Scout, a beloved female rat terrier that had accompanied Redforkhippie and me on several trips on Route 66 and other highways, died Friday at age 10 after a months-long bout with cancer.
Her tribute to Scout is a slide show here, along with a blog post.
Scout inspired a Web site, Kids on 66, with a companion self-published guidebook, coloring pages for kids, and a photo scrapbook. So it’s safe to say she had friends on the Mother Road.
Maybe the late Juan Delgadillo will greet her and treat her with a cheeseburger or corndog. Or she’ll get a scratch behind the ears from Dot Leavitt.
In the coming days, Scout’s cremains will be scattered off a prominent landmark off Route 66.
UPDATE: Emily is having trouble getting the slide show online for myriad reasons. However, you can download it here from the “Scout” folder. If your player can’t handle the file, you can download the VLC Media Player and view it. VLC is free and can handle just about any media you can name.
Here are some other videos of Scout that I shot a few weeks ago:
So sorry to hear of your loss.
Very sorry to hear of Scout’s loss.
I’m so sorry, Ron. Scout was one cool dog!