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June 28, 2012 the valley star Page 3<br />

THE SONNY SIDE<br />

by Sonny Turner<br />

He loves the pond, but hates a bath<br />

He loves <strong>to</strong><br />

go swimming<br />

in<br />

the not so clean<br />

pond, but hates<br />

Sonny Turner <strong>to</strong> be bathed<br />

with the hose back at home.<br />

Just what is going on with our<br />

Bulldog, Bubu, is anybody’s<br />

guess at <strong>this</strong> point. But, he literally<br />

can’t stand that cool<br />

bath we give him <strong>to</strong> keep<br />

clean.<br />

In the hot summer he will<br />

make two, maybe three trips<br />

daily <strong>to</strong> the old murky pond in<br />

the pasture behind our home. I<br />

believe he does it <strong>to</strong> keep cool<br />

as the temperatures rise. But,<br />

pull that shampoo out and<br />

grab the hose, he clams up<br />

and stresses out.<br />

I’ve talked <strong>to</strong> some friends who<br />

have dogs, and they say their<br />

animals act like that, <strong>to</strong>o. A<br />

bath is a no-no, but they love<br />

<strong>to</strong> go in<strong>to</strong> water on their own.<br />

ubu will go swimming up <strong>to</strong><br />

is nose. Sometimes, he will<br />

ven go under the water. He<br />

oves it.<br />

eople get attached <strong>to</strong> their<br />

ets like we are <strong>to</strong> Bubu. He<br />

osts us money, but he’s like<br />

amily and we love him.<br />

he Valley Star’s Danny Johnon,<br />

and wife Debra, have a<br />

lack lab named “Riley” and<br />

they had a little mishap with<br />

her last week. It seems Riley,<br />

who loves <strong>to</strong> ride in the jeep,<br />

tried <strong>to</strong> jump out while the jeep<br />

was in motion and suffered a<br />

broken front leg. That happened<br />

on a weekend and<br />

Danny and Debra had <strong>to</strong> take<br />

her <strong>to</strong> Decatur for emergency<br />

attention since all the vets in<br />

Athens were out. That one visit<br />

Vickie Turner with Bubu the day after last year's big snow s<strong>to</strong>rm.<br />

Pho<strong>to</strong> by Danny Johnson<br />

Riley on the mend.<br />

cost them $400. But, that is<br />

only a fraction of the cost since<br />

more visits <strong>to</strong> the dog doc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

will be forthcoming.<br />

Whether these pets are worth<br />

the cost is debatable, but<br />

Pho<strong>to</strong> by Sonny Turner<br />

when you become attached <strong>to</strong><br />

them, it’s hard <strong>to</strong> let go.<br />

Bubu is scheduled for a doc<strong>to</strong>r’s<br />

visit as I write <strong>this</strong> because<br />

he has been having eye<br />

problems. But we have already<br />

discussed it, and come <strong>to</strong> the<br />

conclusion that a 10-year-old<br />

THE VALLEY<br />

STAR<br />

Publisher/Edi<strong>to</strong>r in Chief<br />

Sonny Turner<br />

sonny.visions@gmail.com<br />

256-431-5498<br />

Co-Publisher/Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy<br />

Danny Johnson<br />

tvsdrj@gmail.com<br />

256-874-7571<br />

Copy Edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Debra Johnson<br />

tvsdrj@gmail.com<br />

Owners<br />

Chris Shindorf<br />

and Bob Teaven<br />

For information on advertising,<br />

please call Sonny@256-431-5498,<br />

Danny@256-874-7571 or<br />

Kathy Thorn<strong>to</strong>n@256-777-1425<br />

Reproductions in whole or in part, without expressed written permission of the publisher are strictly prohibited.<br />

The Valley Star is not responsible for the content or claims of any advertising or edi<strong>to</strong>rial in <strong>this</strong><br />

publication. All content contained in The Valley Star is sole property of The Valley Star. The Valley Star<br />

is a publication of Alabama Real Estate Solutions in Athens.<br />

Bulldog is going <strong>to</strong> have sight<br />

problems. He may have <strong>to</strong> live<br />

with that problem if it comes<br />

down <strong>to</strong> surgery. Bubu is a lot<br />

of fun when he’s healthy. He<br />

hurts the pocketbook when<br />

he’s not.

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