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Post by mogal on Jun 6, 2024 19:35:41 GMT
Some time after 3 this morning, I could hear Rose barking constantly for about 45 min. and Abby, our 8 year old female, barking occasionally. They were staying in the same spot. I finally figured the cause of their agitation wasn't leaving so dressed in jeans with nightgown tucked into the waist and high top wet weather boots and carrying a high powered flash light, I went out to investigate. We've been having possums recently and a few armadillos last summer. Both dogs heard me come out the back door and rounded the corner of the house from the west before I got off the porch. Abby wasn't particularly agitated but Rose was really upset. They finally lead me to a spot about 25' from the west wall of the house. I couldn't see a thing in the flashlight. Rose kept looking about 5' further, barking and growling. I was expecting to see some monster. Nope. Almost stepped on a coiled blacksnake and did a quick backwards levitation.
I guess by Rose not seeing me get flustered, she figured that if the hu-mom wasn't upset, she shouldn't be either. If she'd taken her cue from Abby, I could have slept through the whole episode. They didn't bark any more after I went back to bed. Silly dogs. Good dogs. I'm glad the snake wasn't venomous for Rose's sake.
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Post by countrymom22 on Jun 27, 2024 0:37:08 GMT
They are good dogs. I would rather the dogs wake me up to check than ignore something that should have been brought to my attention.
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Post by mogal on Jul 4, 2024 15:05:32 GMT
When I went out to feed early Tuesday morning, both Abby, 8 y/o female Pyr, and Rose, 13 m/o Anatolian/Pyr female, were lying about 10'on either side of a grayish thing in the grass. It's not unusual for them to make a possum "play possum" but as I got closer I could see it was a very dead, partially eviscerated raccoon about the size of a largish domestic cat. UGH! I covered it with an overturned cattle protein supplement tub and went on about my business. Since DH usually deals with such things, I told him but also advised him that since he was fighting a summer cold, I'd deal with it. No, says he, I'll take care of it. Well, he promptly forgot so about 4:30 that afternoon, I prepared to dispose of it. DH had forgotten, went out to dispose of the thing but after a hot day, I bet it was even more unpleasant. Thanks, hon. I wouldn't have minded when the beastie was "fresh" but not at that stage of the game. EEEWWW!
I knew both dogs were UTD on shots but called the vet anyway to be sure or if they needed anything else. Nope. Did the raccoon need to be tested for rabies? Only if I felt it were necessary but the tech with whom I spoke said they just buried anything their dogs killed and let it go.
Rose had a problem with her right eye about a week ago--a lot of tearing, the sclera totally red, sensitivity to bright light so we took her to our vet. She stained the cornea and found no damage. We (I!) have had to put drops in her eye 2x a day for the last several days but it's fine now. She objected at first but being food motivated, she quickly realized that if she were still, she got a treat even if it were only an ice cube. THAT SILLY DOG LOVES ICE CUBES!
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Post by countrymom22 on Jul 10, 2024 23:14:37 GMT
This time of year, who could blame her for loving ice cubes! They should have gotten a steak for their troubles. What good girls!
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