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12-24-2023, 06:26 PM
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Merry Christmas everyone! Here's a little Christmas cheer for you. Pongo finished out his stint as bellringer for the Salvation Army yesterday. I enhanced his outfit a little by adding a "Volunteer" button to his hat, and I festivized his collar with some red and gold adornment. I have some videos of him ringing the bell but I need to edit it a little and figure out how to get it on the internet. It's been awhile since I've done anything with video.
And here's Pongo on the way home, nestled up against me in the front seat. He was a tired little buddy by the end of his shift!
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Oh he is so cute! Thankyou for sharing! I hope you can post the video!
Merry Christmas!
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12-26-2023, 10:27 AM
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Look what Phil found for me for Christmas!!! It's a little packgoat Christmas tree ornament!
I can't wait to paint it up to look like one of our goats! I may paint this one to look like Pongo (that would certainly be the easiest choice!)
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And here is Pongo the Salvation Army bellringer!
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Oh how adorable!!! He has to be the cutest Bell Ringer ever! Could anyone just walk by or did they have to give?
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That's fantastic! Pongo really got into ringing the bell! I'll bet people loved watching him!
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(12-26-2023, 10:27 AM)Nanno Wrote: Look what Phil found for me for Christmas!!! It's a little packgoat Christmas tree ornament!
I can't wait to paint it up to look like one of our goats! I may paint this one to look like Pongo (that would certainly be the easiest choice!)
How perfect is that!
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(12-26-2023, 07:08 PM)Missy Wrote: Oh how adorable!!! He has to be the cutest Bell Ringer ever! Could anyone just walk by or did they have to give?
A few people tried to ignore us, but for some of them I'd call out, "Hey, it's worth at least a dollar to see a goat ring a bell!" and then most of them would come over.
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Hager, would you like to introduce yourself? I'm not sure whether to welcome you or hit the "Purge Spammer" button. We get a lot of posts from AI-generated bots that reply to threads with somewhat on-topic posts that say nothing, so I am naturally wary of anyone that bumps threads but never formally introduces themselves.
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Yesterday I went for a walk around Lake Beckwith in Colorado City with a friend of mine. I took Finn and Pongo with me and we had a great time. But then on the way home the water pump in my truck seized and broke the serpentine belt! I lost my power steering and the engine quickly began to heat up so I pulled onto the shoulder and raised the hood. Here I am sitting by the side of the road with two goats in the back of my truck and no way to get home. Phil was inaccessible. It was just after 5:00 on a Sunday and he was busy with his livestream. He wouldn't have heard the phone even if it rang 50 times.
But as luck would have it, a lady who lives just a short distance past my house happened to be driving by and she stopped to see what was going on. It's impossible not to recognize the crazy lady who drives around the valley with goats in her truck! I asked my neighbor if she could stop by my house on her way home and bang on the window of the room where Phil does his livestream. She said she could do that, but in the meantime it was getting dark and quickly getting cold! I knew it would be a little while before Phil could get his boots on and come to our rescue, so I unloaded Finn and Pongo and began marching up the highway. I'm happy that the road has a nice wide shoulder because the traffic was relatively heavy as commuters came home from work, and nearly everyone drives too fast. But the boys were good and Finn was downright stately. He marched up the highway with his head held high and a dignified air about him. Pongo bounced along beside us, trying hard to imitate Finn but jumping behind my leg in fright every time a vehicle flew past us. We walked about a mile and it was almost dark when Phil pulled up.
Just as Phil arrived another neighbor drove up with his truck and said he'd seen me and the goats hiking up the highway and had turned around and come back to see if we needed a lift. It feels great to know there are so many helpful and caring people in this valley who will stop and offer their assistance when I break down, even when I have goats in tow!
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