Another quick story about Scooter the Battle Cat. ...
(I promise, this one will be short-ish! LOL!)
Scooter had now been integrated into the family unit for several months. Shelby still had some "puppy" left in her (Labs don't usually get rid of the internal puppy until about 2+ years). Shelby was about 6 months at this point.
No matter what, Scooter always loved to lay under the big tree in our front yard, in the shade. When in doubt, you could always find him there.
One day the wife goes to take Shelby out for a quick walk. Shelby is going puppy-nuts! She's like gonzo at the thought of going for a walk with Mom. Before my wife has her leashed up, this lady comes walking down the street pushing her tiny kid in a baby stroller. Well, Shelby was friends with everyone on the planet, but this lady doesn't know this. So, when Shelby goes tearing off like a maddog, running up to this woman and her kid, the lady starts to freak out (like scared). She doesn't have dogs, so she doesn't understand their body language, and thinks Shelby is going to eat her child! Shelby was just saying "Hi!" in her crazy puppy way. So anyway, the wife sees what's going on and takes off running to get Shelby, she's yelling at Shelby to "COME!!" and telling her she's a BAD girl for running off. I'm out on the porch now, thinking some huge attack in going on, ready to swing into action if required (but the wife has it under control). She gets a hold of Shelby's collar and clips her into the leash. This lady is actually pissed! She's mad as a hornet! "Keep your goddamned dog on a leash, DAMMIT!! We could have been KILLED!!" (needless to say, this was your typical "Karen" (no idea who she was)). She starts lecturing the wife. Well, the wife has just about enough of that and tells her to back off, it's a Labrador for cripes sakes!! The lady is still freaking out. Anyway...
I didn't catch it at first, but Scooter has now gotten up from under the tree. (again, this is a 100% TRUE story too). He's now headed across the yard, and across the street, to where all this commotion is going on. The wife gets tired of Karen's BS and tells Shelby to "HEEL" (which she immediately does)...and here comes Scooter! I swear to Gawd, if a cat could talk, this is what I heard Scooter say..."BAD DOG, SHELBY! BAD GIRL!" Scooter then proceeds to start batting Shelby in the face, full power! BAP! BAP-BAP!!! BAP-BAP-BAP-BAP!! BAP-BAP!...and one last BAP!...all right on Shelby's mug! He's pissed!...at Shelby!! (no kidding! I've never seen a cat do this...EVER!!). He smacked her upside the head at least (10) times..."BAD DOG!". She was ducking and cowering down (she never cowered!) It was like she was apologizing to that damn cat! I honestly just about peed myself watching all this! I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in all my life! Seriously! Shelby was in big trouble, and he knew it! So, he was going to reinforce the message..."Thou shalt obey Mom! Always!" He was full-on serious too! Just let her have it, right in the chops!!
Funniest animal interaction I ever saw in my entire life!
That was Scooter the Battle Cat.
(I promise, this one will be short-ish! LOL!)
Scooter had now been integrated into the family unit for several months. Shelby still had some "puppy" left in her (Labs don't usually get rid of the internal puppy until about 2+ years). Shelby was about 6 months at this point.
No matter what, Scooter always loved to lay under the big tree in our front yard, in the shade. When in doubt, you could always find him there.
One day the wife goes to take Shelby out for a quick walk. Shelby is going puppy-nuts! She's like gonzo at the thought of going for a walk with Mom. Before my wife has her leashed up, this lady comes walking down the street pushing her tiny kid in a baby stroller. Well, Shelby was friends with everyone on the planet, but this lady doesn't know this. So, when Shelby goes tearing off like a maddog, running up to this woman and her kid, the lady starts to freak out (like scared). She doesn't have dogs, so she doesn't understand their body language, and thinks Shelby is going to eat her child! Shelby was just saying "Hi!" in her crazy puppy way. So anyway, the wife sees what's going on and takes off running to get Shelby, she's yelling at Shelby to "COME!!" and telling her she's a BAD girl for running off. I'm out on the porch now, thinking some huge attack in going on, ready to swing into action if required (but the wife has it under control). She gets a hold of Shelby's collar and clips her into the leash. This lady is actually pissed! She's mad as a hornet! "Keep your goddamned dog on a leash, DAMMIT!! We could have been KILLED!!" (needless to say, this was your typical "Karen" (no idea who she was)). She starts lecturing the wife. Well, the wife has just about enough of that and tells her to back off, it's a Labrador for cripes sakes!! The lady is still freaking out. Anyway...
I didn't catch it at first, but Scooter has now gotten up from under the tree. (again, this is a 100% TRUE story too). He's now headed across the yard, and across the street, to where all this commotion is going on. The wife gets tired of Karen's BS and tells Shelby to "HEEL" (which she immediately does)...and here comes Scooter! I swear to Gawd, if a cat could talk, this is what I heard Scooter say..."BAD DOG, SHELBY! BAD GIRL!" Scooter then proceeds to start batting Shelby in the face, full power! BAP! BAP-BAP!!! BAP-BAP-BAP-BAP!! BAP-BAP!...and one last BAP!...all right on Shelby's mug! He's pissed!...at Shelby!! (no kidding! I've never seen a cat do this...EVER!!). He smacked her upside the head at least (10) times..."BAD DOG!". She was ducking and cowering down (she never cowered!) It was like she was apologizing to that damn cat! I honestly just about peed myself watching all this! I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in all my life! Seriously! Shelby was in big trouble, and he knew it! So, he was going to reinforce the message..."Thou shalt obey Mom! Always!" He was full-on serious too! Just let her have it, right in the chops!!
Funniest animal interaction I ever saw in my entire life!
That was Scooter the Battle Cat.