The dogs' latest adventure

On Saturday, I had the kids on my own while Steve was down at FedEx design our course for Sunday's autocross. I had them both in their highchairs eating lunch when out of the corner of my eye, I saw IO walk across the lawn with something in his mouth.

Oh.

No.

I go outside, he sees me, and starts to trot away from me with his "prize".

"Drop it."

Of course he doesn't drop it, and scoots further from me.

"DROP IT."

He drops it.

Upon inspection, it's a half-eaten baby rabbit. OH HOW FOUL. I immediately call the dogs inside and crate them, and figure I'll deal with the carcass after the kids go for their naps.

Once the kids were safely in their cribs for naps, I went back outside, armed with latex gloves and plastic bags. This time, I shut my eyes, picked up the carcass - and that of a drawn and quartered bird that I also found nearby - and tossed the whole thing in the trash.

No one has claimed that the dogs actually killed the rabbit. I actually have no proof of that. In fact, the bird parts is making me think that maybe the neighbor's outdoor cat got both, but didn't take either prize to its owners. Maybe my dogs interrupted that process....? Again, all speculation.

However, I know for a FACT that IO ate part of that baby rabbit, and he vomited it later on the living room carpet. That was even MORE foul than the original carcass.

Thanks Dog.

Love country living!!!