12 Solar energy from the moon 62 13 Adults rodent cages and a girl in a long skirt 70 14 The only way to get one off you is to chop off its head 76 15 Lurena the Pest 81 16 2 guys 2 dogs 1 skiff fun 5 trillion 86 17 Tom Sawyer dries off in the gigantic RV 90 18 Mosquitoitis 95 19 We couldn’t find the mini-mall pet paradise 99 20 Truckers must get lonely on the wide-open road 103 21 Why does Mom think a guinea pig is the answer to everything 109 22 Cowamundi 114 23 Most fireflies fly higher than guinea dogs 121 24 Who knew Fido was a bloodhound 128 25 Guinea turtle 134
26 Empty speed ahead 139 27 Heroic sure but not smart 143 28 Dog-paddling isn’t just for dogs 148 29 The guinea dog chased the guinea squirrel up a tree 154 30 Man eats dog 159
1 I need a vacation All the fuss at school about my guinea dog Fido has worn me down Everyone kept bugging me to see the guinea pig that acted like a dog or asking me where to get one or otherwise being very annoying It was exhausting Fortunately next week my family is heading to White Crappie Lake for our annual camping trip The lake is filled with white crappies which is a kind of fish but even so I’m sure they could have come up with a better name My best friend Murphy and his family are coming too They go with us every year It’s a summer vacation tradition that traces back to when we were in kindergarten together We’ve been friends that long Murphy’s the greatest guy in the whole world I’m lucky he’s my best
friend and I’m his because everybody loves Murphy including Dmitri My worst friend Dmitri has been trying to replace me as Murph’s best friend ever since he moved to Rustbury last summer He’s always trying to impress Murph with all the cool devices and clothes and stuff his rich parents buy him But Murph doesn’t care about that kind of stuff He would have accepted Dmitri as a friend anyway His motto is The more the merrier Murph and I always have so much fun at the lake We swim dive off the floating pier jump off the tire swing go boating explore the woods and just you know hang out without any interruptions from school or from Dmitri This will be Fido’s first trip to the lake of course I mean I’ve only had her a little while Murph loves her and so does his dog Buddy who is probably the greatest dog in the whole world Murph says Fido’s the greatest guinea pig in the whole world He’s the one who came up with the idea of calling her a guinea dog Right now I’m busy packing for the trip but
