1 post tagged “beagle”
Its about 28DegC with an arid norwester blowing so it feels like you are sitting at the mouth of a convection oven. The animals are a little bit too warm and can't seem to find the ideal spot to settle into to sleep out the heat of the day. They are still goading each other and Mik being the heavier weight is using his muscle to dominate the cat. Its not all one way traffic though before we label the puppy "bad" and the kitten "good". I watched earlier as Mik was laying in the garden minding his own business with a stick to contemplate; Jez-kitten wandered over and mioewed in his face then launched itself at him and he just sat there taking it, wagging his tail perplexedly. Although when in full rumble they look pretty serious and the yowls get loud I am confident that even Jez has enough savvy not to head towards danger ; but it does look pretty serious when seen by an outsider. I can only hope that they reach a placid state of gentleness soon. Hmm..I think I live in misplaced utopic myopia! But check for yourselves whether the following little movies show the behaviour of cat-fight-dog... I so, feel for my mother now, as she tried so hard to make my sister and myself stop fighting like the proverbial! Sorry Mum!
Click on the images below to see the movies
I think Mik is teething at the moment - he is chewing anything and everything including to G's horror a book not placed out of range, any stick he can sneak, his official chew toys, Us and the cat! We really have to try and inhibit the latter two!
Mik is now 3 months old and its the countdown to being allowed to leave the relative safety of the backyard and explore the great unknown beyond the garden gate. He is growing so fast - now hitting 7kg - but still loves being picked up for a cuddle. When he first arrived he couldnt stand up on a chair- last night we were eating outdoors and when i turned my back he had jumped onto a chair and was about to help himself to some venison medallions cooked with a blueberry and orange sauce. He has taste it has to be said!
Jez is doing well but its apparent just how much smaller he is to Mik when you catch him with his head in the dogs mouth! When he has had enough of being the butt of Miks attention then he simply slinks through the baby gate and heads off to our bedroom for some P&Q.
