Have a Happy 4th Everybody!

[Dempsy's Mom]

I was out watering the flowers. All of a sudden I smelled a skunk. Hmmm. I ignored it at first and then I stepped back and there in the grass was one of the baby skunks. He was so cute - he ran back in the shelterbelt. I finished watering. Dempsy has been barking - nothing unusual. Demps was pointed right towards the lilac bushes - it's awful funny that he is barking so intently - so I peaked in the bushes and there was another little baby stinker. He was even smaller. Well, there's one thing you can count on with me and it's that I can't resist a baby even if it is STUPID. I still wonder if they think that Demps is mom.? They sure turn up when he's around.

I crawled around inside the bushes till I grabbed him. He did stink a little, but well worth the odor. I thought I would start your holiday off with a very sweet video. Hope you enjoy him.

[pindrop]

You are one brave lady with lil "hotstuff" - they are extremely cute but I would err on the side of caution as I have never seen a close-up of a skunk. Poor Dempsy sure knew it was there and was panting quite heavily. Wonder what he would have done if he had gotten closer. Once again those are great videos - so I think I'll dub you the "queen farmlady."

[kjwarnold]

Wow, you're braver than I would be, but he sure is a cutie. I'm amazed that Dempsey is so quiet, other than the panting. Kirby would be screeching his head off and Packy would be barking. He looks adorable amongst all the flowers!

[Hawkeye]

Laughing here, I was going to say the same thing....You are one daring person. You and Demps may have a new pet "Pepe Le Pew". I have to say thou it is really cute, but do get a little nervous when it turns around - butt view.

Happy 4th!!!

[Lynn in TN]

I have always been amazed that something so cute can smell so bad. You are braver than I am. I would not want to be sprayed. Thanks for sharing

great videos with us. Happy 4th!

[hheldorfer]

Amazing video! The little one was very cute and you handled it perfectly.

[Sam I Am]

What a sweety lil hotstuff is.. but like the rest I admire how brave you are Also may I complement you on your lovely flowers!

[Dempsy's Mom]

It sure was a pleasure/honor to hold and feel the little skunk - I probably won't do it again - but it sure was fun. As for the flowers - thank you for the compliment. I don't have as many this year, but I like having flowers around. I thought it was just perfect to put the little stinker in a flower pot.

[hheldorfer]

It sure was a pleasure/honor to hold and feel the little skunk - I probably won't do it again - but it sure was fun.

I know what you mean. Several years ago (pre-Cairn) a baby opossum came wandering into my yard while I was gardening. He was headed toward the street and I couldn't just let him go, so I picked him up to move him to a safer place. He promptly peed on me and then did what his instincts told him to do - played dead. I put him on the ground in back of the garage and watched him for a minute. He opened one eye to see if it was safe, then scurried away. Gotta love the babies.

[tomatosandwich]

What great videos! I third (or fourth) that you're brave! I thought Dempsy was behaving very well! You could tell he wanted closer, but he wasn't barking or anything. Keep these videos coming!