MOOSE ON THE LOOSE

One of Mother Moose's children

I thought Delilah realized her tiny size a few weeks back when she decided to chase some deer down into the gully, which had up to 3 feet of soft, fluffy snow. Going down wasn't the problem, but when she realized she had to come back up she started to panic. She was begging, "Mama! I need help! Please, mama, come down and help me out! Please, mama, please!" Well, that morning we practiced tough love. "Delilah, you got yourself into this mess, so you need to get yourself out!" (I wasn't totally heartless...after 20 minutes I coaxed her back up the hill.)

Well this morning Delilah was out in the front yard when I heard a lot of commotion . I went out to investigate, and that's when I saw Delilah and Mother Moose nose-to-nose. I tried to negotiate: "Delilah! That's a moose! Leave her alone!" At that moment I decided she was on her own. Mother moose chose not to read the neighbors "NO TRESPASSING" sign and headed through their yard. Delilah knew she wasn't allowed past that sign and she headed back to me. I grabbed her and brought her into the house before she was tempted to change her mind.

Once again, she got herself out of a mess.