Sparky / Dexter’s Adventures

Hi Mr. Arruzza,

Aubrey tells me you’re back from your trip to Florida.  The 3rd grade would like to find out how much it would cost to have you come in with Dexter and do something with the kids about writing. Maybe how to generate ideas, what you use as a story planner, how to incorporate interesting details into your story, etc.

We don’t have much planned for March, if you have any dates you think you might be available, that would be great to send along as well.

Have a great weekend,

Maggie Peterson, Stark School

mpeterson1@stamfordpublicschools.org

Hi Ms. Peterson!

Aubrey’s right!  I’m back, but I was in LA, dogsitting for my son’s 14-year-old dog.  I sure do miss the warm weather!

And I’ll shoot you an e-mail later tonight.  I’m sure we can figure out a date in March to come visit.  Oh, and it’s no charge!  My school visits are always free.

Thanks so much!

Rick

Hi dexter so so sorry I missed mistake on my name

Hi Aubrey!

No problem about making a mistake on your name.  We all make mistakes.  Nobody is perfect!

Anyway, I’m sure Dexter misses you, too!  I know he’s been missing me because I’ve been in Los Angeles for almost a month!  But I’ll be coming home this week, and Dexter has two school visits on Thursday and Friday.

And I guess I’ll be coming home to a lot of snow and cold!  Here in Los Angeles, it’s been warm and sunny!

Bye for now!

Rick

1. Hi  dexter it’s me Aubrey i waned to say hello and i love you so very much dexter

Dear Mr. Rick,

Me and my friends absolutely love it when you and Dexter come to our school!

Thank you so much for coming!    (I did not write this right after you came to our school (I just found out about this website)

Hi Emma (and her friends!),

We loved visiting your school and meeting you and all your classmates!  We always have so much fun.  Dexter loves visiting schools.  It’s probably his favorite thing to do!  Well, maybe he likes laying around in the sun a little more!

If you ever go on Facebook, you might be able to see some pictures from our school visits because Dexter has his own Facebook page, too, Sparky/Dexter’s Adventures.

Happy Holidays and enjoy your vacation!!

Rick (and Dexter, too!)  Woof!

How did sparky die

Hi Justin!

Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner.  Busy weekend with Christmas coming and then all the snow!

Sparky passed away from cancer, a disease that made her very sick.  Unfortunately, when dogs get older (Sparky lived to be 13 years old – 91 years old in human years), they become more susceptible to diseases like cancer, which means they become more likely to get cancer because their bodies get older and I guess their defenses against diseases like cancer aren’t as strong.

Sparky made her final school visit in June 2011 (at a school in Queens! I can still remember Sparky running down the aisle in the school’s auditorium!), and she passed away a few months later in September 2011.  Yes, it is sad that Sparky’s not with us anymore, but she lived a wonderful life, with many, many friends and lots of good times.  I have so many nice memories of Sparky.  Whenever I think of Sparky, it always puts a smile on my face because I think of all the fun we had together.

Sparky was a wonderful dog that did a lot of good in her life, inspiring kids like you to read and write a little more, especially since she was a dog that nobody wanted, stuck in a dog pound in New York City until she was luckily rescued by Adopt-A-Dog and then we adopted her.  Yes, I have lots of memories of Sparky, but I still miss her!

Thanks for the great question!

Rick

how do you come to my school and you are to best 4 coming to my school

Hi Sophea!

Thanks so much!  Dexter and I loved visiting your school in Ansonia!!  I’m so happy that one of your teachers invited us to visit.  Hopefully, we can visit your school again next year!

Thanks for writing!

Rick and Dexter, too!  Woof!

how you  got  your dog at

Hi Sophea!

Sorry I took a couple of days to answer your message!  I was busy this weekend!

We adopted Dexter from Adopt-A-Dog, which rescued Dexter from a dog pound in Fayetteville, West Virginia, where he was a homeless dog.  We adopted Dexter on May 7, 2017, when he was two years old.  And that’s why we say May 7 is Dexter’s “birthday” because that’s the day we adopted him.  We don’t know his real birthday.  All we know is he was born sometime in 2015 somewhere in or around Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Adopt-A-Dog rescued a bunch of other dogs along with Dexter from the dog pound in West Virginia, so when we went to look for a dog to adopt that day, there were a lot of other dogs available for adoption.  All the dogs were barking and barking in their cages, but Dexter was just sitting in his cage, very quiet.  He actually looked very sad.  But I liked his brown and white fur and his nice face, so I asked if we could see him.  When he came out to meet us, he sat right next to me, and I rubbed his ears.  He loved that!  And he seemed like such a kind and gentle dog that just needed a nice home.

So we took him home that day, and we’ve loved him ever since!

Thanks for the great question!

Rick and our boy Dexter, too!

hi sparky and Dexter I hope you have a great day

Hi Kylie!

Dexter had a wonderful day today!  It was nice and warm, so he was able to go out the backyard in the sunshine.  Dexter also hung out with Speedy the tortoise on the front porch!  I hope you had a great day, too!

Enjoy the weekend!

Rick (and Dexter, too!) Woof!

hi you are the best and you cam to my school to day

Hi Sophea!!

Thanks so much!!  Dexter and I had a great time visiting you and all of your classmates today! It was so much fun!    Dexter is such a good doggie!

I’ll send your book out to you tomorrow.  Thanks for writing! 

Rick and Dexter, too!  (Woof!)

Hi! We would like to order the book Dexter & the Rescuettes. Our address is XX. Ansonia, CT 06401. The books can be signed to Sophea. Thank you!

Hi Ms (or Mr.) Parker!

I’ll get Dexter’s chapter book out to Sophea tomorrow.  Thanks so much!  You can send me a check when Sophea receives her book.  I’ll provide all the details in the package.

Thanks again!

Rick and Dexter, too!

P.S.:  I XX’d out your address on the Message Board just because it’s a public board that anybody can see.