Batteries Not Included

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

My best friend Rocket, pictured above, is a little bitty guy.  That’s a purse he’s sitting in in the photo.  This will give you an idea as to how tiny he really is.  I hear comments from people about about his size all the time.

I heard something today from someone that I’ve never heard before.

I took Rocket to Petco today to get his nails trimmed.  I was holding Rocket as I waited for the woman behind the counter to finish waiting on the customer that was ahead of me.

While standing there, a man entered the store behind me.  He had a beautiful shepherd mix on a lease.  The dog was all white with beautiful light blue eyes.

I looked at the man and commented “What a beautiful dog!”  He said “Thank you!  Tell me, how often do you have to replace the batteries in yours?”

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Penny Wilson is a freelance writer who writes in several genres. She has written articles for WOW Women on Writing. Her poetry has been published in online journals, such as Ariel Chart, Spill Words Press and the Poppy Road Review. Penny is a member of the Austin Poetry Society. Her poetry has been featured in the publication America's Emerging Poets 2018 & 2019 by Z Publishing, Poets Quarterly and Dual Coast Magazine published by Prolific Press. You can find more of her writings on her blog at https://pennywilsonwrites.com/ and follow her on Twitter @pennywilson123.
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16 Responses to Batteries Not Included

  2. Charmed Chaos says:
    December 26, 2017 at 3:20 pm

    Hilarious- thanks for sharing! I have a chihuahua mix, but he’s about 15 lbs. Don’t you just love their personalities?

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  3. Matt Christian says:
    December 24, 2017 at 11:38 pm

    Bought a smile to my face. Lovely

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  4. laura bruno lilly says:
    December 24, 2017 at 1:52 pm

    Great line!
    BTW: your doggie is what was referred to a few years back as a ‘pocket pet.’ Or did you already know that? (my cousin owned an independent pet store back then, so the info was from her)

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  5. sorryless says:
    December 24, 2017 at 4:34 am

    You’re right, that WAS a great line!
    In all fairness to Rocket though, he has stealth on his side. AND he can get into those hard to reach places in a pinch. And he can accompany you anywhere, which makes his life quite interesting and full.

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  6. WaltPage says:
    December 24, 2017 at 2:49 am

    Did you smack him?

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  7. quirkywritingcorner says:
    December 24, 2017 at 12:26 am

    Reblogged this on quirkywritingcorner and commented:
    This is hysterical so I had to share it!! ~ Connie

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