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I got a varmint tale.
Yesterday I was out mowing in the front yard and I begin to get hot and thirsty so I decided to go in for some iced tea. When I got to the gate coming into the backyard, I noticed that the dogs didn’t greet me as is normal for them. As I was riding around the garage to park the mower in the shade, I noticed that the dogs had something “treed” beneath some pieces of roofing tin laying under the canoe rack.
I took a rake and went over to see what they had and as I lifted the tin up with the rake, Shoshi was doing his best to get the varmint. I couldn’t see what it was so I walked around to the other side to get a better look. I lifted the tin with the rake and saw a glimpse of a black tail with a white stripe. I had smelled a slight essence of le pew in the air but it wasn’t all that strong. I figured that this must be a young one. But, I really didn’t want to mess with him and I thought that he would make his escape after dark so I went on into the house for my tea.
Today I went out to mow the back yard and both the dogs were still infatuated with something under the canoe. I decided to get the dogs into the garage and then lift the tin and let Pepe escape. I managed to get Shoshi into the garage but I couldn’t entice Lady with a treat or anything to leave her quarry underneath the roofing tin but I figured the skunk could outrun her because she has short legs. So, I pulled the tin off but the skunk didn’t run. I guess he was too far gone. She leapt upon the hapless little fellow and...... I guess I should have tried to get the dogs into the garage yesterday and let him get away then.
