holy freaking crap

[kaigou]

Balto was crying, so I finally went over to see what had him upset. Sachiko was in her bed, making "burying" motions with her nose.

Me: Strange, there's an extra stuffed animal in there. Haven't seen.. OMFG IT'S A BABY RABBIT OMG HOLY CRAP
Balto: OH NOES THE WORLD IS ENDING
Sachiko: HEY THAT'S MINE
Me: yes? Animal control? what do I do? Should I take it somewhere?
Balto: OH NOES THE WORLD IS ENDING
Animal control: Are its eyes open?
Balto: OH NOES THE WORLD IS ENDING
Sachiko: My baby!
Me: Yes, and it's bigger than a tennis ball.
Balto: OH NOES THE WORLD IS ENDING
Sachiko: My baby!
Animal control: Scoop it up, take it outside. It'll be fine.
Balto: OH NOES THE WORLD IS ENDING
Me: Somewhere the dogs won't find it, you mean.

I put on gloves, scoop up baby rabbit, take it outside, and return to find Sachiko in the backyard searching for something. Unh-hunh, while Balto runs around like a big dog chicken with its head cut off.

The cats haven't noticed a thing.

Comments

[leorising]

I so needed to LOL today. Thank you.

Baby bunny! *squee!*

[kaigou]

Well, I laughed... AFTER I figured out it was alive.

[chibidrunksanzo]

*laughs* Oh, that was great. Thanks for the amusement!

[kaigou]

I'd say I'm here for the entertainment value, but I think the dog's doing that duty, today.

[dejla]

My dachshund MagPie was not so careful when she discovered a nest of field mice in my mother's flower garden.

After the third time I had to wash the blood off my hands I put her back in the house and would not let her back out into the garden for a day.

[kaigou]

Yeah... people seem to underestimate/forget that dachshunds are hunters, and pretty fierce ones at that. Fortunately... Sachi, I think, was more interested in making sure all possible babies were taken care of safely.

[ivoryandhorn]

I admit I was totally expecting this to end with a dead baby bunny. I am, however, very glad that it didn't!

[kaigou]

Believe me, this would've been a very different post had that been true. (And I was thinking the same thing, until it opened its eyes and looked at me, and even then I still prodded it a little bit when I took it outside, just to make sure it had all its limbs, or, uhm, something. But it made its way out of the spot under the bushes in just a few minutes, so all's well.)

[morkeleb]

...pfffff. Poor Sachiko. Baby-stealer! XD

[kaigou]

I think she probably found the bunny in the yard, and thought, "ahah, another of my babies that Balto has taken outside and abandoned!" so it made sense to bring it inside, like she does for the rest of her toys. She didn't seem to realize at all that this wasn't one of the usual toys. She sulked for a good half-hour afterwards, too -- after rounding up all her other babies to make sure I hadn't absconded with any of them, as well. JUST IN CASE.

[petenshis]

What I'm dying to know, is how did a baby rabbit end up in the dog bed in the first place?

[kaigou]

Sachi probably found it outside (and bunnies will freeze in presence of possible big predator), thought it was one of her stuffed animals -- I bet it even squeaked like them, too -- and brought it inside to be in a safe place with the rest of her babies.

Dog logic.

[dragonhand]

I love the way you write about your animals.

[kaigou]

Hah, I gotta do something to keep from going crazy with all their wackiness.

[starscream]

Oh no, the cat's noticed. They just don't care because it doesn't involve them at all.

[starscream]

Sigh. I always see the grammar mistakes as I hit enter.

[kaigou]

Baka was out on the patio the entire time. Kiku was asleep in the yard. Zaizai was in his little pyramid/tent... but once all the furor died down, Zaizai made an appearance and had to get really lovey, after which he suddenly "discovered" the interesting new smell in the dog bed. Checked it out thoroughly, then commandeered the dog bed for a nap. (I guess investigating is HARD WORK.)

[starscream]

It's hard work being a cat. :')