Whew, glad I thought of that. Anyway, so we're out for a very pleasant extended walk yesterday when I learned how it is that Hudson the wonder dog manages to come in the house on occasion smelling like she's been a little bit skunked (which seems a paradox along the lines of being a little bit pregnant) which also dovetails nicely with an explanation of the cause of her sometimes coming in from outside clearly having eaten or tasted something quite unpleasant. As we were walking along, she managed to spot a skunk before we realized what was going on, and being a purebred hunting (and wonder) dog she managed to close the gap with the critter to almost nothing so quickly it barely had the chance to assume the firing position, and as we watched in horror, proceeded to actually grab the little varmint after (get this) willingly enduring being sprayed in the mouth! I managed to get her to drop the skunk with a shout and a yank on the leash (clearly the spray was not entirely without effect, as only Pit Bulls and bear-traps have more tenacious jaws than a determined Airedale), but I'm still not so sure the skunk survived this encounter. Aside from a brief bit of hacking on the taste and an urge to drink out of puddles on the way home, she was clearly looking to attack more skunks, so as I say, I now know how all this happens... she just plain likes it. Blech!

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