Groundhog Day

OMG - Today was a dog day.

I let the dogs out for a romp in the yard and they immediately surrounded my van.

Louis and Lucky were under - with Otis, Jez and Shasta circling and barking. I looked under the van to see what the commotion was about and saw nothing...but the barking, circling frenzy continued -- so I knew something was up...

I could not get the dogs back in the house ...soI ended up physically carrying each one up the stairs to the kitchen.

Once secure...I stuck my head under the rear bumber...and something that sounded like a bird screamed from my spare tire- told me to go away. I thought "Oh God - Did I run over a sparrow in the road?"...remembering that I had driven through a few earlier that day.

I am late for a foster home visit - but I do not want to drive until the animal in my spare is saved. I really don'twant to call Animal Control as they had been out last week when Lucky slipped under the fence to chase a passing Husky out for a walk.

At that moment, David comes home from work...Hooray! He gets under the van and losens the spare...Out runs a very angry Woodchuck. Well - the Woodchuck is long gone (I hope) - but he is still living under my van as far as Lucky and Louis are concerned. I cennot get either of them to even go pee...all they want to do is crawl under the van and find that furry critter....I hope he is gone...please let him be gone... CDL