Not a good week for our pets.

My son said yesterday, "Guess I won't get the dog parent of the year award".  Zoe, my beautiful Samoyed/Husky mix was chased, bitten and clawed by another animal ... either a dog, wolf, coyote or small mountain lion.  All the wounds were atop her lower back so she was trying to get away, rather than fight back.  

    The terrain surrounding our home in Idaho is called high desert.  It is covered by large sagebrush and other large assorted desert shrubs.  It is also uneven.  Swales that carry the snowmelt from the Teton mountain range also crisscross the valley floor.   So even though it looks flat, the dogs can be out of sight in an instant by going down into these swales or behind the brush.  

     Zoe is doing fine.  She is on antibiotics and pain killers.  Both she and Nali have to be coaxed outside after this week's adventures.  These gals are too old for what they have gone through.  You might not want to look at the picture.