All four, Dixie, Julie, Kate and Lucy, got a long overdue bath today

for our guest and her entourage in the cool early morning at the 431 end of Poor House Road. When they pulled up, Brag asked “How far in do you think they’ll make it ” referring to the logging roads leading into the property

“Oh, about as far as your Toy truck ”
I suppose I shouldn’t have been to snide since I had talked Brag into using his truck instead of the pathfinder today on the basis of gas costs.

Ruby, our tricolored guest, appeared to have the run of the pretty, shinny, polished, and very White vehicle and came with her own entourage, chauffeur and quality of life givers, Mark and Susie. Still, the vehicle looked like it would have trouble going over speed bumps in the grocery store parking lot, much less some of the holes on our firebreaks.

Brag and I are going on the second pre-season race of the Rabbit Journal 06-07. I hope it isn’t as exciting as the first one.

When I step out on the deck with the bb gun to run off a squirrel, Dixie takes a look and runs for the cover of one of the dog houses.

Since she has always been in a pen except when we hunt her, I can only believe that she remembers my notoriously poor shooting skills in last year’s hunts and has no desire to be within eyeshot of me when I’m shooting.

I called Cuz to tell him about the rattler and he gave me some news of his own, all eight puppies died.

I dosed the "Girls" with Sergeant's Sentry Pro for flea and tick control. That that you get from the Doc Caldwell or most any other Vet is expensive.

I'll give it a shot for a month and see if it works.
Any readers got any ideas?

my cardiologist, (Did you think he would be named anything else? This is Alabama.) on Monday. Dr. Bubba is a dedicated turkey hunter which puts him on the slightly insane side of hunting. I mean can you imagine going out in the dark of pre-morning and sitting hidden in thickets and brush like a rabbit while you try to call in a gobbler? Not with these things out looking for a rabbit dinner. Everything likes rabbits.
One thing is for certain, I won’t be needing a stress test when I see him.


The dogs were off running the second rabbit of the morning when I spotted him along a path “we” had already trod.

need to check their waterproofing sprays.

"Most of the cases were linked to two Canadian products — Jobsite Heavy Duty Bootmate and Rocky Boot Weather and Stain Protector. Both are manufactured by Assured Packaging of Mississauga, Ontario."

"A waterproofing boot spray has sickened nearly 200 people and more than two dozen pets in the Midwest since early last year, health officials said Thursday."

Most, not all. And it's not clear if the recall effects other brands

is coming out of her first "heat".
We'll let her go through a couple of more then get her spayed this fall before the gun season opens

about the results of a recent conjugal visit of Middle Boy’s “Red Dog” with Cuz’s fat “Precious”.

Eight according to Rye when I called about coming out to see him and Cuz. Details (and a pic) to follow in a day or so.