"Work with animals is a source of suffering to all of us. We treat them like babies who cannot speak. The more time passes, the more I'm sorry about it. We shouldn't have done it ... We did not learn enough from this mission to justify the death of the dog"~ Oleg Gazenko, one of Lakia's caretakers and Sputnik 2 missions controllers. In fact she does have place on Mars named after her.

I have a work of some similar themes that's been stewing on the back burner for a while.

Don't really have much to say on the work itself, sadly I regret to admit I didn't realize the undercurrent joke until the second read through.

*big hug... that is so interesting...

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Great story! Way more upbeat than mine, I'll tell you.

why thank you Walt... much appreciated...

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Oh, and "moose and squirrel" -

KEEL MOOSE AND SQUIRREL!

Good way to start a dreary Saturday morning.

*smiles so very big... ty ty ty ... and for most of the story I was truly wondering where I was going with it...

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What ABOUT Moose and Squirrel?

shhhhh... they did not observe us in our camouflage...

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"Boris look! It's Moose and Squirrel!"

Bunners

I can still hear her voice!

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JUNE FORAY
Date Of Birth: Sep 18, 1917
Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Date Of Death: Jul 26, 2017

Who was also an uncredited voice on several Warner Brothers cartoons because Mel Blanc wouldn't let anyone else get credt.

that figures...

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We added a third dog to the pack a week ago (photos to come). I think his fondness for chasing squirrels even outshines the other two, but he doesn't understand the senior dog's intensity when it comes to c@ts.

*laughs... my two new ones have fit in perfectly. I've been brushing and brushing and brushing... oh the hair...

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thanks for the link Bering - it's a wonderful picture...

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Boris and Natasha? A Rocky? If there's a fractured fairy tale in here someone may sue.

I enjoyed it, quite a good bit.

*smiles... and that made my morning coffee so much better...

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This is definitely a case where I was not expecting the happy ending, especially since I couldn't help but see Natasha as at least inspired by the russian space dog, Laika, which I think is safe to say may have been the case, with the one way space trip and all.

Overall, another good story. Actually helped me calm down after a fairly stressful night.

-Hania

tranquillo sin tormento... something one of my mentors in aircraft quality control taught me... I am happy for the de-stress...

on the bright side we do not yet have a hurricane coming our way... how is your shoulder?

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Quiet without torment...those are words to live by....

I second that, hopefully we won't have any for the year. My shoulder is much better, if not almost completely healed with only the occasional aches (no longer having to wear the sling, thank the gods.) Probably going to wait a few more weeks before doing anything vigorous with it.

Very nice. If we're all going to die anyway we might as well do it together - and have some fun on the way!

so very true...

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Hoo-Boy! What a story!

you make me smile... you make me smile... you make me smile so darned big...

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What a great tale! Very humorous with B & N.
Have to admit tho, as soon as I saw the title I could only think of pronouncing it "Dooooooooogs Iiiiiiiiinn Spaaaaaaaaaace!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eul1NlwytF4

*laughs..... oh yes...

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HEHE Yes that was cute.

How that was an interesting read... had a few gotchas that I was not expecting... I enjoyed the read very much. Now are we going to see more of them?

Now seeing how they were the first to land on Mars... The by rights own it...

I think they would... at least until the space program wised up and tried to take it back... I'm not sure if they will make another appearance; it's always possible...

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"Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
"In fact it's cold as hell
"And there's no one there to raise them if you did"


An interesting ride, for certain. And yeah, I nodded and smiled as soon as she mentioned her name followed by his.

Good stuff.

*smiles and gives him a hug... ty ty ty

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*hugs*

This brought back a few memories the moment you said the Boris. School Radio Play: Based on Rocky the Squirel: I did the voices for Boris and Natasha because I could drop an octave for Boris, husky and higher for Natasha and do the accent. Lol good ole days

Loved it. *hugs*

I love it!

*hugs back

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You did all that just to make a Rocky and Bullwinkle joke didn't you?

*laughs... maybe....

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