Two Naughty Dogs

Let the 2 dogs out as I normally do. They took off around the back of the house. Only about 5 minutes went by before I whistled for them. No dogs. Anywhere. I got my coat and started to call. It was only 10 degrees. Nothing. I got Bailey's whistle and blew it. Nothing. Suddenly John drives up. No dogs. Blew the whistle again and here comes Bailey finally, out of the woods. But no Savana. I ran in to get gloves. It was really cold. Savana has never disappeared before so now I was concerned. I was going to walk and look but I decided to get the Ford. As soon as I backed out, guess who comes slinking out of the woods smelling to high heaven and snarling like a snake. ....It was upstairs and into the bathtub for this little spotted wonder dog. I had to soap her down really well to get rid of whatever she had been into. Now she is all pure white, not dingy yellow, as Dals get. And acting as an angel. But, she's back. :) There was a black Lab with a blue scarf lurking nearby, so I think I know why they both ran off. Very unusual. Really.

Bailey

Had to take Miss Bailey to the Vet this am. She has a nasty ear infection she probably picked up from her hunting trip to upstate NY in Oct. She had to have the ears flushed and is on antibiotics for 14 days. The Dr. said it was good that I had been cleaning the ears and on top of it because if not treated the eardrum can rupture and be very painful. Bailey knew she was being helped cause she wagged her tail even though it hurt a little bit.
Meanwhile back on the home front, Savana had an attack of the persnickety and ripped up some papers of mine. I left her at home because it was too cold to leave her in the car. So she got even. She's under my feet as I'm typing. A little gem.

Bailey at Christmas