Had a caged coon & took it up for the kids to watch. We let it go right behind their house & watched it run a way. It went to the corner of a pen, climbed the fence and took off down the edge of the field. I thought this would be a good test for the pups. I let Pearl and Ruby go and listened for a while. Roy was there too but on a leash. Ruby is in heat and Roy was definately interested in her. Ruby was opening but not Pearl. I think Pearl is still hurting from being spayed. Ruby located on a small bushy tree just a few yards from where the coon hopped the fence. She left and went back to the fence. She did this a couple of times & I figured she needed to find the track leading out of there. I was wrong though, I saw the coon in the tree. I walked over there with Roy and Ruby was coming in at the same time. I let Ruby know she was right and I let Roy tree too. Pearl was there but didn't do much. Ruby really went nuts once she committed to the tree. She was able to climb up and get face to face with the coon. The coon started snarling and the dogs were really wound up then. I let them go on for a few minutes and then I figured this was enough. I had to pull Ruby out of the tree. The coon wasn't too far away & I was keeping an eye on him while getting Ruby. We left the coon there, I told the kids we'll probably see him again this fall. As I was loading the dogs to go home, I picked up Pearl like I always do, one hand on the collar and the other cradling her belly. She let out a squeal. I had forgotten about her being spayed & this obviously bothered her. A few more days of rest and relaxation for her. Charlie made a point to tell me how good of a dog Roy was. He was very serious about this & I didn't know why so Charlie explained. He went on to tell me how Roy had gotten out one day last week & was bawling around down in Mud Lake. That's a very nasty swamp out there & it sucks if you have to catch your dog. Charlie said he just called Roy and he came right to him. Now THAT is Charlie's definition of a REALLY good dog.
Posted by bruceo at June 11, 2004 11:54 PM