STUPID DOG...

Hey y'all, I was out watching the Mrs. mow grass Sunday afternoon, and I realized just exactly how completely stupid my Yellow Labrador Retriever (Sadie) is.

Now, I love her alot, and she is as sweet as sugar...but just dumb as dust!

We have a squirrel problem around here. I hate squirrels. I really hate squirrels. They are not only a nuisance, they are a hazard. They dig up the yard, dig in the potted plants, eat the vegetables in the garden before you can harvest them, gnaw on electric wires...and generally make a useless mess.

Heck, they don't even taste good in a gumbo.

We have pecan trees (which squirrels love) in our back yard. For the first eight years we lived here, we had Midnight. Midnight was the best dog that ever lived. Don't even try to argue with me...she was the best dog that ever lived!!! She was a Black Lab, and without a doubt the most "territorial" animal ever born on planet earth. If a squirrel even thought about invading her territory (our yard), she would either scare it to death, or kill it and eat it for a snack. Man, I loved that dog...

So, I'm out there watching the Mrs. cut grass, and in the backyard I see Sadie "honing in" on a squirrel. She always acts all official when I go outside...you know, like she's worth keeping around or something.

It was so funny that I almost laughed up a lung. There were about 3 squirrels in our backyard within 10 feet of Sadie...just hopping around, digging holes, doing their ignorant mischief...but Sadie saw me, and "honed in" on one squirrel.

The one she honed in on...sneaked toward...pointed her tail...ground-nosed on...was in my neighbors' yard. There is a chain-link fence between their place and ours. She took off like a "bat out of the bad place" when she was ready to "attack." That stupid dog slammed into the fence...just trying to impress me.

Man, I miss Midnight...