I met Rodney and his three body guards, Ginger, Brock (middle name Lee), and Baby while I was on my paper route this week. Rodney is a rooster, his three body guards are dogs. They belong to the Shepherd family, who told me that Rodney was the last of his brood. The others were systematically picked off by foxes, coyotes and other night prowlers. Rodney, who seems a bit small for his age, stuck close to the dogs; once again proving brains often triumph over brawn.