oh gosh,..so cute

Nice shot, D!

I Can Haz Turtl?

If not delicious, maybe it's a toy.

...I hope he didnt scrape his bum on that poor turtle... HEHEHEHEH
Hey wait a second... dogs arent supposed to be curious, cats are! =P

I brought one of those home (if that's a Florida Cooter) (just about that size too) after finding it trying to cross our local four lane during a drought while on my way to the Winn-Dixie. She (known from that day as 'Dixie') nestled right into the fish pond and booked across our yard like Hell's afire. Then I noticed she was doing it on sort of a missing-clawed stub, implying a Scottie had gotten a digit or two, but I could never swear it wasn't always like that since it was well healed. Not willing to take a chance, off Miss Dixie went to our wildlife rehab. (Along with a healthy donation for restockment of her lettuce provisions.)

Completely cool tuttle.

Staged.

LOL@Bill.

Sister- good for you on the rescue. When on the Alley we always stay on the look-out...

I wrote to Eric of Empire of the Turtles and he says it's a Florida Redbelly turtle. They're closely related to the Panhandle Cooter, which is your nickname, I believe.

You can tell the dogs for me..they ARE delicious !!

One of my students had a book about reptiles on their desk yesterday, so I pointed to the turtle and told him it was called a Red Bellied.
Thanks for the research, Donnah.
I took all the credit :)

("...which is your nickname, I believe..."

Only in the best, curdledcatpiss-free circles, yes.)