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Before I go any further I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. May all of you have a year full of good luck and happiness
Dolly upped her cuteness factor last night. She was in her usual spot. That is on top of the back of my recliner with her butt on my shoulder. Sometimes she will rest with her head and her paws on my right shoulder. She don't do that often because it's a bit uncomfortable for her. She had decided to rest like that for a while last night when all at once she started barking. It was after dark and she could not see outside. No cats were violating the rules. It was a mystery for a few seconds.
She was barking at the TV. A movie was on that was about slavery. The scene that was on was several white men whipping and beating Africans. In the world according to Dolly no human is to cause harm to another human even on TV. She seems to know that TV is not real but she did not like what was going on anyway. I was proud of her and it was just one of many incidents that makes my love for her grow.
Dolly has never been in any circumstance where she has seen actual violence but she knows what it is regardless and does not like it. About a month or so ago Gretchen was standing in the doorway between the hall and the living room. Dolly was asleep in the bedroom. My son came up behind her and playfully put his arm around her neck just to get a reaction out of her. Within a second Dolly came boiling out of the bedroom madder than hell. When a Dachshund gets angry they get really angry really fast. From her angle she could not see that it was my son who put his arm around Gretchen's neck.She calmed down when she saw who it was. It still was not OK by her. She rather grumpily went back to bed.Sort of Like an old person whose sleep had been interrupted by the grandkids.
When the cats fight with each other within seconds you will hear this little growl followed by the click of toenails on the floor. Next thing you know the offending cat is making a mad dash through the house with Dolly chasing her. Sometimes Dolly will make a run at Misty but if Misty has done nothing wrong she will just stand there and watch Dolly run at her. If she has broken a rule she will run. To my knowledge Dolly has not bitten any of our cats. I know she has nipped them but with her nipping is not serious. When Dolly bites hard she is faster than lightning and she draws blood. She will also hang on like a pit bull. I know this because when her pelvis was fractured she bit Gretchen twice and that is just how she acted.
A dog or cat that is wounded will bite anyone or anything, even their own mothers. In the dog world biting your mom is like the unpardonable sin. Sometimes we humans could learn a thing or two from dogs.
Dolly upped her cuteness factor last night. She was in her usual spot. That is on top of the back of my recliner with her butt on my shoulder. Sometimes she will rest with her head and her paws on my right shoulder. She don't do that often because it's a bit uncomfortable for her. She had decided to rest like that for a while last night when all at once she started barking. It was after dark and she could not see outside. No cats were violating the rules. It was a mystery for a few seconds.
She was barking at the TV. A movie was on that was about slavery. The scene that was on was several white men whipping and beating Africans. In the world according to Dolly no human is to cause harm to another human even on TV. She seems to know that TV is not real but she did not like what was going on anyway. I was proud of her and it was just one of many incidents that makes my love for her grow.
Dolly has never been in any circumstance where she has seen actual violence but she knows what it is regardless and does not like it. About a month or so ago Gretchen was standing in the doorway between the hall and the living room. Dolly was asleep in the bedroom. My son came up behind her and playfully put his arm around her neck just to get a reaction out of her. Within a second Dolly came boiling out of the bedroom madder than hell. When a Dachshund gets angry they get really angry really fast. From her angle she could not see that it was my son who put his arm around Gretchen's neck.She calmed down when she saw who it was. It still was not OK by her. She rather grumpily went back to bed.Sort of Like an old person whose sleep had been interrupted by the grandkids.
When the cats fight with each other within seconds you will hear this little growl followed by the click of toenails on the floor. Next thing you know the offending cat is making a mad dash through the house with Dolly chasing her. Sometimes Dolly will make a run at Misty but if Misty has done nothing wrong she will just stand there and watch Dolly run at her. If she has broken a rule she will run. To my knowledge Dolly has not bitten any of our cats. I know she has nipped them but with her nipping is not serious. When Dolly bites hard she is faster than lightning and she draws blood. She will also hang on like a pit bull. I know this because when her pelvis was fractured she bit Gretchen twice and that is just how she acted.
A dog or cat that is wounded will bite anyone or anything, even their own mothers. In the dog world biting your mom is like the unpardonable sin. Sometimes we humans could learn a thing or two from dogs.
