Happy Ending Story for Roscoe
I just wanted to let everyone know the Happy Ending story
that I have had with my wonderful, hardheaded, temperamental, jealous,
controlling, genius, playful, mischievous, dog/cat/three-year-old child
named ROSCOE.
I rescued Roscoe through BRAT in February 1999, or maybe
he rescued me? He had been with a family that did not have the time to care
for him, and he was offered through the service. I picked him because he was
only two hours from home and he was young; but it had to be fate.
 Roscoe
has been a loyal member of our family for over ten years now. The photo of
him at right was taken this month. We have had our ups and downs, but all in
all the experience has been wonderful. Even at his "advanced" age of 12
years old he is still the consummate escape artist. Recently my heart was
broken, when he managed to escape from a new detention facility I had
erected on the back patio so he could enjoy being outside without the fear
of getting wet. He decided the facility was not to his liking and escaped.
Two days later he was found in the company of the local doggie jail. He was
recovered no worse for wear, and all the comments I received were positive
about his behavior while resorting at their facility. The big surprise came
when I told them he was over 12 years old. They thought maybe four or five.
I tell the story of his escape to tell all those adopting
a Basenji that the stories of their eccentricities are not rumors. Basenjis
are great companions not pets, and they expect to be treated as such. They
never grow weary of their mischievousness, and your life will be fuller with
their presence in it.
Long Live Roscoe; Long Live the King.
Thank you,
Wilton Cleveland |
