Hello friendlies! Lulu here with a new life tip, plus some bonus lyrics! This week’s life tip has to do with something I’m sure everyone has seen: Yards. Lots of you have them. Lots of you have walked across them. But have you ever thought about what’s underneath them?
Yes, that’s right, there’s a whole world of aromatic dirt, rocks of various sizes, and—most importantly—gophers underneath that spongy green layer!
Lulu: “Fair enough.”
Now you may be saying to yourself, okay, Lulu, so how do I get at this world of aromatic dirt, rocks of various sizes, and gophers that lie underneath my yard? Well, that depends on your particular situation. If you’re a human, you could always pick up a shovel. If you’re an ambitious human, you could get yourself a backhoe. If you’re a very ambitious human, you could set up a strip mine. If you’re a cat, you’re going to be too dignified to dig around in the dirt. Although you probably enjoy digging around in your litter pan, for some strange reason.
Lulu: “Says an animal who goes to the bathroom in the house.”
Charlee: “Humans go to the bathroom in the house.”
Lulu (beat): “I have no response to that.”
And if you’re a dog like me, well, you already know what to do.
Oh and, before I forget, here are some lyrics I wrote about what you might find underneath your yard. First, here’s the original version by somebody named David Bowie:
And here’s my version!
No one can blame you For digging a hole To get at those critters They're industrious diggers They're making tunnels Just under the lawn They think they're safe under the dirt But you've got sharp claws Dig down to the underground You'll find some tunnels Down in the underground Delicious smells Of gopher poop Ah ... They go on forever Those long gopher runs Just shove your face in The underground Underground ...
Just try not to get too dirty or you might get a bath afterwards. This is Lulu, over and out!
Lulu: “That’s why I have a legal department.”
Scrooge: “Be sure to check all local regulations before digging giant holes in your backyards.”
The Oceanside Animals 
OMG, Lu. I think you might be part gopher your own self! You really got right in there. I am not even allowed to dig my own holes, but if I try to look inside a hole that I see along our walk Mom tells me a skunk will come out and bite my face off. Stay vigilant, but be careful, fren.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Nothing is better than a happy digger dog Lulu!
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You GO Girl!!!
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Industrious excavation work there, Lulu!
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Hoomans used to dig holes before toilets were invented too. Thank goodness we don’t haves to excavates in gardens with you lot because the local council would have a field day selling us all permits to dig – you get the gopher poop aromas all to yourselves.
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Lulu, you are so lucky to get to dig in that hole right in your yard. We get in trouble if we try to dig holes in our yard. We’ve never had a gopher hole in the yard but there are plenty of mice/mole/vole tunnels around. They’re a lot smaller but they are still fun to stick your nose into.
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You are so lucky to have a yard, Lulu!
We can only see it through the window – Mama doesn’t let us go outside and play. Do Charlee and Chaplin play outside?
The Cat Gang.
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Charlee: “We only get to look at it through the window, too.”
Chaplin: “Or sometimes through the screens.”
Charlee: “Oh, yes, we like the screens, because then we can smell the outside, too!”
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You are luckier than us, friends! We live in a condo – no screens. But we can watch and hear parrots who visit our courtyard from Parrot Jungle, and boy! can we hear them! Louder than tourists!
Meows and Purrs from The Cat Gang.
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Lulu! We do love your song and we singed it in time with David Bowie! BOT, if Cinnamon tried digging holes she would so be in the dog house so! She leaves the mole and gopher and vole chasing to Kozmo! Kozmo is known for his prowess at decimating the moles that wreck Mr D’s and our garden! Have a marvellously Happy Day!
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“All local regulations,” BOL! I have a clearly delineated area where I am allowed to dig for chipmunks. I will resume my excavation soon. XOX Xena
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Mew mew mew grate song Lulu! Yore amazin!! An keep on ‘diggin’ what you due best: Diggin!!!
Mew mew mew…
**purrss** BelllaDharma an ((huggiess)) Ladymew
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Very impressive lyrics. You could get a job writing songs for singers. 🙂
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Lulu, we thought you were trying to dig a tunnel to visit us in OP. Whenever we try to find out what’s under the ground, all we get is that darn NO NO word.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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Wow, Lulu!! You do Benji proud!!
Benji would dig to china if he had a chance…he has dug out several caves in our wooded area…so deep he will disappear…and only the tip of his tail is visible!! He’s a four pawed excavation machine!! If you need post holes dug, he would do it for you…just for fun! He catches moles, mice and a few other varmints….UGH!
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You are such a lucky girl, Lulu. If I try to dig, I get myself in big trouble.
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That was one pawsitively epic dig! Well done.
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