Life and Death

For the second time, Sonia Dog encountered death.  The first time was a couple of months ago, when we discovered the dead fawn at the entrance to the north driveway.  Fio tried to pull Sonia away, but ended up flat on her back in the gravel while Sonia made a thorough examination of the pitiful little corpse.  But this time, when Fio spotted a newly-dead squirrel in the road--the blood had not yet coagulated--she allowed Sonia to have her way.  Doggie nosed the animal, pushed it around a little, contemplated it, then continued the walk with Mommy. The next time around, she gave the squirrel a cursory nudge and moved on.

But for the rest of the way to the house, she seemed more somber.

Spoke Too Soon

Fiorella spoke too soon.  She couldn't get Sonia dog to "leave it" while on their evening walk--"it" being a dead fawn at the top of the drive next to the street--and the back of Fio's head ended up  hitting the driveway--hard.

Fio got scared. She's had far too many bonks to the head lately so she called the insurance nurse, who advised her to go to the local emergency room.  Four hours, one pint of blood, and a CT head scan later, hard-headed Fio was diagnosed as unhurt, then given a page of symptoms that, if they occurred, should send her back to the hospital.

Sonia's in the dog house, and from now on, Fio's promised Husband she'll use the nose leader with her, and release it if any deer--dead or alive--show up while she and Doggie are walking.