Do You Understand A Dog's Nose?

 I was not impressed

 when I discovered that the coon dog pup

had dug a basketball size hole

under the play set.

However, I was grateful

that

it was under the play set,

so I didn't have to see it every time

I walked into the backyard.

 Upon closer inspection,

 I realized

 that he had stopped digging

when he got to this glass bottle.

So I lifted it out with a shovel.

Why did the dog stop digging

when he got to the bottle?

Did he smell it?

And if he did smell it,

why now?

Why not months ago?

Once he saw it was a bottle

did he loose interest?

Did the smell dissipate?

I just don't understand a dog's nose.

Do you?

And he wouldn't answer any of my questions.

I have no idea how things like this get buried.

When I showed it to him,

I expected the pup to lift it off the shovel

 with his teeth and prance around

 the yard with his "trophy".

He just gave it a passing "ho hum" glance.

 

I said, "Good job pup. 

Next time dig up a million bucks."

 

I don't think he was listening.