The other night, I was looking for something light and fluffy to read and I came up empty. So I figured, what the hell, I’ll read these non-fiction prairie dog books that TW made me reserve at the library.
First – Prairie Dogs (The Complete Owners Handbook) made me stop halfway through and look to see if Sharon Vanderlip was on Twitter. She’s not and I want to know why. I would like to talk to her about some of the things she mentions are important for prairie dog owners to know. I’d also like to ask her some questions. Like has she ever spent any time with a prairie dog in her house. Ya know, stuff like that. I also am anxiously awaiting the updated version of this book because it’s only freaking available used – for more than $100. Do you know how many giant plastic balls I can buy with $100? I want the book but I need the stupid balls. (Which are not, by the way, mentioned in the book at all. They should be – along with the fact that you’ll have to buy new ones constantly.)
Next – The Prairie Dog: Sentinel of the Plains was awesome. I’d like to buy this one too, and I might because it won’t cost me four giant plastic prairie dog balls errr $100. Great photos, nice bit of prairie dog history, and a well balanced look at the prairie dog “problem”. (I have an unbalanced opinion – stop killing the damn prairie dogs, people. They are a keystone species. We don’t kill our keystone species without serious consequences.)