Another cat adventure
It's so much fun being a dog with a strong prey drive. Not so much fun being the owner trying to hold onto 130 lbs of dog leaping in the air.
On our late night walk last night, Tarka suddenly started pulling us to a grassy area between two houses. Pretty soon Willie was onto the scent and pulling even harder (he is twice Tarka's size, after all). I couldn't see what they were after, but they were both extremely keen to run into the bushes and find whatever creature was in there. I managed to drag them away and we walked back to the front of the house. Then I saw a grey cat, trying to look invisible against the porch. Tarka started pulling forward, then leaping with all four paws about three feet in the air, turning to bite the leash that was holding him back, and making funny growling noises. Willie just pulled and wagged his tail, and of course, barked. They were quite a handful to hold onto. Luckily I have a low center of gravity or I'd have been flat on my face. Fortunately Marc was with us and I handed Willie's leash over to him. As Marc took the leash, he had no idea how hard Willie was pulling, and I watched him get dragged forward a few feet before he managed to dig in and hold Willie back.
We managed to drag them away, walking sideways down the street. And then the stupid cat followed us! There was another neighborhood cat who used to stalk Muddy sometimes. What is wrong with cats? Are they just teases? Did it not understand it was in some danger? I appreciate the vote of confidence, cat, but you apparently don't understand just how hard it is to keep these dogs away from you.
Now I understand the saying "curiosity killed the cat".
On our late night walk last night, Tarka suddenly started pulling us to a grassy area between two houses. Pretty soon Willie was onto the scent and pulling even harder (he is twice Tarka's size, after all). I couldn't see what they were after, but they were both extremely keen to run into the bushes and find whatever creature was in there. I managed to drag them away and we walked back to the front of the house. Then I saw a grey cat, trying to look invisible against the porch. Tarka started pulling forward, then leaping with all four paws about three feet in the air, turning to bite the leash that was holding him back, and making funny growling noises. Willie just pulled and wagged his tail, and of course, barked. They were quite a handful to hold onto. Luckily I have a low center of gravity or I'd have been flat on my face. Fortunately Marc was with us and I handed Willie's leash over to him. As Marc took the leash, he had no idea how hard Willie was pulling, and I watched him get dragged forward a few feet before he managed to dig in and hold Willie back.
We managed to drag them away, walking sideways down the street. And then the stupid cat followed us! There was another neighborhood cat who used to stalk Muddy sometimes. What is wrong with cats? Are they just teases? Did it not understand it was in some danger? I appreciate the vote of confidence, cat, but you apparently don't understand just how hard it is to keep these dogs away from you.
Now I understand the saying "curiosity killed the cat".
You know that cats used to be seen as superior, even God-like? Ancient Egyptians used to view cats as sacred animals. It has been said that cats have never forgotten this! Perhaps they still believe that they are untouchable and should be worshiped as Gods.
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