El's Thanksgiving Bird

I think everyone knows about Denny & Elvis taking walks outside, wearing a leash. To be clear, we're not walking them ... they're walking us. We don't follow a set path, but they like to cover their favorite spots when they go out: Mary Louise's flowerbed, the broken fence board at the end of the street, the big drain to see if there is any moving water, and always a cruise down the side alley to watch the birds fly out of the bushes.

So yesterday morning, before our Thanksgiving lunch, Elvis was throwing a fit to go out. We "leashed up" and Jerry took El, while I took Denny. Elvis immediately headed around the corner to the bushes and Denny headed to Mary Louise's house. Soon, we heard Jerry shouting.

Elvis had lunged into a bush and caught a bird between his front paws! Jerry pulled him back with the leash and he let the bird go. Thankfully, it flew off - no worse for the wear - other than an elevated heart rate, I am sure!

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.