The Serious Business of a Pretend DogfightAugust 18, 2006 Basenjis aren't delicate creatures. They play-fight with a ferocity usually reserved for grizzly bears and piranhas. It's an amazing, fast-action thing to watch. Our Basenjis are normally laid-back creatures, aside from a few 15-minute spurts each day. No dogs were hurt, yadda, yadda, yadda. One, however, was annoyed. The "sports" feature of our camera doesn't use the flash, but the low-light in these photos sort of sets the tone for our home at this time. Chris and I were enjoying a calm evening in front of the tv with some wine, then all hell broke loose. |
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On this occasion, it all started with a toy. Lou had it, and Ike thought it would be fun to want it, too. |
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So Ike moved in to steal the suddenly-important toy. Note: Ike does not really, truly want or care about this toy. It's only for the sake of the dogfight. |
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So the whole thing moves to the sofa, where it is certainly more comfortable to chew on your brother's neck. Lou moves in for a killer jugular takedown... |
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...Then Ike returns the favor. Remember, Basenjis are called the "barkless dog". Since their collars are off and there are no tags jingling, this whole fight is completley silent. |
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A quick standoff... |
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...Because it sounds like Daddy might have some beef jerky or something. |
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Enough break-time. Back to work. |
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Since Lou is still sorta new, he's learning about just how hard he can bite before he hurts someone. He bit too hard here, and Ike tells him to lighten up with the biting thing. |
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Lou doesn't give up that easily, and the dogfight moves to my lap. See gentleman in the background relaxing with a glass of wine? That was the plan for the evening. |
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The whole thing finally comes to a stop when they both get too close to Gus, and he flips his head around. That's all it takes, since Gus is Supreme Alpha King and Emperor. Fight's over. |
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They'll have to take it up again tomorrow. Lou looks ready. |
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Thank you all for your concern about Gus and his little swolled-up face. As you can see here, the antibiotics are working. Although he wasn't really involved in the dogfight last night (he's just too mature for that greasy kids' stuff), he's eating and walking and pooping and digging in the bathroom trash just like normal. The miracle of antibiotics. |
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On the knitting front...Christmas knitting is well underway, so I can't show you much. But here's a sock! Toe-up, Magic Loop. That's how I do socks, nowadays. |
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One last thing...this just arrived in my inbox... I still get email ads from Holland. It says in English "New Arrivals". I'm assuming you know what that part means. Then it says, "Win the chance for a shopping weekend for two people in London", and "Click here". I find the ads in Holland interesting this way...since nearly everyone speaks English (in addition to Dutch), companies can freely use English in their ads without alienating anyone. Can you imagine half-English, half-another-language ads in the US? |
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My email - staci@verypink.com |
Chris' email - barkless3@yahoo.com |
