On Wed, 2 May 2001 Jayke goes Potty

On Wed, 2 May 2001 11:37:28 -0400, Marilyn Hubley
wrote:

>Well Sherry I have to say I do it for episodes like this morning. Walking
>Jayke (100lb rescue Mal) and Tasha my elderly sibe trying to get Jayke to
go
>potty.
>
>We wandered over to where I throw leaves to compost in a hilly area and
>Jayke was sniffing around eating long grass. The next thing I know she
>comes backwards about 90 and falls on her butt. Yes it was the dreaded
>Garter Snake LOL My sibes hunt and kill them all the time but the Malamute
>was seriously disturbed by it. So then we had to stand there and bark at
it
>for awhile. Now I'm laughing so hard I almost tossed my lunch luckily I
>hadn't eaten yet.
>
>Jayke, has lost sight of it by now and is gently testing the area where it
>was, where upon a stick or leaf or piece of grass moves and the same
>reaction, backwards full tilt. So I let her sniff around and sure enough
>she found it again but I didn't want her to hurt it as I love snakes, they
>keep the bug population down. So I'm letting her sniff and look when she
>decided to get back at me for laughing at her and when I said lets go she
>pulled me into the compost, after the snake, while I am IN SANDALS!!!!!!!!!
>
>So the snake went free, Jayke refused to pee, I have an appointment at 1:00
>with a lawyer and I'm picking compost out of my sandals. Yes I LOST
>AGAIN!!!!!!!
>
>Marilyn & The Hubley Hooligans
>