Eating our Greens to Stay Healthy

The Spouse took Lucy and Meg (our Chocolate Labs) out onto the patio for a few minutes of playtime in the brisk, cold, evening air. They do love to be outside even on a nippy winter night. It never slows them down.

As they hopped and played and chased their tennis balls and caught their rings, “something” caught Lucy’s eye and she wandered over to take a look. Suddenly, she was at full alert! Body rigid, back hairs standing up, tail frozen in place, (instead of wagging madly) and her eyes glued to the ground.

The Spouse walked over to see what she had found and discovered Lucy’s nose on the back of a lizard about 2 inches long. She was sniffing it vigorously and with great interest.

“Leave it alone Lucy”, commanded The Spouse. Lucy lifted her head and, instead of her nose, placed a large paw on the lizard. “No, Lucy, leave it be, here, catch your tennis ball.”

Lucy wanted the tennis ball and she wanted the lizard. She solved the problem neatly. Bending down, with a large pink tongue, she scooped up the lizard and put it into her mouth. Its tail was sticking out between her lips and thrashing around madly.

The horrified Spouse yelled, “No, Lucy, No, drop it.” Lucy didn’t want to drop it. It was her “treasure”. Instead she swallowed.

Fresh greens anyone?

Yuk.