Bettye, I can see you laughing about Blue & the skunk odor. She really was smelly LOL. This morning when we were sitting on the back porch having a cup of tea (I drink the tea, Blue drinks water) I was telling the neighbor about it and he said he was sorry he wasn't home to help but he would probably have laughed so hard he wouldn't have been much help. I didn't even try to wash my old comfortable, worn out t shirt, I just put in the trash. I'm going to miss Blue, she is a great dog. She rides on the back of my nephew's Harley and she loves to ride on the back of his horse also. He has a sheepskin pad fixed for her so her toenails won't dig in the horse's rump. She rode in 2 Mardi Gras parades this year, she sliped off the horse once but she just jumped right back on. I'm going to miss my nephew also, as well as his dog LOL. Gail in La.

[email protected] wrote.... >.... She rides on the back of my nephew's Harley and she loves to ride on the back of his horse also. He has a sheepskin pad fixed for her so her toenails won't dig in the horse's rump.< NEAT idea!! We've toyed with that idea with our Millie-dog (a Heeler, like Blue) and one of our horses. We kind of think that it would have to be Bobby's horse, Washoe, because Millie has walked ON the horse while she was laying down before. My 'Little Feather' would just as soon dance on Millie, I fear. They've got a 'sibling rivalry' thing going on, both vying for 'mom's' attention. The only problem with Millie riding on the back of Washoe is that the horse is sooooo tall! It would really be a challenge to get the dog up there... *somehow*! LOL Best, SueB