As you know from previous blog posts, I have three Bichon Frise dogs, Cooper, Bonzo, and Daisy. Many would say that these little "cotton balls" are strictly companion dogs and most likely breed to be so. Yesterday...I say, that all changed.
On a daily basis, squirrels abound in our yard and a new pastime for the pups has become chasing this little critters from fence to tree and back again.
It is definitely the highlight of their day.
We were relaxing in the backyard with friends, watching the dogs chase squirrels when we noticed that one wasn't moving quickly like the others. He landed himself in our back fence between two posts that overlap to provide privacy from our neighbors. The dogs were barking furiously so we went over to check it out.
He had some blood on his nose and was definitely injured or sick. We immediately locked the dogs in the house and proceeded to figure out what to do. The squirrel tried to climb up the fence but kept slipping down as though he just did not have the energy to get himself out of this precarious situation.
Not sure what we should do, we started toward the house and then noticed another squirrel scampering across the top of the fence. We watched in amazement as the healthy squirrel took the sick squirrel in his mouth and quickly headed up the nearest tree.
We could not believe what we just witnessed. We were speechless. What an amazing miracle of nature. Maybe this happens everyday in Idaho, but it is something that we would never have experienced in the big city.
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