Hurricane Deck

Lots of changes have been happening at the Jackalope House. I finally have a dining room table and lots of chairs - it makes the house seem so much more cozy! I really need to get on the ball and put plastic over the windows. Now that it is getting cold the old windows are really leaking some warm air. I need to face the fact that I am not going to get the trim painted without a massive dose of motivation that I really don't see myself having in the next 3 months. It is always harder to do things once you have moved in! I went fox hunting with my friend Erin last Thursday - I didn't take any of my dogs because I had a 3 day dog show starting on Friday. Thank goodness I didn't - Ana will hunt anything, including skunk. And yes, she found one. And yes she got nailed. UGH! AGAIN! She immediately came out for fresh air and Erin and I rubbed dirt and snow on her to get some of the stink off. We ran home for a shower - Erin got the brunt of the stink so she washed off herself and...

Friday morning Erin of Avalanche Acres and I went fox hunting. She took along Ana Banana, and I had Sniper for go to ground and Tracker for our "lurcher" in case they bolted anything from a den. We parked the car, got everyone out, got the two ground dogs collared and then headed into the field. The dogs checked out several dens, but it was obvious by their state that no one was home and hadn't been for a while. It really was no matter - I was having a wonderful time chatting with Erin and learning more about earthwork, walking in the cool Wyoming morning air, and watching the dogs hunt. I was certain that we would know if they found something - Ana was experienced, and Tracker and Sniper had gotten a taste for fox a few days prior. We came across a small pond with about 20' of mud for a shoreline, and metal culvert that acted as an overflow pipe. I asked the dogs to check the spot, and they did - Ana first, then Tracker and then Sniper. All three gave it a qu...