With new neighbors, come new neighbor-pets, and when I let Lucy out a few days ago, I found this little girl in our yard. Her name is Electra and she’s a *feisty* little creature. She barked and snarled chased Lucy around the yard very dominantly, but as soon as I bent down to look at her tags she jumped right up in my lap and started licking my hands. She’s a total love, and is apparently making up for her size with a lot of attitude. Since Jef and I are teaching Lucy to do her business in a certain part of the yard, we figured it would be best to block off any little holes so Electra would stay over at her house. No dice. Every day when I let Lucy out, she’s managed to squeeze her little body thru another crack or push some dirt aside to get under the fence. The owner and I finally met - he was very apologetic, and we blocked off as much as we could from both sides. Lucy *loves* having a friend around, and her ‘business’ (if she’s doing any in the yard) is probably super tiny, so for now we won’t make a big fuss.

Lisa should know that Electra has a Beagle buddy in her yard, named Rambo, who’s too big to fit through the fence. All we ever see of him is his little eyes and nose that seem to say “Hey guys, what’s going on over there? Hey? Hey, guys? Can I play?” He’s sooooooo jealous (and he lets us know it). I’d like to arrange for him to come over for a play date soon. In the meantime, this is all we’re going to get of him.