Haiku by Dog: Gone

Haiku by Dog: not on the ground or / up in the tree, the squirrel's gone / but I'll be waitingToday’s haiku is by Jasper.

When my dogs see a squirrel, their brains short-circuit. One minute, Jasper is thinking,”What a lovely day for a sniff around the yard,” Tucker is investigating the latest dead worm, and Lilah is watching birds, probably noting that the woodpecker on our feeder is a Downy Woodpecker as opposed to a Hairy Woodpecker, which is much larger.

Then: SQUIRREL!

All thoughts are re-routed to “Squirrel! Squirrel! Squirrel! Squirrel! Squirrel! Squirrel! Squirrel!”

And the chase is on.

Which is why I’m glad my dogs can’t climb trees.

Because if they did, I am certain they would chase the bushy-tailed little bird-food thieves right up the trunk and out onto the branches.

It wouldn’t end well. At least not for the dogs.

Thus the squirrels are destined to hurl rodential curses down upon my earthbound and very frustrated canines. And everyone lives to see another day.

What are you happy that your pets can’t do?

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8 Comments on "Haiku by Dog: Gone"

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  1. Kitties Blue says:

    Squirrels are the main thing on every cat’s mind around here. They have stare downs through the kitchen window all day long. Love watching the cats and the squirrels watching each other. The dogs would go bonkers if they lived here. What, no snow on the ground? XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

  2. Those squirrels just taunt us. They’re lucky we’re inside because if we were out there with them…they’d be goners!

  3. Mary McNeil says:

    Hah ! I am glad my cats can’t change the locks while I’m at work !

  4. meowmeowmans says:

    Those darned squirrels are always running around in our backyard, too. Mom and Dad think they’re cute, but we’d like to give them a good old fashioned whapping! 🙂

  5. Ruby says:

    OMD, I do my very bestest to keep those little evil doers outta my yardie! they are freaks I tell ya! flappin’ those tails, and those little HANDS! don’t trust em’!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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