(((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. :)

What a great story! I laughed my head off at the picture of Mini wanting to eat the turtle. You gotta *love* those terriers! They have so much personality. The turtle was really pretty.

This is such a funny and cute thread! That little turtle is so cute, did you name him? ;) Mini is so cute, I just love her coloring!

What a cute little story. I like the last photo where the dogs are looking out the fence. Funny. :)

ROFLMAO!!.....I could actually saw her shake and drooool..... int eh pic where she´s sticking her tongue out......."come on come on ......jump in lil turtle..."

what a great authority you have to make her leave it......and what an outstanding girl you are Mini for obeying your mom!!

That was SO funny!!
Poor Mini..... no turtle snacks for you! :p

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what a great authority you have to make her leave it......and what an outstanding girl you are Mini for obeying your mom!!

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She did NOT want to stay put! But because mom said so :rolleyes: :)

The turtle wasn't afraid of her the least bit! The ones that I've encountered up at my cabin are a lot more skiddish and will hide in their shell, but Mini was lunging and licking this guy and he was still wandering closer!

Bre...my brother dubbed him George ;)

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

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Well no wonder you have so many critters passing through! :D

There is a small pond in the farmers field across the road (Barnes Rd.) at my parents house and to the south is a stretch of swamp land, so now and then they get critters passing through. :D

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Well no wonder you have so many critters passing through! :D

There is a small pond in the farmers field across the road (Barnes Rd.) at my parents house and to the south is a stretch of swamp land, so now and then they get critters passing through. :D

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We'd probably get more if it weren't for those darn dogs :p But we have deer too that show up behind our fence. Micki really loves to jump the fence and chase them too :rolleyes:

We had another visitor last night. Tommy the Toad ;)

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But Mini says that toads are NO FUN because you can't eat them.

Oh well, still kept her occupied for a good half hour, before the toad finally hopped under the porch and eventually she gave up.

Omg! You wont believe this but last night we also had a toad in the yard. Ebony barked at it for awhile then it went on its merry way. I should have taken pictures. ;)

Mini you are a doll!!