In December, if you remember, we added a new family member. Lilly is a miniature pinscher, and she is…. I have no words. She is the strangest funniest dog.

I know there are some people who would be a little nervous living where I live because it is a remote area. But thanks to Lilly, I shouldn’t have to worry about anything untoward happening to me. She lives to protect. Here she is in her attack mode…..

She is always alert for danger. Here she is listening for anything out of ordinary. As you can see, she is equipped to hear the smallest noises. This explains why she will run into the living room barking at something down the hallway that Zeus and I (both already in the living room) cannot hear even though Zeus and I mistakenly thought no one else was home. Obviously she hears something because she barks at the empty hallway for the next 30 minutes….

I could have used Lilly around several years ago when we had that snake inside the house because Lilly does not hesitate to attack snake-like things. In fact, Lilly has been keeping herself very busy because there has been a huge infestation of these snake-like things in our house lately. Lilly probably spends hours every day defending us from these things, and she does not hesitate to show how brave she is even when they rise up against her…

We have no idea where these cylindrical brown things are coming from, but Zeus and I lack some of Lilly’s skills for detecting danger. Zeus even sits down on the job while Lilly remains diligent and even manages to save Zeus just as one almost gets him…


When Lilly isn’t busy chasing the unidentified snake-like thing that is invading the house, she stays busy barking at that dog that keeps trying to sneak in. Here she is sitting on the back of our couch, barking at that wayward dog clearly visible in the round glassy (almost looks like a mirror) window. (Although the wayward dog would have been more visible had Lilly stopped to cleaned the window….)

It should be no surprise to any of you that Lilly is a sister of that other mini pin we lost earlier this year, Neutron, who I affectionately nicknamed….
Stupid Dog.


Thanks for playing.