Marge
02-26-2009, 07:36 PM
We are again caring for our friend's Schnauzer Gunner (Shaka's good buddy). He delights in chasing the desert cottontails so we make sure he is wearing his collar with his clanging/noisy tags attached.
Upon waking I went to open the patio door to let him in the backyard. In my sleepy haze I forgot to bang on the glass to give the rabbits a head start escape. One small bun was about 10 feet from the door and chaos commenced...the chase was on. Around the patio, up and around the firepit, down to the patio and around the BarBQ, then through to the far side and back to the pool and around the pool...then SPLASH. I'm thinking "Oh no, I'm gonna have to pull a bunny out of the pool." THEN, more splashing...as the bun surfaces, all four legs moving 128 mph and RUNNING across the top of the water, seven more feet and jumping out the other side.
The bun dashes toward the bunny escape hole under the fence but Gunner catches up and gets a rear leg. I'm screaming "No Gunner, No Gunner", Wiley's screaming from the other side of the house "You OK?" :rolleyes: I smack Gunner's butt and he lets go and the bun dives under the fence.
The bun probably had a stroke and died on the other side of the fence....I could hardly catch my breath...Gunner was prancing with pride...Wiley was still yelling "Is everything OK?"
Upon waking I went to open the patio door to let him in the backyard. In my sleepy haze I forgot to bang on the glass to give the rabbits a head start escape. One small bun was about 10 feet from the door and chaos commenced...the chase was on. Around the patio, up and around the firepit, down to the patio and around the BarBQ, then through to the far side and back to the pool and around the pool...then SPLASH. I'm thinking "Oh no, I'm gonna have to pull a bunny out of the pool." THEN, more splashing...as the bun surfaces, all four legs moving 128 mph and RUNNING across the top of the water, seven more feet and jumping out the other side.
The bun dashes toward the bunny escape hole under the fence but Gunner catches up and gets a rear leg. I'm screaming "No Gunner, No Gunner", Wiley's screaming from the other side of the house "You OK?" :rolleyes: I smack Gunner's butt and he lets go and the bun dives under the fence.
The bun probably had a stroke and died on the other side of the fence....I could hardly catch my breath...Gunner was prancing with pride...Wiley was still yelling "Is everything OK?"