Omar Blue, Ma and The Undercover Sting

 

Babee Blue wants to hear about the wonderful things Omar and his pack do. He loves his big brother and his wilderness family.

I have so many of their deeds to talk about that it's easy to pick another one.

This one is different. I was there. I thought I could help.

I'm coming, Babee….



We had just finished breakfast

Omar Blue and me

There was something on his mind that morning

I was always able to see.

Omar why not just tell me, I asked

Get it off your chest

You know I'll find out anyway 

Telling now would be best.

When he looked across the table

I knew I'd won the bout

He knew I wouldn't be satisfied

Until he let it out.
 

What I heard was very alarming

I would never have foreseen

He said they were going undercover

Him, Major Diggs and Sophie Jean.

He was hearing a "cry" from a bad, bad place

Where they board dogs during the day

But then they follow the people home

And kidnap their dogs away.

We can't let this go on Ma

So this is what we're gonna do

Me, Major Diggs and Poodle Sophie Jean

Gonna see if this is true.

Soon after Omar was on his way

I got ready because I knew

The place that he was talking about

So I would go there too.

It didn't take me very long

Though my thoughts weren't really clear

When I got there it had happened

They were caged when I came near.

 

Ma what are you doing here

Why'd you follow me

Don't worry Omar I'll get you out

Stand back, I can do it, you'll see.

No, no said Omar and Major Diggs

This is what we had to do

My pack will be here pretty soon

Hurry home, this can't involve you. 

I ran quick like a bunny

At least that's what I thought

I heard some noise but didn't look back

It was home now that I sought.

 

I got home in a jiffy

Omar Blue came in about three

I avoided looking directly at him

But saw he was looking at me.

He told me about the rescue

I was proud of my big guy

But he didn't explain so I'll never know
How he heard the puppies' "cry."

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Special thanks to the proprietors of the beautiful Broughton's Country Kennel in Midlothian, VA.  for letting me use their facility to bring you another "true tale."

 

Wolf Bennie Ba - For the love of K-9 Town

The older Babee Blue gets, the more questions he has. Ma says I was the same way.

Like the rest of my pack, my baby brother loves and respects Wolf Bennie Ba, aka The Ghost.  Ma’s at the house explaining to Babee how Bennie changed from the vicious wolf that lived only to kill or be killed, to the beloved member of the pack that he has become.

Let’s see what’s happening. I can do that. My way of making sure Ma’s okay.

Babee’s getting his snacks. She’s about to start....

Ma:   Remember Babee, Wolf Bennie Ba, known then as The Ghost, lived in the wilderness all alone, from the time he was a little pup.

Shocka Din had his followers.

After the fight, when The Ghost and Shocka had almost killed each other, and he left two more of Shocka’s followers dead, Bennie Ba decided he wanted to change. He was hurt, alone and very sad.

The Ghost had heard about your big brother Omar and his pack. He knew among them he would be just one of many and all were treated equally. He observed them for a good while.

I still think Omar and Bennie Ba planned what happened that day.

Was a bright but chilly morning

at K-9 Town, USA

the males had gone out searching

for the lurking wolf Bennie Ba.

 

The puppies were left happy

the females watching them play

but who could have guessed

that darned wolf Bennie

would circle back that day.

 

Back now to the searchers

and their leader Omar Blue

the most extraordinary Doberman

pack members ever knew.

 

He’d stopped

and some would later say

a fierce look had taken hold

the look of the mighty warrior

big, bad, brave and bold.

 

 

They knew that there was something

but none of them could see

that Wolf Bennie Ba was in their town

under The Big Oak Tree.

 

Then Omar Blue was running

with his cool magnificent stride

they couldn’t keep up, no matter what

but dog-gone-it they sure tried.

 

A real tough pack of dogs they were

from the shepherd to the hound

and with their leader, ahead of the pack

Bennie Ba would sure be found!

 

 

Leader Omar Blue outpaced them

he checked on the puppies real quick

then found Bennie Ba, just a minute away

but the huge white wolf was quite sick.

 

When the pack arrived

Wolf Bennie Ba sighed

“Okay, I won’t do it again

just wanted to be

with you all and the pups

cause I’m lonely, I ain’t got no kin”.

 

The pack looked at each other

not knowing what to say

then Omar Blue said loud and clear

“He needs us let him stay!”

 

Each pack member howled in agreement

this was Bennie’s lucky day

the pack repeated their leader

 “He needs us, let him stay!”

 

 

That’s exactly what happened Babee. Now Wolf Bennie Ba is one of the most well-known members of the K-9 Town Pack. Loved by all and giving love in return.

 

Babee….Babee!
 
As usual, I was so absorbed that I didn’t realize my little buddy had bailed out on me. Just goes to show that my world of “true tales” works the way I want it to.
 
My getaway. Love it.

You’re welcome to make it yours too.

Growing up in Coney Island (Ma's story and she's sticking to it!)

Omar Blue

I'm out of it. Just took Ma home. Then made sure the K-9 Town perimeters were secure. I met some of my pack doing the same. We don't take any chances.

Ma had a good time, as usual. Again, I don't know how she does it. She ain't telling. She says these are "her" true tales and she can do whatever she wants.

Obviously!

We spent lots of happy time telling how members of my pack grew up. Then to Ma's surprise, her turn came.

She tried to get out of it, but we weren't having it. So here goes....

 
Imagine life, living just one block from the renowned Coney Island Amusement Park.

It was even better than that.

The exciting carousels, roller coasters, ferris wheels, water slides, and who could get enough of the “spooky houses.”

As a kid, I admit, a pretty long time ago, I thought Coney Island was the best place in the world to live. I was so lucky.

What fun I had in the cool ocean on a hot day or walking up and down the boardwalk feasting on tasty treats.

Best of all were my wonderful friends, Ma told us and we looked around at each other.

I knew all the sideshows and the people who ran them, she said.

My friends were the people visitors called freaks.  They weren’t freaks.  Maybe oddly different, but a kinder, merrier group I’ve never met.

Of all the circus people, one of my very best friends was Slimshadow.  Slimshadow was 9 ft. tall and skinny as a rail and he always had his 8 inch brown spider, Cookieface, with him. She was as well known as Slimshadow.

Hairy Harriet the bearded fat lady and I were just as close.  Weighing in at 650 lbs. with a beard 5 ft. long she was as happy-go-lucky as could be.

The four of us would sit sometimes for hours, Cookieface included, while I listened to their fascinating stories of old.  Cookieface had a way of letting me know when the two started stretching the truth a bit.  She’d come over and perch on one of my feet and look up at me with what had to be a big smile.

After a while Slimshadow and Hairy Harriet caught on and when Cookieface did this we all would bust out laughing.

 

What a happy time that was, though things had a way of changing quickly in the Coney Island underground, which is what it was called by the folks that lived there.

Another popular attraction was Jasmine the Snake Lady who could make her body do anything a snake could.  She was as long and slim as Slimshadow was tall and for this reason thought he and she should be together always.  She hated Hairy Harriet and even little Cookieface.  She wasn’t fond of me either.

While taking a walk down the boardwalk one day, I met Hairy Harriet who had been coming to find me.  She was moving fast with a worried look on her face.  She said Slimshadow was nowhere to be found.   Cookieface had told her that Snake Lady Jasmine had wrapped herself around him and rolled him away. Cookieface was so scared that she was hiding in Hairy Harriet’s beard while leading the way to her master.

They took off in a run with me following while wondering how a 650 lb. bearded lady could run so fast.  We went through parts of Coney Island I didn’t know existed, and came to a passageway that Hairy Harriet couldn’t get through.  I was about to tell her I’d go ahead to see if he was at the other end, but before I could get the words out she had hit the wall so hard that it cracked, then fell, leaving a hole big enough for her to enter.

We found Slimshadow at the other end with Jasmine still wrapped around him tightly.  She was yelling loudly, telling him why she should be his only friend.  Slimshadow was just as loud while being twisted into a pretzel, telling her, "If you continue to act this way you'll never have any friends."

Upon looking at this sight, Hairy Harriet ran over and pulled Snake Lady so hard that she almost broke in two.  But when Hairy Harriet finally calmed down, a sadness had come over her.  She was actually feeling sorry for Snake Lady Jasmine. 

Hairy Harriet slowly sat down and her and Slimshadow had a long talk with Jasmine. Cookieface and I stayed on the sideline, not knowing what else to do, but soon enough we were called over and were all lounging carefree while the Snake Lady happily told “her” stories of long ago.

During more than one of those tales, Cookieface perched on a foot and looked up at me.  After a while we shared its meaning with Jasmine and she laughed loudest of all.

I’ll never forget that day.

Ma finished then, though we all wanted to hear more.

She said it was time to get back to reality.

She'll be back! In the meantime, she'll be sharing our lives and adventures with you, so please come back to see us.

Love you.

Omar Blue