This girl is going to be the death of us!! Today, all of a sudden we were attacked and I could not stop laughing.
What am I talking about? Let me start from the beginning.
Everyone who meets Sky will describe her differently. She comes across as friendly, adorable, well-behaved, nervous, active, fattu (extremely coward) or downright aggressive depending on the temperament of the person she is meeting.
Having said that, when it comes to her own kind or size, she is a bully. When she doesn’t like the other dog (which is mostly the case) or finds a suspicious stray balloon billowing in the breeze aimlessly, she is wont to bark. She loves jumping on the lizard, pawing at the poor snail and chasing the cats. So, naturally, when she finds any creature lounging under a car, she does everything to ensure the place is returned to its original empty state just for her to sniff and enjoy.
Such is the usual scenario on our walks. However, this day was going to be different. One morning (a month or two back), Sky was casually investigating the interesting smell near an SUV with no intention of jumping on anyone. Seeing her carefree, I went into a thought break and lo behold, I am jerked out of the way and I witness a cat screaming at Sky for daring to step around a car. The lunge was so sudden, it stunned Sky for a second. As she gathered her marbles, she tried to use her voice but the result was a long grumble in the loudest volume she could manage.
That was my dog who is known for her loud barks and who has never once grumbled or made a squeak in the last 5 years.
In her confusion, Sky continued the walk. While coming back the same route, Sky herself steered clear of the side where she was almost assaulted. However, we soon discovered the cat was still tracking Sky. She even crawled from one car to the other following us with a withering stare till we disappeared from her horizon.
Although I still couldn’t stop laughing, I felt bad for Sky. Poor girl was seriously shaken out of her wits. Thankfully, Sky was back to normal by the fourth day. But, I do suppose she thinks about the cat whenever she approaches any car since then. Just the other day, it had rained and the roads were slick and muddy. Sky was walking in the middle of the road to avoid getting dirty, I was relaxed and lost in the good news I had received when I was yanked urgently.
The same cat was standing opposite us, all her fur and fury raised and erect, stalk walking towards the same car, settling down by the rear wheel, all the while staring at Sky as if daring her. Sky got her memo, did a full U-turn and walked back while stealing glances at the cat trying to make out why she was being bullied for a change. On our next round, she (Sky) refused to take the right, changed the side of the road and made a beeline straight home.
The final straw was today when we walked by the same offending car. We were towards the other side of the road and going straight, Sky wasn’t even looking or sniffing and suddenly I find her throwing herself from my left to my right with the cat right behind her. Why the cat chose to accost us, she can only answer. Now, it just feels like the cat is taking revenge for some other lifetime. Today did give me a heart attack and a good dose of endorphins. Now, Sky stands at the crossroads, calculates if she should take the risk and decides it’s not worth it. We are leaving soon so I suppose it was the cat’s way of saying Boo, Good bye!
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