Adventures of Pumpkin And Friends

Friends

Did not proofread. Btw this take place a few hours before Georgie finds Pumpkin. Enjoy😊

Pumpkin groans as she looks at the fresh coat of mud that was splattered on her fur. "What a mess." the dog thought to herself, but kept the mud on anyways.

Pumpkin had been a stray for about eleven or twelve months now, but it had been so much of a blur that she was not sure anymore. Pumpkin sighs as she lies down on the hard pavement of the alleyway she had called home.

It was a nice sunny day to Pumpkin's surprise as they had not had a nice day since August. Since it rained almost every day in September for some reason. And Pumpkin finally felt as if she was a real dog and not a wet mop.

Pumpkin had been on the search for an owner since her old owner had left her. Sadly Pumpkin had not found anyone who wanted a muddy puppy. Sometimes she just wished someone would give her a chance.

Pumpkin had no friends; because you really could not have them when you can trust nobody. The rules of the streets was easy kill, hide, or be killed. Pumpkin was the second one she only killed when she was desperate for food, and tried to stay in her small territory so she would not get into a fight with any of the other alley cats or dogs.

It was all very dumb though because at the end of the day all the stray animals were the same. Creatures nobody wants.

There was also another struggle, the dog catcher. Pumpkin had never been caught before but she had heard other dogs and cats that have, and it did not sound pleasant. One story she had heard was that they could kill you, and even though Pumpkin's life was rough. She would rather live it instead of giving her life up.

Pumpkin heard a noise and pricked her ears growling at where the noise came from. "Show yourself intruder!" Pumpkin growled as she stood up in a fight stance. Ready to fight if they were trying to take her home.

To Pumpkin's surprise though it did completely opposite the intruder came out and showed that it was a cat. "Oh you dogs are so pathetic don't worry I'm not staying just passing through." The cat told Pumpkin as she jumped onto the dumpster with ease.

"You're a cat?!" Pumpkin says sniffing curiously yet cautiously at where the animal just stood. Before being interupted by the cat.

"Yeah way to state the obvious mutt." The cat said unamused by the statement as she knew full well she was a cat. As she started to lick her paws to clean herself.

"Hey! I'm not a mutt I am purebred Maltipoo." Pumpkin told the cat taking offense at what the cat called her.

The cat rolled her eyes, "That is two breed a purebred is only one. Which makes you a mutt." The cat explained still cleaning herself on the edge of the dumpster.

Pumpkin huffed at the cats rudeness. "Well since it looks like your not leaving what is your name?" Pumpkin asked the cat as she knew she could not force the cat out as she could not jump that high.

The cat looked at the dog as she stretched and smirked, "I don't have a name, but others call me Diamond. As in Diamond in the rough." Diamond told the dog before asking, "What is yours leashed dog?"

The pup cocked her head in confusion, "What is a leash dog, and my name is Pumpkin." The maltipoo told the orange cat who nods

" Well Pumpkin a leashed dog is a term us alley cats use for dog who want or have an owner. I don't know why they would though when they can be free to go where they please and do what they want." Diamond told the dog.

Pumpkin cocked her head again, " Your words may be true for some dogs and cats, but haven't you ever wondered what it is like to actually be cared for to get cleaned. And get food that you do not have to hunt and fight for." Pumpkin questioned trying to get Diamond to see that wanting to be an animal on a leash wasn't actually that bad of a deal.