Where’s Claude?
“Here’s something interesting, Chet,” Bernie says. “A woman named Mary Paquin, driving a Honda on Cape Cod, hit a guy in a Toyota, sending both drivers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Also she was charged with driving under the influence, driving to endanger, etc. etc. Nothing unusual so far. The unusual part is that her golden retriever Claude jumped out of the wreck and has been spotted in several Cape towns since, seemingly headed west. Searchers think Claude may be headed back to where he used to live for most of his life, which was Plymouth Mass.” He looks up. “A search like that would be right up our alley, big guy, if we weren’t so busy with the Astrid case. To say nothing of the Great Western Private Eye Convention.”
The Great Western Private Eye Convention? Whoa! Isn’t that in book four? We’re getting way ahead of ourselves, which I’ve seen our shadows do, but don’t really understand.
Saturday, Oct. 16, Spencer Quinn at Books By The Sea, 846 Main St., Osterville MA.
Tags: book #4, dogs in the news
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4:34 am on October 14th, 2010
"The Great Western Private Eye Convention? Whoa! Isn’t that in book four?
Does this mean Spence is now writing book 4? If so then I am inclined to give him some slack on Astrid. Not that he needs any slack from me. He is taking it whenever he wants it.
Oh and good morning all. We will be traveling the next few days so might not post until later on Saturday.
>^..^<
4:46 am on October 14th, 2010
Yes! Book 4. Wonder if we can have the first sentence….
Have a good trip Staff.
4:51 am on October 14th, 2010
Book four? Oh boy, maybe Princess could drop in to visit Chet. They are great buddies.
5:08 am on October 14th, 2010
Whoa!… What do you call a guy who has no arms and no legs and a bunch of Kats?….snort!
5:15 am on October 14th, 2010
Chet, please let us know if you learn more about Claude. I want him to be found safe and well, but I question whether or not he should be returned to an owner who drives while under the influence. If he is found, he will be returned, I know. That's just the way it works. If Claude makes it this far West, mom and I will take him in.
The Great Western Private Eye Convention sounds very interesting.
Have a safe trip, Staff.
5:16 am on October 14th, 2010
tell us, Rio
5:16 am on October 14th, 2010
Staff!….What do you do with Alice Johnson and AbbieTheKat when you guys travel for days and days??….wheeze!
5:26 am on October 14th, 2010
SiberH!….Claude.
5:29 am on October 14th, 2010
Hi Everyone! Wolfie's mom here. Not to make anyone envious, but I am at the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, CA. I'm taking a class on Friday with John Flynn, which should be fun.
Melanie, I received Dan's book and I read the entire thing before I even got out of the car! I loved it, and you are so generous! You have such a close and wonderful family, and I'm so sorry to hear about your health issues and I'm glad that Dan is coming home soon. He needs to stay out of the hospital! Geeze.
5:29 am on October 14th, 2010
Book 4? Yes!!
5:31 am on October 14th, 2010
I'm admitting in siberspace that I don't get the joke…I'll tell it to my dad later and see if he gets it. I don't get some of his jokes either. Rio and my dad would probably get along really great.
5:34 am on October 14th, 2010
SiberH!…Clawed.
5:36 am on October 14th, 2010
Heh!… Just to drive SiberH crazy…. What do you call a guy who has no arms and no legs in a pile of leaves?…. snort!
5:37 am on October 14th, 2010
LOL I get it now. Sometimes these things have to be literally explained to me.
5:38 am on October 14th, 2010
rio, I don't know. I don't know.
5:39 am on October 14th, 2010
Book 4? Sounds like it may be started. YEA! Hope that poor guy is safe. Bad, bad Mary!
Wolfie, how are your boys?
SPOIER ALERT,for anyone who doesn't want to read any comments about Dan's book!
We are about half through Dan's book and really enjoying it. Melanie, is it common with Newfie breeders to do the overnight watch with the newborns, or are Dan and Zoe just super cautious?
5:42 am on October 14th, 2010
SiberH!…Russell. (rustle)
5:47 am on October 14th, 2010
LOL Good move, Rio…you explained it right away.
BBL Mom has to leave and, as usual, she is turning off the computer. Geez She acts like I will start ordering stuffed animals and dog treats if I am left alone with the computer.
5:56 am on October 14th, 2010
Stover! …Guess what tomorrow is? … heh!
6:13 am on October 14th, 2010
Rio, If we are gone for days and days then Patrick (Nearest neighbor and cat lover) comes in and changes the litter and puts out food. If we are gone overnight, like this time, we just leave lots of food and water and they are fine. Lonely, but fine. They prefer not to take short trips. (At least that is what I infer as they hide if they think we are leaving on a trip)
Alice says,
Kats do not need to be walked like some lower life forms. We can be left home alone.
Heh heh heh
6:14 am on October 14th, 2010
Siber-H – We all have seen your pile of stuffed toys. But I'm with you – more is always better.
6:15 am on October 14th, 2010
Rio – Tomorrow is the Ides of October.
6:29 am on October 14th, 2010
Barb & MagPie, Yup! 24/7 for the first week or two. The pups are small and the moms are large. Too easy for them to sit or sleep on one.
Chet: I agree that shadows are weird. Sometimes in front of you, sometimes behind and sometimes not even there.
6:35 am on October 14th, 2010
Been down the mountain to the East this time. Gracie was doing some weird stuff. Got up early and met the vet at his office. An hour and a half drive.
Grace hadn't eaten in case an operation was needed. Traveling with a hungry Newf is a Pulling experience! She got out of the van and pulled saying, "WHERE'S THE FOOD!"
She seems to be having a "split heat" which means she can into heat about 3 weeks ago and stopped early and is starting up again.
IT IS NOT what we feared. An infection of the uterus, something that tends more to happen with first time Moms and it was the correct time for that if it was happening. It is usually fatal.
GLAD we've still got our Amazing Grace.
6:36 am on October 14th, 2010
BBL: Going to take a nap.
6:38 am on October 14th, 2010
Melanie – What did the vet say? How is Amazing Grace doing?
6:40 am on October 14th, 2010
Molly!….Tomorrow is National Grouch Day… grump!
6:50 am on October 14th, 2010
Rio, Thanks for letting us know that, as it is not on our calendar. We know a few who should get a card!
Glad Gracie is ok.
6:50 am on October 14th, 2010
Are you celebrating, you chubby little grouch?
6:54 am on October 14th, 2010
Rio: I was sitting here trying to guess but you answered. Is it an American holiday or just a pug holiday? (Just kidding.) So you don't think you like The Event? I've only watched two episodes and will catch up tonight with the latest two. I'll let you know. The back and forth wasn't confusing but perhaps that's what's making it slow for you.
I'm making cinnamon rolls.
6:59 am on October 14th, 2010
Cinnamon Rolls!…. OMG! I’m so hungry I could just die!….snort!…. I’m left here all day with hardly any food or snacks… snuff!…. I’m starving to death and nobody cares!…..groan!
Muppets!… I think the Muppets started National Grouch Day… sniff!
6:59 am on October 14th, 2010
Good morning all,
I've finished Dan's book too but won't say anything as some are still waiting for/ reading it. Except: it was great!
Rio? Chubby? Only his grin, right? On the other paw, of course he knows what day tomorrow is!
7:07 am on October 14th, 2010
Cinnamon Rolls,
And just the other day Dawson had pecan tarts. I guess I better go have an unlucky shortbread cookie.
Staff
7:20 am on October 14th, 2010
Staff – I'm glad you're enjoying your shortbread. I enjoyed the baseball game. Hee hee.
7:34 am on October 14th, 2010
Keep a stiff upper lip, Rio. Your Friend will be home and feed you, you know she always does.
BBL – gotta go to work.
7:34 am on October 14th, 2010
i just started reading To fetch a theif it is one of the best books i have ever read and i am not even finished it yet.(I just hope that you bring back Max Memphis ribs)
7:43 am on October 14th, 2010
Ribs!….Now I’m really truly dying of starvation…gasp!
7:46 am on October 14th, 2010
Welcome to the blog JV,
If a certain evil pug says bad things about you then you know you are in with the "in" group. We all just barely tolerate him.
He is practicing for grouch day, tomorrow. Also he is hungry. Hope he gets some lunch soon.
Mollypop you are so evil in a sneaky way!
Those dog-gone Yankee's.
7:51 am on October 14th, 2010
Hi J.V.
Mollypop's answer about the Ides of October made me curious so I looked it up. We connect the Ides of March with Julius Caesar's death, of course, but I hadn't thought about the meaning. It's really interesting and has to do with the Roman Calendar which was lunar. They didn't number the days in the month but counted backward, using three fixed points of the following month: Nones, Ides and Kalends (where we derive our word). Seems confusing to me, just like Roman numerals.
7:52 am on October 14th, 2010
Oh no! Rio is gasping with starvation.
7:53 am on October 14th, 2010
I think that we should call Mollypop "Mollypop the Wicked" from now on.
8:20 am on October 14th, 2010
Stover!… Are you teaching full-time again? … grunt!…Or just part-time? Or not at all?… sniff!
8:33 am on October 14th, 2010
Rio: B. Stover is teaching part time/full time on Chet the Dog blog.
8:34 am on October 14th, 2010
Rio: I'm on "phased" retirement which means I teach half time. I'm not teaching this semester but will teach two classes next semester starting the middle of January.
8:36 am on October 14th, 2010
Hey Dawson!
8:49 am on October 14th, 2010
What do you two men with no arms and no legs, sitting up above your windows?
8:58 am on October 14th, 2010
Kurt 'n' Rod
9:08 am on October 14th, 2010
Dawson!… You gave the answer to quick!…grunt!… I was trying to puzzle it out… rats!
Another! …. What do you call a woman with no arms and no legs on a tennis court?
9:31 am on October 14th, 2010
Annette!….snort!
9:46 am on October 14th, 2010
I guess we will join in on the sick humor.
What do you call a steer with no legs?
And Bee, Is that the Ides of January?
9:46 am on October 14th, 2010
Back from nap-ville. Was very needed.
Gracie is doing ok. We are waiting on blood tests to just make sure of a few things that it "could" be but those are just "perhaps" things.
A grouchy pug. NOT an oxymoron.
snicker
9:58 am on October 14th, 2010
Just received an email from a friend labeled "What pets write in their diaries." The Kat's diary reminds me of a certain Kat here on the blog. Heh, Heh. .
10:03 am on October 14th, 2010
Today is National Dessert Day. So where is National Slim Jim Day?
I'm getting the jokes now. It just took a little practice.
I'm glad Grace is doing okay. Let us know, Melanie, what the vets decide.
10:07 am on October 14th, 2010
MagPIe!…. Its got to be “Ground” something….grunt!…Ground Serloin?…Ground Beef perhaps!…heh!
10:09 am on October 14th, 2010
B&M: As I understand it, the Roman calendar only had ten months, some of them named for numbers (decem–ten–December). January and February were added after the calendar was reformed. So there isn't an Ides of January, at least I don't think there is. Here's a link with info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_calendar
10:14 am on October 14th, 2010
Thanks, Bee.
Rio, you are good – it is ground beef.
W & G is being shipped today, so we will watch it this weekend.
10:25 am on October 14th, 2010
I have a joke: A Pug and his friend were sleeping soundly when, in the middle of the night, the dog next was out in the yard barking. The Pug said, "I'll go take care of it." Then he came back to bed. There was more barking. His friend said, "I thought you were going to take care of that." The Pug said, "I did. I put the dog in our yard so let's see how they like it."
10:31 am on October 14th, 2010
It's supposed to be "the dog next door" – I missed the door part.
10:42 am on October 14th, 2010
That's okay MollyPop. I'm notorious for putting the punch line in the joke.
I told Zoë Riö's pumpkin joke, but I said "What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin pie by its diameter?"
Zoë just looked at me until I realized I had blown it once again.
10:54 am on October 14th, 2010
I'm reading Dan's book. It's wonderful.
11:37 am on October 14th, 2010
Melanie, I read your entire Newf blog yesterday. Please, oh please let Gracie be ok. I feel like the Newfs are family now after reading so much about them. The pictures are great too. Dad says wall to wall carpet is one thing, wall to wall Newfs is something else altogether!
11:39 am on October 14th, 2010
What do call the guy with no arms and no legs flying out of the ballpark?
11:44 am on October 14th, 2010
Homer!…snort!heh!snort!
12:09 pm on October 14th, 2010
Rangers!…Tomorrow night they will be sending all kinds of guys named HOMER out of the ballpark!…snort!…Go Rangers!
12:33 pm on October 14th, 2010
Ahem, Puggsley. Go make shortcake.
12:44 pm on October 14th, 2010
Book 4!!!! And remember, SQ only works on one project at a time (except for the blog, of course) so maybe this book will be out in under a year!! WooHoo! Can't wait for some sneak peeks.
Rio, what do u call a man with no arms and no legs in a swimming pool?
12:47 pm on October 14th, 2010
Puss N' Boots!…Bob!…snort!
12:47 pm on October 14th, 2010
And Melanie, kat prayers that our Gracie is okay.
12:49 pm on October 14th, 2010
Molly!…I’m not allowed to leave the yard or use the stove… sneeze! … No shortbread making during this upcoming series…snort!…That’s what toppled the Twins!
12:55 pm on October 14th, 2010
Easy one, Rio….man with no arms and no legs on ur front porch?
12:56 pm on October 14th, 2010
Mat!… grunt!
1:01 pm on October 14th, 2010
What do you call a man with no arms and no leggs floating in the water?
and
What do you call a man with no arms and no legs laying in front of the door?
(Okay, these are the easy ones.)
1:02 pm on October 14th, 2010
Leggs?
Sigh….
1:05 pm on October 14th, 2010
Melanie, our books arrived today! Thank you so much. I was at Jacqueline's Dog Salon when Molly came and took her copy. Darn, I did so want to greet her.
1:06 pm on October 14th, 2010
We're not sure how Wolfie's boys are doing. They go to parties on the weekend and they swear that they are not indulging in anything, but we find that hard to believe. Dad is still not home. I am still worried.
Thanks for asking.
Mollie, Dad is going to game 4 of the play-offs (Giants vs Phillies (I think). Is your boy going? Wouldn't that be wild?
1:08 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie, I think we just did those two!
1:18 pm on October 14th, 2010
Howdy everyone! Mom has gone nutto here in the land of no jobs. She picked up PAs A Perfect Crime at the library and began reading it today. All I hear is "Oh, great!" "What a plot!" "This is good stuff!" Then she leaves. She SAYS she has to run nephew to work, but I don't know. Maybe she's lost on an island in the middle of a river?
1:36 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie, I share your concerns. We're a few years ahead of you, but I still don't know what to say. You are so good to hang in there. Families are very important.
1:51 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie: So sorry to hear about the boys and Dad. The Pack wishes they could kick some butts.
1:59 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie, is ur Dad just out looking for the boys again or just not home because of the game? Hope those boys realize how lucky they are to have a home with folks and dogs and cats who love them.
Melanie, any ETA on Dan coming home from rehab?
2:00 pm on October 14th, 2010
Gus & BooBear: We are picking him up Sunday morning at 10 am!
2:09 pm on October 14th, 2010
Sounds like u have a celebration weekend to look forward to, Melanie! Thank goodness he didn't end up in the lost and found at that stupid hospital! We're sure the pack will be excited to see him and see more of Zoe since she won't have to be going back and forth all the time.
2:42 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie, Hang tuff. We are all pulling for your guys!
And Dan, too, so glad he is coming home. Tell him how much we are all enjoying his book.
2:48 pm on October 14th, 2010
Rio, so glad you've come over into the light, just don't jinx our guys..Pollymop, sorry you are so misguided, probably just the way you were raised, snicker, snicker, heh!
3:29 pm on October 14th, 2010
Pollymop….we like that nickname!! Sounds like a big fierce poodle who is a Yankees (shudder) fan!!
Go Rangers
3:30 pm on October 14th, 2010
Rangers!….Don’t get too excited Min Pin…snort!… I’m just a temporary Rangers Fans. We saw how they play and we here think they can take down the Yankees and it will be sweet to watch!…woooo!
Stover!…We decided to finish the rest of “The Event” episode from last night and it actually showed promise and became interesting again… snort!…So we will continue to watch for now…wheeze!…When the passengers "woke up", didn't it seem like something weird went on with the little girls eyes???…gulp!
Claude!…. I hope Claude is safe and sound. I hate to think of him wandering the streets of Cape Cod lost, cold and hungry…sniffle!
3:34 pm on October 14th, 2010
Ahhh!…Jasper’s gal is in for a very good time reading that book!…snort!…I wonder if Wookie started it yet?… sneeze!…He said he was anxious but might wait until after he gets back from vacation… cough!
3:37 pm on October 14th, 2010
I googled Claude again to see if there was anything new, but nothing showed up.
I'm hoping a nice family takes him in during the rainstorm we're going to get.
Watched the first episode of Season 2 of the Sanctuary. Dire news there. I'm guessing things work out since it's the FIRST episode and there is also a season 3 of Sanctuary.
Signing out!
3:51 pm on October 14th, 2010
Rio: I haven't watched the third episode of The Event yet because I was watching Rubicon again from the beginning (on Amazon). Fringe is on in a bit so I'll get to Event tomorrow.
4:20 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wookie!… I wonder if he and his people will make it to the picture perfect town of Osterville, MA for Spencer’s book signing…snort!…That would be awesome because Wookie pays attention to detail…gruff!… I hope he reads the blog today and they have time to drive all the way to MA…pleeeeese!….Go Wookie Go!…wheeze!
4:28 pm on October 14th, 2010
Rangers vs the Evil Empire……..
4:43 pm on October 14th, 2010
Puss N’ Boots!….That is a very profound statement!….snort!….Molly The Wicked will watch as her Evil Empire goes down down down in a pit of fire tomorrow night!…Woooo!…..Can I hear some Wooo Wooo’s from the fans?…gruff! gruff!
4:45 pm on October 14th, 2010
Melanie!….We all need Rangers Caps for the upcoming series!…snort!snort!…Is this possible?…pleeezzzze!…gruff!
4:51 pm on October 14th, 2010
If anyone makes some bad calls behind the plate, it could be
Rangers vs the Evil Umpire!
ha ha ha haha, sometimes I crack myself up.
4:51 pm on October 14th, 2010
Well, well, my little ones, oh how mistaken you all are. Soon it will be time to put your chew strips where your yappy mouths are.
5:02 pm on October 14th, 2010
WOO WOO Rio wanted WOO WOOs
These are neutral Woo Woos just for the fun of it.
5:05 pm on October 14th, 2010
Here is a sign Mom saw at the quilt show:
"Raising Teenagers is like being pecked to death by chickens."
'nuff said.
5:08 pm on October 14th, 2010
Aaaaargh!
Having computer problems. Someone has been working all afternoon to fix and I've been told to turn the computer off until tomorrow when there will be time to finish protecting the computer from bad evil umpires, empires and Pollymops. It better be ready to go tomorrow by the time the baseball games begin. Go Rangers and Giants! Dawson Out. Woo Woo.
5:09 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. You are a good dog and you have a good human mom who cares about those boys and her family very much. We want everything to work out for you guys.
5:20 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie!…heh!snort!heh!…Good one. Evil Umpires!…heh!heh!….We all need our lucky Texas Ranger Caps!….Melanieeeeeeee!….begging here!…snort!snort!
Dawson!… You better be here tomorrow night!…grunt!…We need you!…snuffle!
5:23 pm on October 14th, 2010
Traitor!…SiberH I know who your Wooo Wooo’s are for….grunt!… Don’t try and play it neutral… grumble! …. You and Molly The Evil over there on the other side please!….snorkel!
Kats!…Can two old Kats wear baseball caps?…heh!
5:24 pm on October 14th, 2010
Will the playoffs be broadcast on Canadian tv for Dawson up there in the Great North Country?
5:24 pm on October 14th, 2010
Wolfie: Yes, my boy is going to the Giants game on the 4th. He really takes his sports seriously. He said something about sitting on the right side of the field by a brick wall, maybe near the water side. Here is something for your Dad. No non-Giants fan need watch .http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=AyVdbfyvwso
5:36 pm on October 14th, 2010
Hey!….I’m Mister 100 tonight!…heh! …Wooo Woooo!…Go Rangers! This is an incredibly lucky sign for the Rangers….snort!
5:39 pm on October 14th, 2010
Ok, Rio and Molly..it is time to tell the truth and maybe I can make a deal with Molly. I will be rooting for the Rangers. They are, like, my neighbors. I live closer to the Rangers, except for our blog team members who are Texans, than any of you. Mom and I are fond of Texans and Texas history.
But, if the Yankees win this series, I will be rooting for the Yankees in the World Series.
I don't want Molly to be the only one rooting for the Yankees so some of you that live in the Northeast, help her out. Molly is my friend. We are reading our biography of Mickey Mantle this very evening, Molly.
Siber-H (hoping to stay out of trouble)
5:52 pm on October 14th, 2010
HA!….Take that Molly The Evil!….Wooo! Woooo!… Tomorrow night will be so much fun! Fun! FUN!…gruff! ….Now, because someone here likes to spoil all my fun, we are off to bed to read for awhile….wooo!wooo!… Night all!….Let’s be nice to Molly tomorrow because her team is going to get its BUTT KICKED in the evening!….wooooooo!
5:56 pm on October 14th, 2010
Pardon!… I meant Molly The Wicked…snicker!… I'm The Evil…snort!…nighty nite.
6:00 pm on October 14th, 2010
nighty night
6:08 pm on October 14th, 2010
Just to let you all know that we are safe and sound in Minneapolis and all caught up with the blog. Now it is time to get ready for bed.
I hope Alice Johnson and AbbietheKitty are having a nice evening home alone.
staff
6:47 pm on October 14th, 2010
Huge news: Dawson, Staff, and A. Catty Librarian will be spending Thanksgiving together. And if you don't think that will be fun, you've got another think comin'!
I wonder if ATK and Alice J. will be there?
3:45 am on October 15th, 2010
Exciting news indeed! We will be having out relatives in from Alaska, Siber-H perhaps you can get your self smuggled into the return luggage.