[devilsfan]

This has been a rather unusual Sunday.

Bailey dog woke me up at 7 AM (we have 2 dogs, but only one is a real dog. Lab/Pitt Bull mix. The other is a Dalmatian with no balls and a complex). She was barking her head off at something, so I went out to tell her to STFU. She had treed something in our front yard - a pretty good sized raccoon. The Dal was sniffing in the bushes on the other side of the property like a moron. Anyways, I ran inside to grab hubby (who wasn't thrilled about being woken up) and a camera. He gets the leash to at least get her out of there so the coon can come down. As he's about 4' from the tree, the stupid animal jumps down and Bailey is ON that thing in milliseconds. It's just a massive ball of fur and growling. She has a good grip on its neck, and hubby is trying to get her off of it. She lets go for a second and then gets it by the stomach - it starts this god-awful screaming. She lets go finally and bites it on the butt for good measure as it squeezes through the fence. In the meantime, 2 MORE good-sized coons had jumped down from the next tree over and went out through the fence! Bailey had about 4 scratches and one that went through her ear, but she seems fine (just exhausted). She's up to date on rabies and the vet said not to worry, just watch for infection.

Now that hubby is up, I've convinced him to cook his famous chili tonight. I'm chillin for the rest of the day....I think we've had enough excitement.

Stacy