Squirrels!

I like a lot of things about living in Rogers Park.  But the squirrels are a real problem.  Those shady vermin are everywhere.  They skitter around on the grass right in front of me, they taunt me from the trees, and they seem to know that I cannot go any farther than the blue leash cord will let me stretch.  They are vile little creatures.  I like to lunge at them and snap my sharp teeth just so they know that if I were not tethered to my people, I would leap over there and snap them in two.  I am getting some practice now by pretending to rip up some small fake squirrels, which were a gift from Jennifer with the brown hair.
 
My other favorite person, Jennifer with the brown hair, comes over once almost every day while JK and Mr. Wolf are gone to give me a treat and take me for a walk.  She has two very energetic dog friends herself.  I can smell them when she comes to visit.  They have lots of different kinds of toys, and they like to play tug of war and catch and things.  I had never played those games before, but I am very smart and am learning quickly. 

Jennifer gave me this toy from their own house:  a small replica of a tree trunk with holes for people to hide two small soft squirrels.  I LOVE this toy.  I love to yank those disgusting squirrels out of their quiet little tree and pretend to pull them to pieces.  I love to play tug with JK or Mr. Wolf of Jennifer and imagine that one day, one of those little squirrels will lose it's little squirrely tail.  Or HEAD!

Someday, I will get to chomp on a real squirrel.  CHOMP!  For real. 

Fake squirrels and their fake tree trunk



Once I have removed them, I get to chomp on them



Delish.