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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Full Throttle

When I adopted Gracie, I knew that Jack Russell terriers could be a handful.  She has been very sweet, though.  While she has had her rambunctious moments, she has not been full-on crazy as some JRTs can be.  Well, on Halloween evening, she decided to release all her hidden JRT tendencies.

My next-door neighbor has two horses and a pony.  Angel, their dog of whom we have spoken many times, considers it her duty to harass the horses at every opportunity.  Gracie desperately wants to join the fun but is restrained by either Rescue Daddy or me.  
Our walkie was nice.  I told Gracie about all the kids who would visit that evening and asked her to be on her best behavior.  As we returned to the house, Angel charged toward the horses.  In a shocking move that would make Houdini proud, Gracie whipped around and popped out of her loose harness.  Before I could think “What am I going to do??!” she barked wildly at the mustang horse who stomped the ground in irritation. 

It happened so fast.  I am not sure if the horse actually made contact or if Gracie simply tripped as she moved out of the way.  At any rate, she fell to the ground and rolled underneath the horse.  Properly chastised, she raced back to me.  She had mud on one side of her body.  She had not yelped.
I took her to the house and cleaned the mud from her fur.  We went outside where she “did her business.”  She ate a treat.  She furiously clawed at the ground, trying to catch vicious vermin who (thankfully) escaped.  I knew no harm was done.

Later that evening, one of the trick-or-treaters brought her little dog with her.  She wanted me to see their matching costumes.  Even though Gracie usually gets along well with small dogs, she went nuts.  She barked, growled, and lunged at the dog.  I placed her in the bedroom where she continued to bark and growl until they left.
Gracie ended the evening by scolding Kiki for jumping onto the bed.  Apparently, she felt invincible after the dustup with the horse and little dog who invaded our home. 

As I write this post, she is curled into a ball, asleep in her car seat in the living room.  They look so innocent when they are sleeping.
Rescue Mommy

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