Day 155 dawned rainy – which meant we had a semi-rainy walk. But it’s the weekend, so we aren’t going to let that stop us!
Date: October 1, 2016
Location: Home
Length: 2.1 Miles
Who: Sarah & Choppy
Day 155 – Dog Walk Challenge
Day 155 dawned rainy – which meant we had a semi-rainy walk. But it’s the weekend, so we aren’t going to let that stop us!
Date: October 1, 2016
Location: Home
Length: 2.1 Miles
Who: Sarah & Choppy
Travels with Choppy 
Agree about the raccoon/bear resemblance. We used to have a tailless squirrel around here. He looked a little bit like a small monkey. It was trippy.
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Oh, I can imagine that – I’ve never seen one without a tail. A few with shorter tails, though.
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Little bears with mischief in their heart. It’s no wonder this fella has no tail! No doubt caused by doing loads of shenanigans. 😉
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No doubt! I would guess he tussled with something a little larger than he should have.
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I also feed a raccoon. I thought I was only feeding a hungry stray cat. Now I know why this cat waits for me when I get home, it shares the food.
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Ha! My parents have been ‘feeding’ their raccoons for years. They show up every night and eat the cat food that is leftover!
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A tailless trash panda!
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Ha! I love that!
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In Dutch they are called “wasbeer”, bears that wash (their food). It’s actually best not to feed wildlife, or attract them. They need to fend for themselves, or they become destructive, breaking thru screens, trashbarrels, birdfeeders, etc.
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Oh, that’s a great name!
My parents would rather they didn’t come up there, but when the cat doesn’t eat all her food, they show up to finish it off.
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Choppy looks lie she’s “full steam ahead!” Glad to see both of you weathered the event.
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A little weather isn’t going to stop us!
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Egads! One of the dreaded “Night SKVRLs” that gives Mongo’s friend Meggie nightmares! (Meggie is the founder of SPORK, Society for Prevention of Rodent Kaos)
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Choppy is not a fan – he wouldn’t have shown up if she had been there. She has taken after more than a few of these guys!
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How cool is having a visiting raccoon! We just get neighbourhood cats.
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Oh, we have plenty of raccoons – with Choppy, they tend to stay away from our house, but we still see them. This guy was at my patents’ house – we see them there all the time.
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Since raccoons carry rabies around here (and raid my bird feeders) they aren’t too popular with me. I do admit they are cute as all get-out!
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Oh, they get in my feeders as well! They have carried off two entire feeders (I hope to find them when the brush dies off this winter).
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Such devils!
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They are! And despite all this, I really kind of like them. They’re cute and so smart. My parents had one that left them little toys and treats in exchange for stealing all their shiny rocks out of a vase. At least, that’s how we like to interpret his actions!
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Wow exciting!
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Yes!
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Great post!!! kiss
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Thank you!
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This reminds me of the Sears Optical commercial where the lady is letting the ‘cat’ in for the night, but because of her bad vision, she let’s in a raccoon!
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Ha! Yes!
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DOing a little bit is better than doing nothing at all. Well done guys and that Racoon, really cute.
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Thanks!
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The raccoon was a big surprise, I imagine! 🙂 The loss of a tail is sad for the raccoon’s balance. I wonder what happened?
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I am guessing he got in a tussle with a dog or coyote and lost it. Though it could be that he got it caught in something. Raccoons are so curious, that would not surprise me, either!
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I like them, despite their naughty habits! ❤
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Their naughty habits are both a pain and endearing. Usually the former, but sometimes the latter.
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