Squirrel Alert!

Bunny here, with my latest tale from the dog park.

It seemed like just another ordinary Spring morning.  We were there early on Thursday and there weren't any other dogs there.  Blueberry and I had our run of the dog park.

Then, we heard it!  A dastardly little intruder actually had the nerve to throw acorn shells at us.  We let him know that we were on to him and he ran up a tree on the outside of the fence.  Blueberry and I were in hot pursuit.

He stayed up in that tree, twitching his bushy little tale and no amount of barking on our part could convince Mom to let us out to get closer.  We barked amongst ourselves and came up with a plan.  We decided to go with the classic fake out, since he didn't seem like a very smart squirrel.

Blueberry went to the left and I went to the right.  We decided to act casual and see if the little devil would come back down out of that tree.  It got really quiet back in that tree.

Finally, Blueberry couldn't help herself.  She just had to go back and see if he was still sitting up there.  He was.

That brazen little fellow never did come back down, but we'll be back!  Chasing squirrels is hard work, though.  I'm going to rest up and I'll be ready for the next time!

Stealth Powers -- Activate!

Bunny here, writing about a new issue that has come up on our afternoon walks.

I think it's great that Dad and Blueberry have decided to join us on our walks.  I happen to think they need it, but it's cramping my style a bit.  You may recall that I am a mighty huntress.  I don't have much to watch for when the weather is cold, but suddenly, I sense my nemisis is out there.  As we were walking this afternoon, I suddenly felt the call of my inner wolf and I knew that I had to hunt.

It started out just fine, we were all walking along and enjoying the sights and sounds of the weather warming up.  Mom and Dad were talking about things from work and Blueberry and I were checking posts and rocks for pee mail.  That was all well and good, but then we entered the park.  The park is a big open space with sidewalks and places for humans to have fun.  It's my favorite part of our walk.  I've found toads there by the bridge before, but my leash kept my from catching one. 

Today, as we entered the park, I went into stealth mode.  My feet moved deliberately with no toenail clicks.  My ears were up.  My body was poised for flight.  Even my tags stopped jingling.  I was ready for a rabbit or squirrel to take his chances.  My odds for catching one today would have been great except for one thing.  Mom and Dad just kept talking.  Blueberry's tags kept jingling.  They went on and on about how intent I was on the prize. 

Mom:  Oh, Bunny looks so cute!  I see she's on the hunt!

Dad:  Did you see something, little one?

Me:  Be very, very quiet!  I'm hunting rabbits!

Mom:  It's too early for rabbits!

Dad:  Bunny, that's a guy on a bike!

Me:  Shush!  I can take it down!

Mom:  Bunny, those are leaves!

Dad:  I guess she thinks she'll get a cat!

Me:  You are completely ruining the moment!

To my dismay, the only things we did see today were a guy on a bike, some kids playing, a dog on a walk, a lot of blowing leaves and a cat.  Well, that's all my people saw!  I am a sighthound.  They have no idea all the rabbits they missed out there!  Just you wait, rabbits!  I'm watching!