This is Holly the Pug. She left us in 2017 after 14 years as the Temple Dog. One early morning we were out in the backyard and I couldn't see her as she'd wandered off into the forest. I saw something coming out of the underbrush that was about pug sized. It was waddling along. I took a swig of coffee, and mid-sip I saw the tall black and white tail. I did a legit spit take, and looked for Holly. Out she came from the forest walking parallel to the skunk! Thankfully she honed in on me and kept walking slowly, and calmly. The skunk didn't seem to mind at all and vered off to the compost bin. I rushed Holly in the backdoor.
It was a funny scene. Growing up my German Shepherd got grazed by skunk spray, and my current dog (a Dutch Sheepdog/Schapendoes) got sprayed in the face two years ago. That was a lot less funny.
My wife had me create this Holly Silhouette to remember this fine little dog. This is an old design, but I've written a lot of my Tired Monk poems in a hot pink Holly the Pug notebook.
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