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Hello, my name is Beowulf. My human named me for the epic warrior because she loves the tale, as well as mead. My sister(Ursula) and I love the delectable treats she bakes, as well as our homemade meals! We are likely two of the most spoiled and well-fed dogs around, so if you need any tips, tricks, or recipes for dog fabulousness you are in the right place! You ask, I answer. And just so we are perfectly clear, I will not "candy-coat" anything!

April 13, 2015

Beowulf the Dragonslayer

    Oh happy Springtime! All the crazy critters are out, just waiting for me to chase them! I especially love my Grandparent's yard because it is not fenced-in, and all kinds of animals come up from the canal. Turtles, ducks, iguanas, and such creep into the yard all the time, while the typical backyard fauna(small lizards, birds, squirrels, oppossum, etc.) try to play "keep-away" from me. My human let's me chase all I want, but I am not allowed to kill anything. She feeds me plenty of raw meat, so it's not like I am hunting for food, anyway. Her favorite saying is "You have to eat what you kill!", and lizard just doesn't appeal to me. So I just enjoy the play-hunt, and when I do actually catch something(I am a highly skilled stalker, after all!), I make sure my human saw the feat then drop it. All but the oppossum(who is playing "possum") shake it off and run away. Occasionally someone leaves a tail behind(lizards), and I have been caught with a mouthful of feathers. But when my humans says, "Stop!", I freeze. (As long as I am in hearing range, hehe.) There was that one time on a trail with the fox...I was long-gone before she could even open her mouth! Of course those super-fast red-heads are like lightning, so I didn't catch it. Then I ran to tell my human all about it, and she praised me for coming back. She couldn't be mad at me for not listening because I never heard her!      
    So my advice to all the humans out there whose awesome animal companions are ready to hunt down the wild beasts just to prove their worthiness? Please remember that we are animals, too, and hunting IS our first instinct! Good training is very important, but if you don't keep an eye out, we may be out-of-sight before you can shout the command! Then, if you punish us upon our return, that only teaches us not to return. We will hardly want to come back if we think we will be reprimanded. If there are wild animals coming into your yard which you want to protect(And hopefully you do!), just go out before your buddies and scare them off. A good hose-down ought to do it!

                                                           Happy Tails To You!

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