When squirrels get wise
I was walking the stupid dog this morning through the park near my house. Going there is a treat for Rocket because there are millions of squirrels there. It's where all squrrels come from. It's Ground Zero of squirreldom.
Anyway, like dogs everywhere, Rocket loves to chase squirrels. He's never actually caught any, but they do the kabuki dance, which involves the squirrel running up a tree and the bawl-mouthed dog jumping up and down and making a horrible racket.
But today, a squirrel called Rocket's bluff. He saw the squirrel on the trail in front of us, but instead of running, the squirrel just stood there staring at him.
This instantly shut Rocket up. We walked closer and the squrrel stood his ground. Rocket was stunned. He didn't know what to do. The squirrel wasn't playing by the rules.
He looked up at me, then back to the squirrel, which was just standing there. We got even closer.
Finally, the varmint took off. Rocket was shaken out of his trance. And they both ran for the nearest tree.
Order was restored in the universe. But someday, squrrrels and dogs will live together in peaceful harmony.
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
that will never happen in our backyard....lol
Ah, another adventure of Rocket. He's definately by dog-crush.