In Memory of Rascal

I was going to talk about all the wild life we have been seeing around our house, well I still might being that is how we lost Rascal. He was our little Schnorkie. (Yorkie/Schnouser mix) He had just turned Four years old. He was the best dog that we have ever had.

A couple of weeks ago He had an encounter with a bear. We figure it was probbly headed for our bird feeder and Rascal went after it . The bear picked him up with his mouth and threw him. believe it or not he survived. His back end was full of slobber and he was shaken up a bit but he was ok.That happened in the middle of the night so we figured we should keep the dogs in the house at night to keep them safe. All was well until about a week later (07/8/09) an hour before it got dark , we heard the dogs barking like mad. We went out to see what was wrong. Marty ran out first just in time to see a fox grab Rascal and bring him down the hill. It was a horrible sight as well as sound. in our panic I ran in the house to grab the gun (22). Marty shot the fox to get him off Rascal but it was to late, he had been hurt to bad.

We burried him in Our favorite spot in the forest.

The hardest thng was telling the girls. They were just finishing their vacation in Mn. We told them on their way home. The did very good at taking the news. We have told them that living where we do something like this could happen.

And poor Rockett, she had seen the whole thing happen, her best buddy was now gone.

We couldn't bare to see that happen to her and she was so sad not having Rascal around

WE decided to let My Parents take her back to Minnestota with them. They have a shelty named Zena.

Rockett just loves her. She perked right up When My parent, our girls and Zena got here.

So now we have no animals, a little sad, but Rockett will live happily ever after!!

Now for the wild life pictures.

This snake was found by the doggy door one night.

A few days befor the Fox attact on Rascal WE found a Grey fox and her four kits.

When we reported to the Fish and Game what had happened to Rascal , they told us that pound for pound they are the most agressive animals in the forest.

WOW!