Sabol the Puppy: ruthless killer!

Sabol the Puppy has become a cherished member of my family but I admit to being a little remiss in reporting on her progress since she joined me in September 2024.

I have something of interest to report. Here goes.

Sabol loves to spend time outside. She mastered the doggie door immediately after moving in with me. In and out, in and out! It's constant. Rainfall? Pffftt! She likes the rain, too ... unlike Toby the Puppy, who hated water, unless it was for his bath.

Here's what happened last night that deserves a brief comment. I was away from home for a while during the evening attending a city council meeting in another community; I was on assignment for my part-time gig as a freelance reporter.

I kept the back door open for Sabol to use at her pleasure. She long ago discovered some rodent activity near the back of the yard. She's always back there sniffing around where the mice come into the yard. What's more, I always wondered what my Chihuahua mix pooch, who's now around 7 years old, would do if she ever caught one.

I got my answer last night when I returned home from my reporting assignment. She found a rodent, mauled it viciously, killed it deader 'n dead ... and brought it into the house!

So help me, I didn't think she had that instinct in her. I am glad to know I was mistaken about her.

As my sis told me, "She's a cat in puppy's clothing."