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My best friend Carlee, for helping me write this story
Pippy the Prairie Dog 
The Fourth Dirtiest Burrow in the Plains Life Zone
Centennial, CO, 80122
Food: Any Diminutive Plants
Time of Year: Summer ( the
temperature is warm, and our ears
don’t hurt
Vacation Spot: the biggest prairie in
the world
Any questions or comments call p1-800-pippy-prairiedog or
email pippylikespie@gmail. com
© November,2010 Mrs. Jones Publishing Press. No parts of this book can be copied,
you have to get permission from Pippy . If you copy any thing with out permission you
will receive google card signs from Mrs. Jones
A prairie dog is a friendly fellow and helps farmers
plants grow, although sometimes they eat them. What’s up, I
am Pippy the prairie dog and I welcome you to read about my
families and my fabulous description, fun life, grassy and dirty
habitat, how we protect ourselves, and are yummy(well
maybe not for you) food.
Bark!
Prairie dogs make a
ridiculous barking (like
dog) sound, that is how
we received our names,
and how we protect
ourselves.
This was were I was born
except it was covered in
grass(my bed).
My description is awe-inspiring and I am quite a fuzzy, and fat
creature. Prairie dogs are in the class of the mammal, and we’re in the order of
the rodents, which have long teeth, and means we are allied to squirrels,
guinea pigs, mice, and marmots. There are 5 types of prairie dog species and I
am one of them. One of the species is the black tailed prairie dog that is the
most common prairie dog, there is another type of prairie dog called the
Gunnison, the Gunnison has a grey tail. The second most common prairie dog
species is the white tailed prairie dog, which has a white tail (that is the type of
prairie dog I am, this type is awesome). I presume you know this but the
blacked tailed prairie dog has a black tail. We are the size of a puppy, rabbit, or
football. We also act like dogs, we wag our tails when we are happy, when we
sit up we look like a dog begging for a treat. I am 14 inches long and a rotund
puppy that is a full grown prairie dog. My ears are so cute, tiny and rounded
(well at least I think they are cute). Ahh, I am quite a fuzzy creature because of
my coat it is comprised of short hairs that surround my whole body. The color
of my elegant outer coat is fawn, the underneath color of my coat is blond.
My front teeth are massive, and never stop growing, but when I start knawing
on my food my big buck teeth start to shrink. My diminutive legs and long
claws are so helpful for making my home by scratching away in the soil.
Some prairie dogs are fat and some
are skinny, but all prairie dogs have
lengthy claws hat help make their
home .
Where do us prairie dogs exist? What is the climate like? I
have a unique habitat it is quite pleasing to me. My habitat is made
with dirt and is very grassy. My friends, family, and I exist in herd’s
underground, because it’s easier to hide from enemies since there
are no trees or bushes. I survive on a prairie, a prairie is a meadow,
and a meadow is an area that is full of grass are no trees. If you ever
located my habitat it would be piled with mounds of dirt and grass.
The first thing we have to accomplish to obtain into our house is climb
through a mound, at the top of my burrow that is made out of dirt.
We enter a wide tunnel that is 12 feet long and leads down hill and
you can choose which room you want to go in, there is the listening
room, the bathroom, the winter food storage, and the sleeping and
nesting room. What is the weather is like were I reside? The
weather is sunny, snowy, windy, or rainy. We hate the wind because it
stops our hearing abilities. I exist in the Plains life zone, where it is
very dry, and there is a lot of grass.
We dislike wind and rain our ears
will be in pain.
What do prairie dogs devour and how do they
find it? How do we munch are food? My diet will
hopefully gratify you because it sure does satisfies me. I
consume scrumptious food(my food is surely delicious
for me, but probably not for you) like leaves, roots weeds,
grasses and other plants that I have know clue what their
names are. You know what is awesome we don’t have to
venture to a store to unearth our food. Prairie dogs have
a tremendous way of ingestion food and my body parts
help me eat. My nose helps me locate the freshest shoots
and leaves, and my razor sharp teeth and paws help me
nibble my food away. In the winter time it’s harder to
discover food because the grass does not grow. Prairie
dogs like summer much more well it is obvious because
we can uncover more food.
FLOWERS LEAVES GRASS YUMM!
My big buck teeth help
me chew my food.
How do prairie dogs protect themselves? Who keeps timepiece for
danger? My protection is intriguing.
Satisfying adults take turns
scrutinizing and listening for hawks and coyotes nearby, when they do
locate any enemy they flick their tail, bark and dash for safety. The
prairie dogs received their names because of there earsplitting bark,
actually because of my amusing bark I we are the most social squirrels in
the squirrel family. If you ever come to vi. sit me I am sure you will be
annoyed and amazed of my bark. In my habitat it is hard to hide from
enemies because there are no trees or bushes to hide in. My worst
enemies or predators (I like to call them enemies because I don’t like
them so don’t be surprised if I say enemy instead of predator) are the
coyote, black footed ferret, the snake, and the bobcat. The black footed
ferret was once my main enemy he/she was basically ugly and mean. My
other worst enemies are snakes they are so skinny that they fit through
my burrow and gulp us all (this is a tragic). I remember playing with all of
those prairie dog friends when I used to be young, my Mom and Dad told
me “playing will help you fight off predators when you become older” and
you know what that actually worked because now I am superior at fighting
off enemies.
I like to
consume on
prairie dogs
Bark!
A noisy bark scare the
enemies away like that
black footed ferret over
there.
What do prairie dogs do with there families? How do prairie dogs
grow up? Last but not least, there is my satisfying family life. What is a coterie?
A coterie is a group that contains at least two prairie dogs. The leader of a
coterie is the strongest male (my dad), who told me that he was the first one to
emerge from the burrow. Only members are allowed into the burrow, if there is
an intruder the leader sends a loud alarm and bites the intruder. The members of
the burrow have to cooperate which means which means they have to allow
another prairie dog in the burrow to groom them. I met a lot of prairie dogs by
smelling them, when I perform that it looks like I am kissing the prairie dog that I
am meeting. The reason we sniff each other is because our eyesight is very
horrific. When winter arrives, we spend our days in a burrow but we do not
hibernate. Before winter, I fatten up in the fall so I can stay warm, if I don’t fatten
up in the fall I won’t survive the winter. Spring is breeding season. The females
locate grass for the beds for the little babies. I remember my mom told me that I
was born a month after my mom and dad mated. My mother borned 3 brothers
and me. I used to be 3 inches long, hairless, wrinkled, and I had a red body
when I used to be a pup. When I became older I left the burrow that I dwelled in.
As the pups leave the burrow all of the mothers become confused which one is
which (well at least that is what my mom thought). When I left from my home
instead of being chased away I received a little nuzzle. When it used to be the
end of my first summer I was fully grown, that won’t stop me from playing (well I
do play less), and I still learn. Some of the things that I am learning right now is
how to show off. This is what I learned so far about showing off, you stand tall on
your hind legs(easy for you not for me you accomplish it all the time), and point
your head at the sky, that means here I am.
Thank you for reading about my the prairie dog’s
massive teeth that shrink when I munch on my food, my grassy
habitat that is called a burrow , my worst enemies the black
footed ferret, the coyote, the snake, and the bobcat , the
strongest male that is the leader. I am ready to have fun LIVE
the life and figure out more about myself.
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