There’s something about lush green grass our dogs just love. Maybe it’s the fact that here in Montana, it lasts for only about 6 weeks before browning out in July, so they have to make the most of it. Bailey is a great example … he can’t get enough of playing in the grass.
Multiple times throughout the day he goes to the front door so we can let him outside to roll around in, hide in, or sleep in the grass. But only for a while. Then he’s back at the front door, barking to be let in. This so we can do it all over again in, say, an hour’s time. There are days when I feel like nothing more than a New York City doorman without the uniform (or tips). Sometimes I think it’s the anticipation of going outside to be in the grass that’s more exciting than actually being there.
For some dogs, it’s even better if they can find a hole in the ground to curl up in, surrounded by the thick green stuff. The other night I was looking for blind and deaf Spinner to bring her inside for bedtime. I couldn’t find her anywhere. Finally I saw a flash of white through the grass. I walked over and found her sound asleep in this hole that our old boy Dillon had dug a few years ago.
Come summer, it’s a favorite sleeping spot, nice and cool on a warm evening. I went inside to get the camera to take this shot. Spinner was so comfortable I was reluctant to wake her up, but the temperature would drop another 15 degrees before dawn and I didn’t want her staying out when it could get that chilly. I decided to ignore the dictum about "let sleeping dogs lie" and tapped her on the ear to wake her.
Spinner’s hole is on the opposite site of the same tree you see in Bailey’s photo. That little pine sees a lot of sleeping dogs in the course of a day!
In case you’re wondering, we DO eventually mow the grass. As you can see, it’s pasture grass, not lawn grass, so we use the rotary brush cutter on the tractor to cut it. But for now, we let the dogs enjoy their jungle.
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