Thanks for the link Linda. I had seen that page, and was thinking about a Hedgehog, but my DH insists that we'd find it in pieces, along with my flower bed, as soon as our Lab saw it. Not a good idea according to him, and I'd have to agree! They are so cute though.
We raised bullfrogs when I was a kid, and while it took a while to get used to the noise, after a bit, we couldn't sleep when we weren't at home. I miss that noise, and would love a bullfrog and the pond to go with it, but it seems like more work than it's worth. And again, the Lab would be a problem. She's obsessed with water. I can easily hide a small water dish behind the bushes for a toad, but bullfrogs need a lot of water.
I have tried talking DH into building a small cement pond for the dogs, but that hasn't gone over very well either. Bailey the Lab could spend the entire day in there and would maybe stop bringing me something (anything, really) to throw for her, so that I could get more yard work done! We've spent a fortune on kiddie pools, but she destroys them. Maggie the Golden Retriever just likes soaking her feet from time to time, and if Maggie had a frog to keep her company, it wouldn't be a bad thing. However, Bailey would just bring it to me so that I could throw it for her! That is another reason I need some toads!
Here is Bailey in action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Natalie
