Mama was inside, I was outside, same old story! I looked this way and that way and ended up
looking in the door again.
this is NOT the story today!
One day last week, Mama decided she was tired of waiting for it to get daylight and if we went before daylight, she could avoid the dang dog next door. We left at 7 instead of 7:10. It was dark, not dark-dark, we could see with streetlights.
She was also trying to avoid the 7:15 rush of people going to work. She has been walking me the safe-from-traffic street and I don't love it as much as the traffic-way. She let me make my favorite turn, the one that makes me happy, the one city block where we walk in the street and jump on the curb when the cars come flying by. I do a lot of the STAY position while they pass.
We got to the safe sidewalk, and we heard dogs barking. Lots of barking. the street we started down every dog both inside and outside was barking.
Mama stopped; she said I think we better go back; something is not right. They never bark like that.I had no idea all those dogs live on that street; we never hear them or see them.
WE Heard Them!
I stood my ears UP! they went Forward, my head was on alert, by tale went Stiff. Mama sucked in her breath, and we turned back the other way, we walked as quickly as Rudolph driving his Sleigh.
A coyote howled, then another, the dog barking went WILD, a 3rd voice joined the howls! Ahoooooooooooooh Ahooooooooooooooooooooooh. Ahoooooooooooo!
I had no idea Mama could walk that fast, she was walking me like we were being chased.
No, we never saw them, and we are thankful the barking dogs told us they were there.
We do have to say, 3 coyotes baying is beautiful harmony by nature..
Hi Rosy, does Coyote Howling count for Nature Friday? Here is your Rosy, Rose!
