SDP Mission To The Moon : Amazing Tales Of The Service Dog Project

by JDR-IN

Just the other day, Oscar received a gift from Becky Brock (designer of Oscar’s Tanning Bed) of a precision extra-terrestrial telescope, and he and Ivy put it to good use almost immediately. Staying up late that night, puppy-sitting with Mariah, they directed its incredibly powerful lenses toward the moon, and were able to read an “Emergency Message” posted on a boulder near the edge of a giant moon crater. After reading the crucial message, Oscar & Ivy were in deep distress, knowing they both must do something now! Oscar being a bit of a space travel historian knew that on 20 July 1969, Buzz Aldrin & Neil Armstrong landed a lunar module on the moon. Oscar also remembered that his father Jasper told him that on that same flight, three Great Dane puppies (Jumpus, Dumpus & Rumpus from Indiana) (JDR-IN) were stowaways, landing on the moon also. Of course, Buzz & Neil returned to earth safely, but the Great Danes were left behind and to Oscar’s belief their ancestors are still there today. Jasper had told him they could survive by eating the hydrogen/oxygen enriched green cheese (everyone knows the moon is composed of green cheese). With this knowledge, Oscar consulted Perry on the mechanical engineering needed to put their newfound emergency plan into motion. After moments, both agreed to a three-part plan as follows that could feasibly solve the crisis:

Part 1 – Luna’s Contribution – That morning, Luna adjusted the Daily Doggie where Carlene had typed, “The pants are worn and I need a new pocket.” And by adjusting just two letters Luna made the sentence read, “The parts are worn and I need a new rocket.” The ever-vigilant Camera Peeps, after reading Carlene’s blog, immediately started texting and before you could countdown to ten; a new rocket was ordered, paid for, and delivered to Ipswich Space Center, Launch Pad #16 that same day. 

Part 2 – Jasper’s Contribution – Everyone knows of the UFO incident in Roswell, NM. Very few people knew about the Ipswich UFO citing that was hovering over the SDP pond years ago. Jasper had informed Oscar about this fact, and Oscar took action. Within seconds of snorkeling in the pond, he discovered the sunken intact UFO. Later, Mary the Donkey and Jinny the Jenny hauled the UFO out of the water; Perry applied the new stenciling and did minor repairs, and arranged same-day delivery of the UFO and “precious” emergency cargo to the Ipswich Space Center.

Part 3 – explore.org’s Contribution – Space travel isn’t cheap and explore.org agreed to a grant as long as Courtney and Lulu traveled to the moon with Oscar, Ivy, & Mariah. This was the perfect plan, because proper weight distribution in the UFO module would be very crucial to the success of the mission.  The “precious” emergency cargo was centered in the middle and the four Dogonauts got their desired window seats, resulting in Courtney agreeing to sit in the back; a perfect balanced weight for achieving a safe orbit in space and successful landing on the moon.

The resulting explore.org and SDP mission was a huge success. Secrecy of the mission was imperative and so every facet of the operation was cloaked under a worldwide communications blackout conducted by who else, Dash and the Muppies. The only post mission facts that I am authorized to report are that Courtney & Lulu are now residing in sunny California, and the SDP Dogonauts are seen daily frolicking together on puppy hill.

One strange, yet true fact does perhaps explain the whole affair. Carlene, coincidentally hours after the mission she knew nothing about ended, reported to the Ipswich Police that the Pimentos were in the kitchen eating and making deposits, and there wasn’t a newspaper or 3” x 6” cereal box cardboard to be found on the entire premises. Who possibly could have burglarized SDP and taken those “precious” items? Meanwhile thousands of miles away on the moon, Jumpus, Dumpus, and Rumpus’ ancestors removed their emergency message and replaced it with the following: “Thank you Planet Earth – Service Dog Project Dogonauts for your newspapers and cardboard which have averted an ecological nightmare on our moon.” It goes without saying; special thanks also are due to Becky Brock for her thoughtful telescope gift to Oscar that ultimately made the seemingly impossible possible.