Willard may be living in one of the biggest cities in the country but it sounds like he's on the Clampett's old place in the hills.

"There's been a baby possum on the patio the last two nights.  Buddy, of course, spotted it and wanted out to attack.  He was very upset when I said "no".

I didn't see the little varmit last night so I went out with Buddy.  He made a bee line for the corner of the patio behind the cedar tree and there was the possum.  I grabbed Buddy before he got bit and the possum excaped through a gap in the fence."

Too bad Grannie wasn't in the neighborhood.  She could have cooked up some possum stew.