Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
1st Newsletter
FYI for Fuzzy Friends
HAPPY AUGUST TO ONE AND ALL!!
As you know, my days as a columnist are over for the time being. So I decided to create a newsletter and send it by email to everyone who got my columns.
I have an interesting tale that has occurred in my neighborhood – right close by my house – too close for that matter.
It was a dark night in the foothills of Cool, CA. Braveheart was outside keeping watch and protecting his Mom’s plants and flowers from “the deer”. All of a sudden he heard this loud noise. He stopped and listened and then in the distance he saw a raccoon standing by a pond.
Personally I don’t think that was too smart considering if there were any dogs in the vicinity it would attract attention to itself which could be dangerous as most raccoons are taught when they are growing up.
But I’m not always right when it comes to wild critters.
Actually as it turned out this raccoon was smarter than anyone would have given it credit – there was a method behind his sound-making and loud noises. He was deliberately trying to attract this wonderful dog. He wanted Braveheart to come over where he was waiting. Why you ask?
Unfortunately for this dog, there was not just one raccoon but a whole gang of them (no one got a head count and the dog couldn’t remember). They were gathered close to the pond. Their mission and goal was to lure the dog into the pond. Once he was in the water they would gang up on him and drown him by holding his head under water. This gives a whole new perspective to raccoons. Some may think they are cute but in reality they are mean, nasty and vicious with sharp teeth & fangs as well as a brain.
My neighbors heard all this commotion and came outside to check on Braveheart. They couldn’t believe what they saw: a gang of raccoons in the pond surrounding their dog. So they called out to him frantically which distracted the raccoons momentarily and allowed him to escape, running home to his family and safety. We aren’t sure if he totally understood what was happening, but more than likely he will be kept safe and sound in the later hours of the evenings, so the Raccoon Gang won’t have a chance for another encounter.
Compliments of Kathy Hanson
HAPPY AUGUST TO ONE AND ALL!!
As you know, my days as a columnist are over for the time being. So I decided to create a newsletter and send it by email to everyone who got my columns.
I have an interesting tale that has occurred in my neighborhood – right close by my house – too close for that matter.
It was a dark night in the foothills of Cool, CA. Braveheart was outside keeping watch and protecting his Mom’s plants and flowers from “the deer”. All of a sudden he heard this loud noise. He stopped and listened and then in the distance he saw a raccoon standing by a pond.
Personally I don’t think that was too smart considering if there were any dogs in the vicinity it would attract attention to itself which could be dangerous as most raccoons are taught when they are growing up.
But I’m not always right when it comes to wild critters.
Actually as it turned out this raccoon was smarter than anyone would have given it credit – there was a method behind his sound-making and loud noises. He was deliberately trying to attract this wonderful dog. He wanted Braveheart to come over where he was waiting. Why you ask?
Unfortunately for this dog, there was not just one raccoon but a whole gang of them (no one got a head count and the dog couldn’t remember). They were gathered close to the pond. Their mission and goal was to lure the dog into the pond. Once he was in the water they would gang up on him and drown him by holding his head under water. This gives a whole new perspective to raccoons. Some may think they are cute but in reality they are mean, nasty and vicious with sharp teeth & fangs as well as a brain.
My neighbors heard all this commotion and came outside to check on Braveheart. They couldn’t believe what they saw: a gang of raccoons in the pond surrounding their dog. So they called out to him frantically which distracted the raccoons momentarily and allowed him to escape, running home to his family and safety. We aren’t sure if he totally understood what was happening, but more than likely he will be kept safe and sound in the later hours of the evenings, so the Raccoon Gang won’t have a chance for another encounter.
Compliments of Kathy Hanson
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