I moved us outside…that stay’n in the house was start’n to wear on me.  Boom, now, he says he could stay in the house always.  But, Mom and Dad, and even I were getting right tired of Boomer sitting around panting.  So out we went.  Two days and two nights now, but Mom says we will have to move back in tonight as another winter storm is coming in today…it’s supposed to start raining this afternoon and then change over to snow.

Phewy!

But I suppose I should be grateful for the house. And Mom who insists we stay inside when it’s nasty outside.

Now if it’s raining AND THUNDERING I would MUCH PREFER being inside and right ON MOM, if she would let me!

Shudder, shudder, shake, and shudder!

But…onto night-time living.

Freddy Fox comes by;

he is pretty regular…

always around

early in the morning.

The two Raccoons come in the yard…not all the time, but they do come.  We can smell them coming so Boomer and I take off running as fast as we can to halllllllllllllllllllllllo at them.

Our running down the corral line always makes them hop up on the top of corral and scamper off back to the fields.

Sammy-Sam the cat hangs out with us until mid-night….he like to makes sure there are no stray cats on the property.  Then he gets tired and heads in for the night.  That cat sure seems to sleep a lot!  Then he comes back out around 4:00 in the morning, since there is usually something going on just before dawn.

Between us dogs and Sam we hardly ever have any stray cats, but we do get them.

We had this visitor….Dad helped him go to the Big Skunk heaven in the sky somewhere.

Can you imagine what SKUNK HEAVEN must smell like…………….phew.

We like to patrol the property

(just the outbuildings and the house and yards) day and night.

In the daytime we get to chase squirrels.  We have a couple of ground squirrels and boy, are they ever fun.

There is always something happening…the chickens, other birds,  and we get to see

Dad heading out to do work.  (We don’t go with Dad, just Mom.)

Yes, Sir!  That’s our job and I’m proud of it!

Fuzzy ….oh, yes…and Boomer