Armadillos Abound

Recently we have discovered that our puppy Sammie has a special bond with armadillos. Since we've had her, she has always been able to sniff out piles of armadillo poo in our backyard. She then proceeds to roll into it, which is a great time for everybody- she'd even convinced Kirby to try it once, but I think that was a one time deal for K-dog.

But even more recently we have caught her randomly going nuts for no apparent reason at all: pacing the house, whining, trying to look out all the windows, etc. It turns out that she's been sensing the presence of her arch-nemesis, the armadillo. So we've been opening up the backyard to her, at which point she proceeds (often with a confused Kirby on her heels) to sprint into the darkness. When we're quick enough to grab a flashlight and shine it out there, we often find them chasing small, armadillo-shaped animals. It seems that Kirby has started to get into the act as well, spotting the little guys from her post in the second-story windows.

So we were able to snap a few photos of the little nocturnal 'dillies (as we call them) who've been digging up our mulch beds.