Even the Squirrels

Hello there humans and most others,

Well, it is way over a hundred degrees outside our house today. It is so hot that even the squirrels are staying in their homes or have gone on vacation or something. We haven't seen even one so far today, and we saw only a couple the last two days. Nelson is getting very bored because he has now been put in charge of chasing away the squirrels. It gives him a job to do, and it saves Missy Linda lots of money when only birds eat the bird seed.

Nelson is very enthusiastic about his new chore! You know, Shelties are very responsible dogs. He has almost perfected his jumping from where the yard makes a steep slope into the fence. Sometimes he lands with all fours on the fence, and sometimes he lands with two feet on the ground and two on the fence. He patrols the fence and checks up in the trees for a long time to make certain that the perpetrators are gone. He gets very angry when the squirrels chatter at him from up in the trees, and he definitely doesn't like it when they laugh at him! They will get theirs some day.

Missy Linda says she heard the other day that there are millions of flat squirrels out there on the roads who couldn't make up their minds. She tells that to Nelson to help him feel better.