The ABC's of Stick Hunting

Zuni seems to go through phases of her favorite things to do in the back yard. Initially it was throwing fir cones around and chewing on them.  That was followed by a fascination with the poplar catkins that fall into our yard from a neighbor's tree. Well now she's found a new outdoor activity: sticks.

She has a few favorites but keeps up the hunt for a better one. She was greatly disappointed when the 24" one that she found broke when it got stuck between a slat in the deck. Her only disappointment is that I have designated her stick collection as an outside only chew toy.

Chewing a stick is apparently an art form that requires great concentration

It's a lot of work

 

And sometimes you've got to let your big bad self loose and kick a stick's butt

 

The tough part for Zuni is she always knows there's got to be a better stick out there and has to interrupt her stick chewing battles with occasional forays for the great stick that always eludes her.