[Dailydrool] Diving Squirrels

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Leg & cyst healing drool to Dame Penny. We hope that you get well soon.

Happy Gotcha day to Jack & Emma. Here's to scoring lots of treats on
your special day.

We are so sorry that Henry has made his journey to the bridge. Take
heart that he is once again a young, healthy hound now playing with his
sister.  May they both live forever in the magic of your memories.

Happy Gotcha day to Abraham Ga-linkin! I'm sure that your momma will
give you lots of tasty treats to celebrate your special day.  We are
also glad to hear that you are doing well on you chemo.  We hope that
you and your momma have many more gotcha days together.

On Tuesday I saw the craziest thing ever form a squirrel. The boys were
out under Crepe Myrtle tree barking their heads off. I tried the no bark
command but was ignored. So out with leashes I went, leashed up Ruger
who was not happy with my interference into their squirrel hunt. Just as
I started toward Colt to leash him and drag both of their butts back
into the house for a time out, It happened! The squirrel ran down the
lowest branch of the crepe myrtle tree, Got to the thin part of the limb
and did a Greg Louganis off the limb and into the yard. This was about a
10-12 foot drop to the ground.  Colt was 2 steps away from catching the
squirrel in mid air. The squirrel then ran for the fence with Colt in
hot pursuit. The squirrel made a flying leap for the fence and was up
and over the fence.  Colt however didn't stop for the fence and made the
leap after the squirrel, and smashed into the fence like a football
player hitting a tackling dummy. The squirrel then leaped from the fence
to the neighbors magnolia tree, up the tree to the lowest branch and
then did another Greg Louganis off of that limb onto the roof of the
neighbor's garage and disappeared into some smaller trees beside the
other side of the garage.  It was like that squirrel had flubber on his
paws the way he was bouncing around.  I was laughing so hard that I had
tears coming out of my eyes...then the thought that Colt could have
dislocated his shoulder with his body slam into the fence. But by that
time Colt was prancing up the yards dog path to the house with the look
of "I guess I showed him" It looked like a Jackie Chan movie!  Dang I
wish I had that on video. 

Happy Thursday!
Michele Momma to the Bad A** Basset Brothers.
Colt "Wonder if Jackie Chan wants a hound to play his partner in his
next movie?"
Ruger "If you would lose a ton or two you would have caught that
squirrel"