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Otis attacks an Australian Shepard
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My sister was over dropping something off at our back door when we were not home. Otis was minding his own business in his fenced backyard and napping on his six foot tall cat tower which we have placed under the overhang for shade. Because Otis was so high up and the dog was calm, my sister allowed Arwen to get a little closer with her sniffing. For lots of reasons, that was not a good idea, not the least of which is why stress the cat if its not necessary. But anyway. In a split second, Otis launched himself from the top of the tree onto Arwen and attacked her with claws out. Karen said that there was fur flying off Arwen everywhere. He didn't get her nose and Arwen has such thick fur that she wasn't injured. Arwen was so overwhelmed by this that she beat a hasty retreat and asked to leave immediately. Otis was completely unscathed. I can't fathom why either: a) my sister allowing the dog to get that close or b) Otis attacking a fairly large dog .... were good ideas. What was he thinking? He is wildly territorial I guess - and lacking in judgement. Maybe his cat sense could tell she would easily cowed? Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Otis attacks an Australian Shepard
"Susan M" wrote in
: What was he thinking? He is wildly territorial I guess - and lacking in judgement. Maybe his cat sense could tell she would easily cowed? But he also had a six-foot-tall retreat handy. Chak -- English is a brawling, promiscuous drunkard of a language made up of mispronounced and stolen words from other languages, and that's what makes it such a glory to speak. Usage pecksniffs who try to tell you that colorful, unambiguous, expressive turns of phrase or sentence structure are incorrect are the worst kind of bores. --Cory Doctorow, posted to BoingBoing.net |
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Otis attacks an Australian Shepard
Susan M wrote:
she wasn't injured. Arwen was so overwhelmed by this that she beat a hasty retreat and asked to leave immediately. Otis was completely unscathed. Go Otis!!!! What was he thinking? He is wildly territorial I guess - and lacking in judgement. Maybe his cat sense could tell she would easily cowed? He was just defending his turf I guess. I can see Luna doing the same thing. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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