"FarmI" <ask@itshall be given> wrote in message
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> "Jean B." <jb
...@rcn.com> wrote in message
>> FarmI wrote:
>>> "Bobbie" <homefraih
...@myhoose.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>> What is happening in your garden today?
>>> I saw my first snake of the season (in the garden - seen a few on the
>>> road before this).
>>> I was sitting doing a Sudoku on the vernadah with Husband's Jack Russell
>>> asleep at my feet. Noticed movement out of the side of my eye and there
>>> was a Tiger Snake crossing from near the steps to one of the flower
>>> beds.
>>> Thankfull the dog didn't see it because he's already had 2 lots of
>>> antivenine and has been told that if he gets himself bitten again then
>>> it's the green fliud filled needle and a hole in the ground.
>> Who told him that?
> Himself told him. Mind you, I don't think the dog believed Himself. I
> then told him that if Himself said that, he'd better believe it. I don't
> think he believed me either but then this dog has quite a high opinion of
> himself - he's very handsome and in demand with the JR bitches of the
> neighbourhood (or rahter the owners who call and ask for him to 'visit'
> because the bitch is in heat.
I get calls like that myself, but I always turn them down. There are
certain proprieties, you know...