As you can see, Rufus is very tired. What you may not know, and certainly can’t really tell from this very badly taken photo, is that he’s exhausted from a long day of protecting hearth and home from … mail. Yes. Villainous mail. While I was out and about doing human things, Rufus was at home tearing up every bit of mail his snaggly little teeth could reach. You can see some of his work on the floor by his bed … the rest is under his blanket, which is why his blanket is so puffed up. It’s not that the blanket is resplendent in and of itself — it’s the shredded stash of destroyed bills, correspondence, and sales papers under the blanket that make it so poofy.
So, here’s to Rufus the Invincible, my knight in shining armor. Saving me, once again, from the evils of capitalism.
Musings from a Tangled Mind 
It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it! Thank god we can all sleep better at night knowing that Rufus is on patrol!
Rufus should have a cape. He’s a hero — keeping us all safe from mail, mail carriers, and that leaf blowing in the wind up the road.
ha! that is tough duty!
He likes to think so! 😀
aren’t you lucky? makes ya wanna have two more just like him.
I do love him to death. But one is just plenty, thank you very much. 😀
Better than the mail carrier, I’d say, Wendy.
It’s good for the mail carrier at any rate. LOL
He is badly needed on the floor of my car behind the driver sest, where i throw all the junk mail until i make time to trash it in a bin. The chickens would love the shredded stuff for nesting and deposit of eggs
Oh my gosh, I just cleaned out my car and it took two garbage bags! LOL I throw stuff in my back seat too…but I tend to go overboard. I bet shredded mail would make a great nesting material!
Well, when the people you owe contact you say, “The dog ate my mail, just like he used to teat my homework.”
Let’s hope it works! (fingers crossed) 😀