Bearclaw Valley Desert Wellies

@Laurel - and the rest of the crew, who have time and space for some mischief (@Piper , @Lucas , @Marten ).

Though Nunataq employed her forepaws often (starting from the basic walking and running, to more complex prodding, tackling, pawing, thrumming and the very difficult reaching behind her ears), she discovered the act of digging only today. Either because she had watched one of the adults do it before or any of the puppies, or her brain cells simply found the right connections and - zap - gave her the bright idea of coordinating her paws, nails and the ground beneath her.

It happened so that the best earth to dig was right at the doorstep of the den she shared with the rest of the puppies and Laurel. Encouraged and excited by her quick rate and success, she dug quickly and diligently. And in a matter of 15 minutes there was a considerable hole and with a still working Nuna at the bottom. Only the last third of her butt and wagging tail was visible.