Scooter

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He came from no place and arrived at some place. My place. Now his place forever.He walked down my driveway.A small ball of fur.I said to myself "look at that dopey puppy" what's he gonna do.I was changing my stock MC exhaust pipes to straight pipes, the kind you love to hate.As I cranked up the bike this crazy lab pup went under the bike.When I shut the bike off he went under the pick up truck.I tried to call him out from underneath, but he just looked at me as if I was dumb.So I cranked up the bike and out he came, sat by the bike while it ran.He was about 10 weeks old.He did this several times.In disbelief I called out to my family to show them this dopey pup.I bet that they could not get him out from under the truck, but I could without calling to him.I won.I had him for 5 1/2 years and did everthing together.He would run the woods like the wind, he would swim in the lake like an otter, and was smarter than a whip.I called him Scooter.At the house and back yard he would watch my every move with those loving eye's.I could tell when he wanted to run and swim.At times he would bring me my sneaker, flip flop, or socks.He passed suddenly.Very fast.The vet tried but...Scooter had some type of intestinal cancer and it ruptured.No warning.He never slowed down.Now I'm real down.Not sure if ever I'll get another like him.It hurts real,real,bad.Little about me I went in the Army in 67.Took a trip to South East Asia (Nam).Stayed for 20 years most of it as a paratrooper.Than law enforcement for another 20 plus.I thought that nothing would hurt this bad cause I saw it all.I'm a little up in age but a little lazy at times.Scooter with all his energy and love got me going for miles on end day in and day out.He made me feel so much alive.He past 3 Nov 0430hrs.The ordeal for him started the 0900hrs 2 Nov.I cannot bring myself to eat anything going on 2 day's.Forgive me for my rambling on, but I miss him so darned much.