Wentworth’s Adventures

These are some adventures that Wentworth, the Blue Mystery Snail before me, had. One time, Nana and Papa came over, and he played with the filter. However, Rico, his ghost shrimp rival, was also trying to get the human’s attention. So, Wentworth let go and almost landed on Rico! The next day, Rico stole his food. He actually started a spirulina-tablet collection hidden in the plants! Another time, Wenty escaped the tank. He climbed down the back wall but fell to the floor and couldn’t figure out how to get back to the tank. Luckily, Dad found him, picked him up, put him back in, and sealed the holes in the tank that he escaped through. While he recovered, he played with the gravel, and even Rico didn’t steal his food. He tried to climb up the bubbler tube, but his humans saw him, and he dropped to the bottom. Nothing going on here… However, he still had his secret hideout, accessible through his hollow rock. We both use this, and I have converted it into a secret lab! uh, have shells! Yes, we both have shells. Ha, ha, no idea what happened to his secret hideout, and no plans to find it whatsoever… Stop overacting, Smoky! He also enjoyed going on dates with Destiny, the whale shark figurine in the tank. He always hugged her, and one time, the humans even caught him with a makeshift table out of gravel, 2 pieces of an algae tablet on the table, and Destiny sitting on the other side of the table.

These are just a few of the many adventures Wentworth had!

I Know This Was the Title of Another Post, but Can I File a Complaint Again?

My humans were playing with these toys that were basically these bones that you got wet, and then chiseled at until a little puppy figurine came out! Naturally, I was hoping for a shepherd figurine!

However, my humans soon made a shocking discovery. The bones came with a little booklet that detailed all of the dogs that you could get. But there were NO SHEPHERDS!!! Seriously, they had some miniature Doberman, but no shepherd! I’ll just ask Smoky to carve me one.

Isabella’s Horse Experience (Horse Riding #1)

When the humans left yesterday, I called on Smoky to spy on them with her fly-drone. They drove to a place with a lot of horses and met with a lady giving riding lessons. They talked about riding lessons in the future, then met with some horses on the way out. One was looking for food and wouldn’t stop licking Isabella’s hands and nibbling her clothes. Come on, that’s a complete violation of Rule 14 of Interacting with Humans 101–if you’re looking for food, don’t be obvious about it! The other horse was completely calm, and let the humans pet his head and rub his nose. The final horse had an itch on his back, and Isabella scratched it for him. Hmph, she should save her itch-scratching for me–I’m the one with seasonal allergies! Let’s just say I hope those “future riding lessons” were only a possibility.

Isabella’s Birthday

On Isabella’s 14th birthday, the humans got the car all packed up, then got me hooked up to my leash and harness, got me in the car, and we all took off. Then, after a while, we arrived at Nana and Papa’s House! They had cake, and presents, and yummy dinner with ham, cheese, and beef–they even gave me some! Unfortunately, they were also eating chicken, and they wouldn’t give me any–something about “allergies.”

Then, after playing a game of Pin the Body on the Butterfly (the humans played for me, and I won!), we got back in the car and went home.

For Raini Von Stonehill, 1st Place Winner.

Then, the next day, the humans got ready again, but this time, they put me in the crate and left me! I got out thanks to Smoky, and we both watched what the humans were doing through a secret drone camera disguised as a fly that Smoky had invented. The humans visited a place they called the zoo, where they visited the “reptile house.” At one point, a black monitor lizard ran down his tree to meet Isabella. I was glad when she moved on–I do NOT need a lizard taking my place! Then, they met with Nana and Papa, and a lady came up to them, taking them into the penguin house. They put on overalls and boots that looked like they’d be amazing to chew, then they walked into a room and sat down. Then the doors opened, and a bunch of penguins came running in! The humans fed them fish, and some even let the humans pet them! One macaroni penguin fell asleep on Mom’s lap! Then the worst part happened. A large king penguin named Lola came in, Isabella went over to her, and she sat down in Isabella’s lap and started preening her with her beak. She didn’t leave her the whole time, and when Isabella fed a Gentoo penguin named Zelda some fish, Zelda came closer, and Lola snapped at her! Big, affectionate, and protective–did this penguin think she was a shepherd? I was very glad when the humans came home. But that night, I was extra cuddly with Isabella…just so she didn’t forget her REAL shepherd.

Smoky’s Log #6

Alert alert security breach oops sorry I left voice typing on Let me turn it off. Sorry about that! I was voice typing, when my special security alarm system went off. Just let me see why it’s on. *GASP* Oh no! Mom read my journal on her computer! I’ll log her out of her e-mail, that should do it! Now just let me take this little security matter up with Raini…

Smoky’s Log #5

So… the other day, Isabella was taking a bath, and everyone else was occupied. It was my perfect chance to explore the house and all its gadgets! First, I fiddled with the electricity. I pulled something out, then put it back in when I heard the humans shouting about the electricity being out and how could there be a blackout with no storm? The electricity came back on, and all was well, but I think they suspect something. At least my canine sister Raini does, but she’s the only one I have ever talked to about my experiments. She even lets me use her website as my journal!

Then I moved on to something simpler. I decided that fixing the sprinklers couldn’t be too hard, plus it had to do with water! So I worked on that. They were only coming on every other day, which at the time, I thought was a problem. I erased all the settings, but then I realized that that’s what the humans wanted it to do! I’ll give you an update when it gets fixed, either by the humans or…other methods! *winky snail emoji* Hey, speaking of, I should design some more snail emojis! I can’t work with just this! 🐌🐌🐌🐌

Smoky’s Log #4

I have been making preparations for the 4th of July Firework Show. I worked in my lab, creating unusual fireworks for the show. Then, on the big night, I used my Snail-Mobile to go far enough down the street that my humans couldn’t see who was setting the fireworks off. I shot off ones that made scratchy and squeaky noises when fired, and swirly golden snail-shell-type patterns in the air. Also, my signature was that they left heart-shaped smoke patterns when they exploded–they don’t call me Smoky for nothing!

Can I File a Complaint?

A few days ago, the humans started behaving oddly, looking out the windows whenever they heard a banging noise, which was often. The first few times, the noises startled me, as they sounded like someone knocking on the door. Then I realized it was just that yearly summer thing again. Sure enough, the next night, the humans were just sitting and watching TV, then they started talking about “going to see the fireworks,” putting shoes on, and getting me geared up in my leash and harness. Then we walked outside! A walk at bedtime!? No, they just sat in chairs on the driveway, me laying in front of Isabella, while the humans talked and looked at the sky. I heard a lot of banging and occasional odd noises, but that didn’t bother me. The sky looked like it was exploding, though. It was brown and blue and white and yellow and gold and purple (my favorite color) and a different shade of brown…or maybe those browns were red and green. I can’t tell–I’m a dog! That night, when we FINALLY went inside, I slipped right off to sleep. I don’t know why they do this, but they did it around the same time last year. And the year before. And the year before that–actually, I don’t remember if we did or not, but the humans say I just stayed inside and slept through the fireworks. Anyway, it’s entertaining, and the colors are pretty, but why does it have to be so LATE!? After all, I need my beauty sleep!

The Bunny Rescue

It started out a normal day. Except…I smelled something. I dug a hole, and suddenly I heard a bunch of squeaking! The hole was filled with little furry things. I grabbed one and ran. Mom got me to drop it and put me inside while Isabella went to check on it. It turned out to be a rabbit kit! There was a whole nest of them! Isabella rounded up all 4 of them and released them into the front yard, as they were old enough to be on their own. Since it was the 4th of July, Isabella named the feistiest one Firecracker. Then I investigated the nest some more. I found one last kit, and Dad asked Isabella to help. She carried the very affectionate kit out to the front yard and released her. We didn’t see any sign of the bunnies after that, but Dad found the mom in the front yard! Plus, I didn’t hurt them! I just thought they might hurt Isabella, so I protected her by picking one up. So, really, I was doing the right thing, right?

Smoky’s Log #3

So, the humans got a new Wi-Fi enhancer. They named it SmokyFi, so, naturally, I took it into my own hands antennae computer. I now have some sort of control over SmokyFi. One day, I heard that someone called iPod had joined the wi-fi. I didn’t know what a pod, or group of cetaceans (dolphins, whales, porpoises, etc.), would want with our wi-fi, but I decided not to let them in, so I pulled the connection down. Then the humans came in and tried to fix it, and Isabella asked me to put the connection back up, so I did. Of course, that means they know…so I’ll just lay low for a while, and hope they didn’t see anything…