y considering rollerblades to accomplish this feat. It was a funny afterthought before but now I think it may be a necessity. This dog can be out the door and in the truck in 4 leaps.
Bella has decided she likes Nature in our front yard. We have wild turkeys passing through on a regular basis. My dog has decided standing in the Bay window will scare them away. I don't mean in front of it; I mean IN IT... She jumps up on the window ledge and whines like a madwoman. If I happen to be non-decaffeinated and mistakenly open the door she is off like a greyhound at Lincoln Park. I'm waiting for a turkey to have a stroke in my front yard!!! "I wonder if I would have to bring it to the Vet or Animal Control would come pick it up" lol...Sorry sidenote... The deer; well that's another story. She chases them too but never gets close enough to do any damage. Maybe if she didn't start barking and growling before she hit the front steps, she'd have better luck. This dog's bark can probably be heard a mile away so "stealth" is not her strong suit. She also likes the 82" big screen my Hubby and Son love. If we are watching Animal Planet, all you need is a barking dog and Bella is snapping, growling and drooling all over the Living Room. I swear one of these days, the big paws are going to slam right into that TV instead of the console it sits on. I just hope, Matthew is home when it happens so he knows it was the dog and not one of the kids playing ball in the house!!!
I recorded Bella watching TV recently; Hogzilla to be exact. Has anyone seen it?? Interesting right; NOT!!! Some of these shows about myth monsters are pretty cool but I must say this one was just stupid. Turns out it was basically a farmpig on steroids, but it looked like a mutant wildebeast or something. It was UGLY!!! Bella wanted it for lunch. This was the first time she actually launched herself at the TV. I screamed and tripped over my own feet jumping off the couch to grab her. She tried to bite the TV thinking it was the Pig's throat. She really thought she could attack it. Again, who faceplanted - not the DOG!!!! Fortunately, when I hit the floor and the expletives flew out of my mouth, the dog took notice and stopped short of the screen in mid-snap. After that we decided to see if she would have the same reaction if we put it on again and this time had Bella safely in her pen... Same reaction without me hitting the floor.
Unfortunately for our cat Suzie, Bella finds prey in the house out of frustration. The cat becomes the hunted when Bella can't get a turkey or deer. Good thing the furball is pretty smart. She has found hiding places in this house that I would have never thought of. This is not always good for me though. This morning was a perfect example. Wild turkeys were driving Bella battie so she goes after the cat and the cat runs like Hell. I figure I'm not going to see the cat now for a few hours. Brie says, "Uh, there goes Suzie again. She better run fast or Bella's gonna eat her." I guess the five year old is convinced the dog will indeed eat the cat. I'm still not sure and they do curl up together at night to sleep so I think the cat may be safe; at least for now.
I am going about my business getting the house picked up, and am going to go take my shower. I open the door and reach to switch on the faucet. Suddenly there is something smacking my hand and there are two furry things wrapped around my forearm hissing. OMG!! What the hell is in the shower??? I rip my arm away expecting to see a bloody stump, but my cat flies by me heading for the door. Whew Wee - DECLAWED!!!! Jesus!!! Could you hide somewhere else please. She had been sitting on one of the seats in the shower so the dog couldn't find her. I guess when I reached to turn on the water, she freaked. Welcome to my world kitty kat!!!
For the most part, Bella is a good dog. She is absolutely wonderful with little kids; Brie in particular but our nephew came over to play today and she proved again why I love her like one of my own kids even though she is obviously crazy!!! Joshua and Bella curled up on the couch and napped together today. It was so absolutely adorable. Bella growled at Bear in the Big Blue House on TV for about 10 minutes when she awoke but Joshua assured her Bear wasn't real while he patted her head and calmed her down. At least this time, she didn't lunge at the TV just spoke her mind about the big bear. Joshua proceeded to give her some dog treats while I covertly changed the channel. All is well once again with the Big Blue DOG in the Big Blue House!!!!
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