DogSlobber

I've never seen a dog so obsessed with retrieving objects. When we first got Sandie and read up on yellow labs (I think we did the reading first, but it just didn't sink in), we knew that they are working dogs, but didn't realize how much of that is part of their psyche.

Not only does Sandie demand that we throw the ball innumerable times per day, but she also wants that human contact. . .being in or near human beings. . .or other dogs.

Sandie and Roxie seem to be getting along better now and they can frequently be seen trooping/snooping around the back yard together.

Sandie....GO GET THE BALL!!!!

The other night, I traded animals. I let Sandie out, and inadvertently let a baby snake in the house. It wiggled underneath the welding unit I have placed by the back door. I managed to clear everything else away but the welding unit, got myself an old canning jar, and cautiously lifted the welding unit up on one edge.

The little snake sat there long enough for me to put the canning jar down over him/her. I got a piece of cardboard, slipped it under the jar, lifted the jar off the ground, and tipped it over.

Near as I can tell, that little snake may have been an Eastern Water Snake, based on it's patterns. . .but who knows. It could have been a variety of garter snake.

Ultimately, I took it up the hill and dropped it in the yard between my house and the neighbor's house.