Speedy Dog to The Resue

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I’ve never seen one Prairie Dog much less a hill of prairie dogs. but we have a similar critter here called a ground hog.

I guess they are called prairie dogs because they live on the prairies and have a dog-love bark.

From the photos I’ve seen of the prairie dog, I think they would make a nice pet. They remind me of a squirrel with a fat suit on. Maybe more like the ground hog.

I love the prairie dogs greet each other by kissing...Yep! Right on the smacker.

Looking at a photo of these prairie dogs reminds me of the time my mother was hanging clothes out on the outside line. At the time my parents had a lovely collie dog called Speedy. Speedy, now about fifteen years old, was very protective of Mother.

Mother hung the first wet basket of clothes on the line without any incidents. While she was taking the second load out to be hung on the line, she let out a bloodcurdling scream and hollered for my father,

”Ralph, come quick there’s something out here under the clothesline!”

Before anyone could reach Mother to see what frightened her, Speedy lived up to his name. He ran to Mother and in a flash looked down at a big brown furry rodent. Before you could say,

’Hill of Prairie Dogs.”

Speedy grabbed the ground hog by the throat and shook it to death.

...end of freewrite. Prompt: hill of prairie dogs.


Here’s a photo of a ground hog/woodchuck. They are a few pounds bigger than a prairie dog but similar in appearance and habits. Everyone felt bad Speedy had killed the ground hog as it would have scamped off without hurting my mother.

Groundhogs are part of the #wildlife here on P.E.I., Canada.

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