(((The brave little turtle *18 pics*)) + more P#24

Our yard is completely fenced and has a couple of small animal eating dogs in it so I'm not sure why...but small animals LOVE our yard. We've had our fair share of possums, mice, squirrels, racoons...and turtles.

I'm not sure if anybody remembers but we had a GIANT Snapper in our yard last summer....well tonight the dogs found a little Painted Turtle!

My dad stuck it in the pond momentarily
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Isn't it cute??
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Mini likes turtles..
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She likes to EAT them
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Mini in a Sit-Stay. That little girl wanted the turtle so badly that she was shaking!
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I took the little guy back "home"
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Got home and let the dogs out, they FRANTICALLY searched everywhere!
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And finally came to the conclusion that he went *that* way!
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And that's the tale of the bravest little Painted Turtle who ventured into our yard today!

Great pictures and story! The painted turtle is one lucky little guy. I'm glad that he made his great escape, but the last picture of your pack staring through the fence almost made me sad that they lost their little "buddy." ;)

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He's smiling! :D

Great pictures and story too!

What a great story! He's a very cute turtle.
I'm glad he got "home" safely! :D

Baha, I love it. Mini is adorable.

So cute! I love turtles, and I'm glad that one decided to brave your yard so you could share the pretty pics with us :)

What a cute little turtle! I would have been tempted to let him stay. I guess that wouldn't have been the smart thing to do with little terriers running around, huh? :p

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What a cute little turtle! I would have been tempted to let him stay. I guess that wouldn't have been the smart thing to do with little terriers running around, huh? :p

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My dad reeeeally wanted to keep him in the little pond thing. Then he kept telling me that Mini found it so she should get to keep it. :rolleyes: But I'm afraid he would have been turtle soup in no time!! :eek:

haha that's a cute lil turtle i just ADORE them. cute little story haha mini is adorable wanting it.

Ashley, I LOVE your Hoodlum stories and great pictures!

This has nothing to do with the story..but..while I'm here..I have to say that everytime I see Mini and her ears and concentration, I'm kinda convinced that Mz Klo must have JRT in her by her digging and critter catching expertise! I noticed purple markings on Mini's tongue..Logan has some too!!

OMG! The expression on that turtle's face in the photo after Min's "She likes to EAT them", is soooo funny!

Great series of photos. Is that the Grand River where you let the little guy go?

We had a female Painted Turtle lay eggs next to our driveway one year. Very cool experience. We tended the nest (kept the ground moist) and assisted the little hatchlings when they began to dig out.

Glad you guys liked the tale, Mini misses her "friend" and continued searching for a long time, but we did re-stock "her" pond up with fishing minnows again from the bait shop so hopefully she'll forget about the turtle entirely. (Every Thursday the bait shop gives us all of their old, dying minnows for free because they get a new shipment in on Fridays) But they're like elephants...they never forget ANYTHING!!

And Karen, It is entirely possible that Klo has some JRT in her!

Kimmy, that's actually Sycamore Creek, it runs in front of and behind our house! That would be a neat experience!

What a cute story! I've never seen such a BIG painted turtle - the only ones I've seen are the little quarter-size dime-store pets. sure is handsome! I love the expression on Mini's face too - what a good girl to leave it alone. :)
There was a big turtle sitting outside our kennel fence once for a couple days, and Sherman dug & dug & dug, trying to reach under the fence at it, but it was a smart turtle too and kept its distance!

Mini's beautiful. What a fun little story. :)