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| The Escape Artist - Miss Scarlet |
“A Little Privacy Please!”
Puppies
have no sense of discretion. They just want to have fun - even if it’s at the expense of one of
their siblings. Feeling what some might refer to as one of nature’s calls, one
of the pack will slip away to a quiet spot to have a private moment. No sooner
has the” target” surrendered to his urges when out of nowhere, one or two other
puppies converge to take down their “quarry” in a game of rugby without the
ball.
Another
one of the most dramatic sports moments of the week occurred as we rolled a big
ball out into the play area. The puppies were mesmerized as they took in the
sight of this wondrous red object spinning past them. One by one, they went to
investigate until Mr. Ebony, realizing its great power, began to roll it around
the floor. The rest of the gang jubilantly followed the procession as if they’d
just invented the wheel.
We’re
sure the Olympic Committee didn’t see this coming: we’ve had to rewrite some of
the rules of the sport of (puppy) wrestling because some of the gang don’t have
it quite right. Two puppies will engage in a bout and after a period of time,
they both simply lie down on their backs. I guess in this version, everyone’s a
winner. For some reason unbeknownst to us, this group seems to spend a lot of
time on their backs whether awake or asleep.
There’s
one in every litter and this time it’s Miss Scarlet – the escape artist. Time
after time, she’s been intercepted on the other side of a barrier, making her
way down a hallway or in the far reaches of a room that was yet to be explored.
Early one morning, she was apprehended in the library with two of her cohorts
who had all scaled the slat wall entrance to the whelping box in a daring night
escape. They didn’t venture very far as we found them curled up together on the
carpet outside their shelter. It’s obvious that security needs to be stepped
up.
Heidi’s
role as mom has evolved from primary caregiver to one of a sentinel as she sleeps
on the sofa in the library and keeps a silent vigil on her flourishing brood. The
puppies are at the age now where interaction with people is becoming
increasingly important to them. They are already establishing relationships in
their journey right up to the ones that they will form with their forever
families and beyond. And in true Golden fashion, they’re good at that!
That’s it for now, but be sure to join us next week for another
titillating installment of “Puppy Tales”.
