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Some day I'll share with you the squirrel we rescued from a water filled storm drain. We brought it home and warmed it up with a hairdryer and heat lamp. We thought it was still stiff because it wouldn't move. That was until our dogs put their nose in the box. Long story short, about $10,000 worth of damage in the house between the dogs and squirrel.

Dishes, china closet, vases, curtains, television set, coffee pot, leather sofa, panes of glass on windows, glass coffee table, etc.....

Oh, that’s too funny. Well, not really.

Some day I'll share with you the squirrel we rescued from a water filled storm drain. We brought it home and warmed it up with a hairdryer and heat lamp. We thought it was still stiff because it wouldn't move. That was until our dogs put their nose in the box. Long story short, about $10,000 worth of damage in the house between the dogs and squirrel.

Dishes, china closet, vases, curtains, television set, coffee pot, leather sofa, panes of glass on windows, glass coffee table, etc.....

LOL! I'm laughing just thinking about it! I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time, but it would have made for some gut busting home video.

Long story short, about $10,000 worth of damage in the house between the dogs and squirrel.

I shouldn't laugh at that, but I couldn't help it! The visuals, the visuals. I had brought the bird into the house and was carrying it around with me in a towel. I had to go out for an appointment, so I put it in a shoebox and kept the lid on top of it with some space. Coming home, I thought, "gee I really should have not done that." Sure enough, I walk in and the dog is looking at me, acting like "God, I'm so glad you're home! There's a bird loose in the house!" Thankfully, the little thing was seeking harbor from the dog under the dining room table. Donning my latex gloves, it just let me grab it. As I tried to put it in the shoebox again, it wriggle out and landed on the drainboard, clutching to it for dear life and got caught in between the sections. I am PRYING it out, finally being able to so I can bring it outside and be done with it. And my dog was probably wondering why I just didn't let her handle it outside in the first place, LOL. No good deed goes unpunished, right?

When my husband was a boy, his mother rescued a baby squirrel and it lived in a handbag on top of the refrigerator, going in and out the kitchen window at will, and on peaceable terms with the dog and cats.

Guess you aren’t a Squirrel Whisperer.

PS When we saw a raccoon in a water-filled storm drain, we bloody well left it there.