Keela 3, Squirrels 0

Earlier today, just after my healthy yogurt breakfast, I looked out the window and saw Keela with an obviously very fresh dead squirrel in her mouth. She was slinking around the yard trying to find a place to bury it.  She looked at me, gave me the stink eye (Don’t come near my squirrel, lady!) and tried to become invisible.

I was impressed.  The squirrels around here are very fast and highly obnoxious.  You go, girl!

I continued to watch her as she buried it under the chicken coop about a foot away from the gate.  Now, I was less impressed.  I knew that if any animal came close to the gate,  she would go nuts trying to protect her precious squirrel.  I called her in, and was again impressed because she actually obeyed my request.  Then, I put off dealing with that gross squirrel.  It was not at the top of my to-do list.

A few hours later, I gathered my plastic grocery bags (I always double bag the squirrels) and headed outside.

There’s a squirrel just to the right of the pot. She’s really good at burying stuff.

Squirrel in trash and task complete, I let Keela out.  She gave me a look and headed to the back fence.  A few minutes later I saw her standing over something.  I walked out, she looked up and again I got the stink eye.  It didn’t take me long to realize she had apparently dug up a “backup squirrel”, one she had must have gotten a while ago.

Brought her back inside (she was less willing to come at my request this time) and I dealt with squirrel #2.  So glad this was all over!  Now I could get back to the clothes washing and the house cleaning and all those other fun Sunday activities.

The afternoon slid by and it was time to check on the barnyard.  I opened the back door and Keela shot out like her butt was on fire and made a bee line to the back fence.

Yes, you know…you KNOW!  Where the hell did THIS ONE come from?  And how long had it been stashed?  WHY DOES SHE DO THIS TO ME?  After much ado, the squirrel #3 was also dispatched.  Now we have a trash can full of dead squirrels.

And a dog who seems to be totally aware of all the trouble she caused today.

Hey Keela, can we be done with this circle of life thing for now?  Please?

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