03.24.07
I hate toads!
Queensland, in case you weren’t aware, has a problem with cane toads – they are nasty poisonous creatures that were imported last century to help with some problem with a bug in the sugar cane, and THEY HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR ECO SYSTEM!
The little blighters have poison all over their backs, making them a hazard to domestic pets.
Why am I mentioning this now?
I took the dogs out the back tonight after they had eaten (they only have free reign to the yard in daylight because… there are cane toads in the area)
I am watching Angus walk out into the yard and thinking ‘are you going to do something? No, don’t kick dirt, you haven’t done anything yet…’ when I suddenly realised Rosie was behind me and I turned round – and she was sniffing at a toad I hadn’t noticed.
Ahhhhhhhh!!
So, I grab Rosie and shove her under one arm, run over, grab Angus and put him under the other arm so he can’t get a toad while I am gone – he yelps, because its difficult to pick up one dog when you are already carrying another, I run up the stairs, put him down, clip the gate, go inside and shove Rosie’s muzzle under the tap.
She didn’t like that oddly enough.
She seems to be ok, but I am unhappy.
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