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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