In the quiet countryside, where cornfields stretch across the horizon and snakes are a seasonal certainty, Sherry Smith has found an unlikely ritual with her four-month-old dachshund, Heidi, one that’s now inspiring a soon-to-be-published children’s book series.

Every time Heidi wants to go outside, she insists that Sherry join her. But there’s a twist: if Sherry doesn’t start putting on her snake boots, Heidi walks over to them, knocks them down, and waits patiently, a behaviour that’s become both endearing and practical.

The moment, captured on Sherry’s phone as she walked toward the back door, is one of many she’s documented in her upcoming children’s book series about Heidi. The first book is already written and illustrated, but has not been published yet. The stories blend country life, canine intuition, and heartfelt humour, offering young readers a glimpse into the bond between a dog and her human.

I put the story in the first box. I have multiple videos with her knocking my boots over.