Just got back from another extended stay at the ranch. One afternoon, while I was doing a little fence repair, something started barking behind me. When I turned around to see what was going on, it was two small dogs a few feet behind me. Laurel was working in the vineyard and heard the barking and called me to see if I knew where it was coming from. I replied that it was coming from our two new ranch dogs. By the time she drove over on the mule, the barking was over and both puppies were jumping with excitement like puppies do. Without hesitation, they both followed me to the ranch house where I gave them bowls of food and water. They took a couple of bites, then drank almost 16 oz of water between the two of them. Guess somebody had dumped them on the county road, they had been wandering around in 90+ degree heat for quite a while. Turns out they were a boy and girl, and were well bonded. The only problem we had was we could not get away from them. No matter how fast or how far we went in the mule, they chased us. We managed to get them to settle down in the barn for the night and the next morning Laurel found a pet rescue group that was eager to take them. Within 24 hours, they had been groomed, and checked out by a vet. Within 3 days, one had already been adopted.
It had been quite warm at the ranch, and even the coons seem to be suffering from the heat. Several hang out almost all day in the shade on the porch with their babies. We introduced one of them to a rather large ice cube, and this is what happened…
Coons are pretty playful with one another, especially the young males…
We plan to be at the Seabrook house for the next week, then back to back to the ranch so we can start playing cowboys and cowgirls again.