How Do We Survive The Smallest Terrier-ist? via LaurieJStone
– The other day I let Libby out on her backyard leash. I sat on the outdoor step, facing the sun. Ah… that felt good. Then I looked down to my right and jumped ten feet. A snake lay next to me. Thank God, it was a little black snake with a yellow stripe down its back. Still, I’m not a snake person and if that reptile were bigger, they would’ve heard me in the next county. But this one was kind of cute.Without hesitating, she charged over, stuffing her nose into the plants where the snake lay.
So we’ve devised the squirt gun method. A small hit of water is the only thing that shuts her up. In fact, sometimes it even speeds up the bonding process. Maybe she figures if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.– For all her scrappiness, Libby is one of the most affectionate animals I’ve had. She has to be close… always. She’s in my lap when I write . She’s in my lap when I’m reading or lying in bed. Sometimes I have to put her down just to get feeling back in my abdomen.