Things are heating up here in terms of wildlife. Squirrels and rabbits are present on the bluffs in increasing numbers, offering eager students many promising avenues of inquiry.
Yet my research is so often solitary.
I do try to get other dogs involved. Ziggy, for example, with his great intellect, would be an outstanding research partner. Mogul, with his boundless enthusiasm, could also doubtless advance our efforts. Even Tramp could assist when he's in town.
If only.
The problem is that, just as I seem to lack the hail-fellow-well-met gene, these guys do not seem to have the gene for research. If I propose a wildlife foray, they're willing to follow along with me for a second or two. Then they get caught up in their interactions and forget about fauna that might be hidden in the bushes.
So I straighten my shoulders and head off to find more research subjects.
Alone again, of course.
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