Bella, the Flying "Wabbit" Hunter

One thing I have learned about Bella is that she loves to hunt "wabbits." And now that we have plugged all of the holes in the fence, we can let her hunt to her heart's content! She stands on our deck, surveying the backyard. Her eyesight is incredible - she seems to spot rabbits in the most difficult spots in the yard. She stands, stares, and then runs!

One of her favorite places to find "wabbits" is in the asparagus forest. She traverses the yard, then heads to the asparagus to see who is hiding amongst the fronds. Sometimes she finds something; sometimes not. But she is not deterred. As long as she doesn't catch one, we love it . . .

Today Bella got her new name. I took her to her own backyard. She immediately began sniffing and looking . . . for "wabbits." She ran along the fence between our yards, both in front of and behind the bushes. After two runs through, suddenly she jumped - all four legs pulled up underneath her - over one of the bushes, as if she were high jumping. Her leap received a rating of a "10" - and hence, her new name. If I hadn't known better, I would have thought she was flying.