Ups...

We have a dog, a tiny little dachshund. Her name is Molly and you wouldn't guess that she is quite a tiger if harassed. Our other pup, Maggie, has certainly found this out, especially when food is involved. Molly growls like a ravenous wolf anytime Maggie even gets close to her bowl. Not true the other way around, however, as Molly constantly eats from Maggie's bowl. But one other little thing about Molly that is driving me mad right now is her digging.

Did you know that dachshunds were bred to go into holes and kill a variety of vermin, from rats to badgers? Neither did I until my wanna-be vet daughter informed me of this very fact, which explains what I saw in my backyard this morning. There I am, innocently preparing to mow the grass when what should I spy? A hole, a HUGE hole over by the pool filter. I know the hole has been excavated by Molly because she has very long claws and, well, the marks in the dirt perfectly match those claws. But how did she get out of this hole? It is twice as deep as she is long (no, I am not kidding) and seemingly insurmountable to someone without an opposable thumb.

Regardless, got out she did, and I was left with the aftermath. Fill the hole back in, make it look nice around the hole. Several hours later I go back out to change the timer on the pool filter (daylight savings time was last week, was it not?) and voilå, ANOTHER hole, same place, a little BIGGER! Argh.

Moral of this lesson? Mighty things often come in small packages!