Thursday, February 25, 2010

Checking the mail



Mags and Emma know as soon as I start to put on a jacket that I am going out and start to dance around with anticipation. Emma likes to check her brush piles and other secret spots for activity and Mags like to go with me to the mailbox. The other morning she went with me to put mail in the box for pick-up and dashed outside the fence to check the mailman's tracks in the snow. Usually I get on her something fierce when she does that, but there are no cattle here now and as long as she stays close to me I indulge her a little. (The prairie is a dangerous place for a small, tasty dog.) We were only out for a few minutes but it was just above zero and her feet got so cold I carried her back to the house. She's a tough little monkey but no sled dog!

When I went out a couple of hours later to get the mail she refused to go.

7 comments:

Kansas Scout said...

who says dogs are stupid?

Rio Arriba said...

No, they're not stupid. But some are definitely smarter than others!

Did you ever get your email fixed?

Kansas Scout said...

It should work.
My Pointer can only find a way to lay next to me in one direction and not the other...
Still, she is a genius in the field with Pheasants.

Rio Arriba said...

KS, I just tried it.

Rio Arriba said...

Nope. Not working. "Unknown recipient."

Kansas Scout said...

This is a mystery. I have sent two emails to myself from my other acct with no issues and used my blogger email link with no problems. I don't know why your attempts are failing.

Kansas Scout said...

I assume your getting my address off my blogger profile page. This works. If I gave a an address perhaps I botched it.
scoutks@gmail.com