Sleepy Italian Dogs

Some evenings even the elusive black squirrels of Niccone can’t nudge the dogs off the couch. Whether it’s Rory trying to break out-under-through the world’s flimsiest fence to chase the yappy neighbor dogs, or Sookie scouting out how to slip through the front gate to skip across into the olive grove across the street to chase deer (eleven were there the other morning), some days just wear puppies out:

Maybe it’s not just puppies that get worn out though:

Hey, pre-tirement isn’t always go-go-go.