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May 24, 2008
When the Red Red Robin Goes A-Duh-Duh-Dive Bombing Along
Sollie hates robins. They are the only animal that arouses his limited predator instinct. He chases every one he sees. So when I had him out for a walk in our back yard the other evening & found a couple of fledglings, he was all about checking them out...very cautiously of course b/c they could be DANGEROUS. After a while, I noticed one of the neighbor's cats sneaking into the yard, and even though I knew it was futile, I ran the cat off & tried to herd the fledglings up closer to the house to postpone the inevitable.
Which of course made one of them start screeching & flapping its wings furiously trying to get away from me. I was then attacked by 4 pissed off adult robins, who took turns dive-bombing my head, flogging me with their wings, and trying to peck me. Me, I'm lmao & trying to shoo them away. Sassy is freaking out, trying her best to break her tie-out lease so she can get over there to protect me. And Sollie?
Sollie's standing there about 2 feet away from me, watching the attack quite nonchalantly, like "Wow, look at that. That's mildly interesting. When you get done, can we go back in the house & get my treat?"
Thanks for nothing, you bug-eyed freak of nature. No treats for you tonight.
Posted by Rita at May 24, 2008 05:38 AM
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Pets. Like kids, they never do what you want when you need it most.
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at May 26, 2008 06:16 AM
Especially pugs, who do exactly the opposite of what you want most of the time.
Posted by: Rita at May 26, 2008 07:08 AM