Blix, my mom's German Shepherd, wandered up to our front yard in Florida, near the end of 2002 (or possibly early 2003). He was skinny and hungry and had obviously been abandoned. Of course, we took him in. At the time, Hans Blix was in the news left and right regarding nuclear inspections in Iraq and the fact that he was finding no signs whatsoever of WMDs, despite the Bush Administration's insistance that they were there. We named the dog after him. My mom's house is set up such that the three dogs (she also has a chow and a black lab, also both rescued strays) live in the fenced in back yard, while the cats live in the front yard and/or the house. Recently Blix has decided that he would much rather live with the cats than with his fellow canines, and has learned how to hop the fence. Now he spends most of his time hanging out in the front yard, baby sitting the kitties. He especially enjoys playing with the two kittens, Pewter and Silver.
Meanwhile, my mom looks on from her new front porch.
4 comments:
By "playing with" do you mean "treeing"? :)
Actually, no - they love climbing the tree. Blix just looks on and whines, like he wishes he could be up there with them. Also, if any of the cats run out into the road, he tries to herd them back into the yard, which is really cute. Misty, one of the cats, tends to swat him when he tries that though.
Very cool, Jane. There's a tabby that hangs out at my Nanny's house and we call her Bobbie, 'cause she has a bobtail.
Catwatching dogs rock,
John
I've got to agree with Brooke. This looks like Blix has treed the poor kitty. That's sweet if he really just wants to play.
Melissa
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