The Adventures of Sam The Shepherd: ROAD TRIP!!!
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS


CHAPTER 1 : Nuh-uh!  I’ll die first…
CHAPTER 2: That’s impossible….
CHAPTER 3: What are you doing here…
CHAPTER 4: Barnyard date…
CHAPTER 5: Someone Like You…










CHAPTER 1 : Nuh-uh!  I’ll die first…

    “ So Sam what do you say?” A tall man extended his arm and petted his best friend.  He continued stroking his dog before a cute jogger ran down his block.  He immediately ceased his petting, and chased the female.  He was so desperate to find someone, and I don’t blame him considering his last girlfriend moved to Hawaii.  All she left him was a teddy bear he had won her, and the bill to a dress she bought on his credit card.

    “Hey, Sammy!  SAAAMMMYY!!!”  I turned around to find Maxine, my dear neighbor, wagging her tail anxiously at me.  “ Yes Maxine?  You called..err…screamed for me, right?”

    I smiled back at her and she slipped out a little giggle.  “ I couldn’t help but eavesdrop on your conversation, but your master knows that you can’t talk hmmm?”  The look she gave me when she said this, was one of those looks that made you feel pathetic.

    “Well, that’s the way he is I guess.  You know he and I have been friends for so long, I guess we never looked at each other differently.”  Then a voice rang that seemed to be calling Maxine.  The female rolled her eyes.  “ Sorry Sam, I have to go!  Say hi to your master for me.”  A wee bit of sarcasm in that sentence was expressed as she ran to her house.

    What a nice dog she was, a little bossy though.  “ So what if my master’s crazy, I guess that would make me crazy too?”  A nervous shiver rolled up my spine at the thought of our equality.  I cautiously went through the doggy door he had make a few years ago, and fell on my soft cushiony mattress.

    Nothing a nice nap can’t take care of right?  Within a few minutes I dozed off and was fast asleep.  I was dreaming of me in a red cape saving the world from evil cats.   Yeah you heard me, evil cats.  Then something popped up in my dreams.  I was standing on top of a roof under a starry night, and there in front of me was a darkened outline of what seemed to be a husky.  The dog turned around and I realized indeed it was a husky.  She was stunning, radiant, gorgeous, and above all I knew her name was Emma.

    In that moment I was so happy, I ran to her and gave her a big sloppy hug.  In my heart I wanted to tell her how I felt truly, but I knew I could never in real life.  “ Where have you been all this time?” I sobbed, it was so easy for me to start breaking into tears.  She looked up at me and and replied,
“Wakey wakey!  Eggs and bacy!”

    I shifted back, “What?”  Had she lost her mind as well?  As I looked into her eyes they were deep and dull.  She was not her at the moment.  Then a familiar voice sprang, “ Sam time to go camping!”

    Snapping back to reality, I winced at those words.  When did I agree to go camping?  I ran in-between my owner’s legs and skidded through the wooden floor.  As I looked back he was sliding as well.  “Dangit Sam, I just waxed the floor.  BAD DOG!”  A pair of arms came to capture me as I stood there nearly to the point of wetting myself.

    Before I knew it I was wearing the horrible red collar I used to wear when I was younger, and was being dragged by it outside.  I barked and howled furiously as he dragged me out of the lawn.   I did some serious damage there too! In total I had done a lot of damage:
1) I scratched up the wooden floors
2) Made my boss slide through his house
3) Destroyed his lawn on my way out
4) Clawed at the door
5) Removed all his manly tulips and roses in his garden
6) Knocked over a gnome and a flamingo in his yard
7) Accidentally made tracks on his lawn
8) Removed some of the waxing on the floor
9) Possibly almost gave him a heart attack


    It was a shame none if it worked though huh?  I was thrown into a cage and was placed in the backseat of his ugly jeep.  “Nuh-uh!  I’ll die first before I go!”  But Maxine was right; he couldn’t hear what I was saying.  So he packed up a few of his, and my thing and rode off.  I fell back in my cage.  “This isn’t fair you kno-“ Suddenly the car came to a screeching halt.  I collided into the front of the metallic part of the cage, and went unconscious.  At least I can dream peacefully.


                                                        ~ooOoo~


CHAPTER 2: That’s impossible….


    “Ugggghhh…what…where am I?”  Regaining my consciousness and my sanity, I timidly opened my eyes.  At the same time I awoke I could hear my master singing a few tunes from the radio.  “ Superstar where you from? How’s it going…Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you’re a womanizer!”

    I quickly covered my ears with my paws trying to escape the off keynotes.  Aside from that I had to as well try to find where the heck we were.  Having adjusted to his “singing” I took one of my claws and picked at the lock until it opened.  

    Great!  I sprang out of my cage and hopped onto the cushiony backseats.  “Well hey there Sam!  You got out again didn’t you?”  I stared at him blankly.  Maybe he is stupid, or at least very close.

    I drew a bark and leaped over to the window.  There were so many cars rushing by us.  It was a scary-beautiful sight.  This was all so breath taking; I wish I could see more of this “lifestyle” often.  Then again, I guess I’d be happy with what I have already.

    After countless hours of his singing, we made it to our destination.  As we drove in I swore I saw everyone crowding around his car saying addressing him as Pete.  So, his name was Pete.  I kind of knew his name was Pete, but never really got enough info to call him that.

    A kind brunet female jumped in front of my door and opened it.  “Roxie!” I yipped and tackled the twelve year old to the ground.  Roxie was my master’s niece.  Her parents owned a large house by lake Merced.  So that must’ve meant I was at…

    “Sammy!” The female chuckled as she rested beneath me.  I lapped her face and hopped off.  Pete helped Roxie up as I ran to the lake.  The sight was so beautiful.  You could see the reflection of the sky in the clear water, and the cute little bass swimming in its far depth.  

    I jumped in the lake and took a swim.  Roxie soon followed me and Pete who was rushing to play with me, they just couldn’t resist me I guess!  Oh, and to think I’d regret this little trip?


                                                            ~ooOoo~


CHAPTER 3: What are you doing here…


    The sun began to set as we rested on the shore still very soaking wet.  “Hey Roxie, don’t you want to go back home yet?” Pete nudged her on the cheek.  “But Uncle Pete!  I don’t want to go home just yet!  I love the ocean so much, I feel like it’s calling me to stay!”  Hmmm… even though she sounded absolutely absurd, she was too cute to be corrected.

    “Oh dear!  I knew this would happen-“ A unsteady tone in his voice as he turned to his dripping child, a silent pause between them. “ Roxie, you’re becoming a…mermaid!” Pete stood up and shook the pants of his shorts.  “You’re lying Pete!”  

    “Sure, I’ll just tell your mom (his sister) to burn the pictures of you with your tail.”  She jumped up and chased him back to her house, probably part of his evil plan all along to get her home.  The last bit of rays of light hit my back as I rested there.  It was cute how we spent this much time together, but all these good things would end sooner or later.  So I’d guess I’m just going to have to live in the moment for now, how very antagonizing that was.

    When I was about to doze off something happened.  “ Well if I didn’t know!  Sammy-whammy!”  Oh….My….Gawd…. those words tingled up my spine. Was it an older female? No, her voice was so serene she must’ve been around my age.  Sam turned his head to spot a dazzling husky with dull but well-kept brown fur, with a smirk that