A Startling Yet Tempting Text

I was minding my own beeswax on Tuesday afternoon, sitting at the kitchen table perusing the innernets on HIPPIE, when my phone buzzed with a text from Hick. All spelling is his...

"You want a Australian healer female already fixed"

"Maybe? How old? Do you think Jack will accept her?"

"Genius's high school friend's sister is trying to give one away"

"Why? Does it bite or tear things up?"

"Its brown and not to big it pees in the house but we woouuld do outside"

"Brown? A real heeler is speckled. Orange like Jack. Or gray."

"Its. Brown maybe mix A lot like junoe"

"No picture?"

"Its on face book ill try and down load pictur"

"Maybe it's an Australian shepherd, not heeler?"

"Maybe I cant find it now so I sent that friend a message to see if I could get a picture"

"We would have to keep her tied up a few days, probably. The dog, not the friend! Make sure there's no pit bull in her!"

"I will. Haven't heard anything back yet"

"Okay. Somebody else might want it."

While I was in town two hours later, Hick sent another text:

"I got pictures of dog when you get home"

Hick also got more information later in the evening. 

Both Genius's friend, and her sister, are former students of mine. The Sister works in law enforcement. The dog is an Australian shepherd. She is left alone in an apartment while her owner is at work. That's the problem. Like The Sister said, the dog pees in the house when left alone for up to 10 hours during her shift. Who wouldn't??? Dogs can't use a toilet! Because of the peeing, and the dog tearing things up while left alone, The Sister has to keep her in a kennel. Or more accurately, a large wire crate. She hates that. The Sister, as well as the dog. She wants the dog to have a good home where she can be outside, not kept in a crate for 10 hours a day or night.

More on this story tomorrow...