Did Halas Try to Kill Me?

[Leslie and Halas]

Every now and then, Halas gets a little too rough when he plays with me.  He doesn't want to stop, and he'll start nipping at me.  And it won't be on the sections of my arms or legs that can handle some abuse.  He'll bite my elbows and knees in order to elicit the most pain for his efforts.  He doesn't bite hard, but teeth on boney areas isn't fair. I make him stop playing when he gets this way.

Lately, I've been spending a lot of time packing some things up.  I have to move things out of the way for some new flooring I'm having installed later this month.  This takes attention away from Halas, which he clearly doesn't like.  He was laying on my bed watching me move stuff around the other night, and when I was done, I jumped on the bed and started playing with him.  He decided to start an assault on my elbows and knees, so I told him I wouldn't play with him any more, and I hid under the covers of the bed.  I've tried this before with him, and he doesn't always try to get me out from under the covers.  Sometimes, he'll just stop what he's doing and lay down next to me.  But this time, he wasn't ready to stop playing, so he started pawing at the covers.  He pawed for about 3 seconds, and then gave up.  Or so I thought.

I heard some rustling around on the bed, and then, suddenly, there was a pillow over my head!  He gave up on getting me out, and decided to smother me!  I think my cute, sweet, friendly, loving Halas tried to kill me!  Because I wouldn't let him bite my elbows.  

I'm thinking of pressing charges, but I know he'll just get JD, Esquire to represent him, and he'll get off on some technicality.

In the process of packing things up, I'm going to go through his toys and throw away the ones that aren't recognizable any more.  But now I'm a little afraid to do that in front of him.  I guess I'll have to be sneaky  about it, for my own safety. 

[Becka]

"so I told him I wouldn't play with him anymore, and I hid under the covers of the bed." lol, Leslie--that is one of the funniest things I've ever read on DK. Too bad you couldn't get this on video (but I'm sure Halas is too smart to leave behind physical evidence!)

[Christine & Camus]

So, in addition to every thing else I've learned on Doodle Kisses, I am now getting an education in Legalese/Law!  I love it.

[Traci -Bexter & Maggie]

This discussion is hilarious!  Bexter used to bite my butt when I turned around too!  I truly didn't think he would ever stop nipping.  He finally stopped when he was one.  I'm not sure if it was because he had just outgrown it or because that is when we got Maggie & he now has a sister to roughhouse with and they wrestle & nip at each other.  I guess it doesn't matter why...at least he stopped!  The mental picture I got while reading this discussion is hysterical!!!!  He would be the cutest murderer ever....allegedly of course.