The Circle of Life, or something like that

[twasadark]

I witnessed a murder today. Horrible, senseless, brutal.

On a hike in the hills, my rottie mix (sweet and gentle with people but not with other critters) spied a defenseless little horny toad and snapped it up, killing it pretty much immediately. Then spitting it out because it apparently didn't taste so great. So far, Ubu has murdered:

• said horny toad
• a kangaroo rat
• two bunnies
• a possum
• innumerable squirrels (initially, I was perplexed by all the dead squirrels in my back yard. I figured they died in the trees and fell on the ground because hey, I don't know what happens to squirrels when they die naturally. Plus I was in denial. Then one day while I was looking out into the back yard I saw the crime take place. Poor little squirrely.)

Plus, there was an attempted murder of our turtle, hapless Ralph who had to be rushed to the vet who filled the shell holes with epoxy. He's fine, but somewhat ragged looking.

Oh, and I stopped up the tub today, pissing hubby off. Hey, I didn't know I should put the carpet cleaner dirty water down the tub!!! I feel horribly guilty because it's his birthday. This made me feel better (cause, you know, it's all about ME):

 
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[violetlemon47.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor babies. My previous girl, Talia, was a chow/shep mix and she constantly was trying to kill things. She did get a mole once and one squirrel. My current puppy really wants to get a squirrel, but she's not smart fast enough to catch any.

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

A mole??? Wow! I don't think I've ever seen one of those. Oh, I blanked on the possum that she killed, too (edited the post to rectify that error, lol). People are always scared of Ubu because she's a rottie, but she's great with people; my other dog, Sam , is a tan shepherd who you would THINK would be great with people - NOT. But he leaves little critters alone. Sigh.

LOL about new puppy. :-)

[violetlemon47.livejournal.com]

I manage an animal hospital, and as far as dog bites go, employees are most often bitten by sheps as opposed to other breeds. Mostly though, it's the cats who bite. Thankfully, it doesn't happen often.
My previous dog looked intimidating, but was a big sweetheart.

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow - you manage an animal hospital? Cool job! Although I imagine it's tough sometimes. My shepherd has been a real trial - he's so jumpy and overprotective that I can't have him around people pretty much at all. I've taken him to 2 obedience courses and a dog trainer, which helped a little. I keep hoping he'll calm down as he ages!

I had a friend who got bit by her cat and her hand swelled up HUGE. She had to go on antibiotics for a couple of weeks. Cat bites are scary!

[violetlemon47.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my job is awesome - most of the time! I manage a staff of about 35 and it can get really overwhelming at times. But, I do get to play with a lot of puppies and kittens. :)

The majority of my staff would rather deal with an angry dog than an angry cat - cats are just so damn flexible, it can be really hard to keep them under control.