yard need an upgrade? Call Betty’s Landscaping for a free consultation.

black basset hound running in snow, ears flapping upward into the air