gator snack . . . UPDATE Part 2!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

************I may not be able to type my hands are shaking so bad.  This is as scared as I ever need to be, there IS NOT enough wine to fix this.  I just took the boys for a nice evening stroll on leash of course and as I was headed back towards my house - a dog - the size of a small pony came running loose from around the side street.  It's owner was hot on it's trail but of course it came charging right up.  I was trying to straddle my boys in a lame attempt to shield them with my legs from the mauling that I was sure was about to start all the while lunging to grab a hold of the monsters collar.  I'm screaming to the lady "get your dog, get your dog".  She got him under control - if you could call it that as the dog is a 120 lb BIG gray thing and she looked like 100 lbs wet.  What kind of dog was that - tall, very tall and very short sleek hair.  Head as big as a humans and fully intact.  Turns out he is a sweetie named Blaze who saw a chance to run and went with it.  Stopped my heart for a few minutes because there would have been nothing I could of done to stop an attack that dog was so big.  Stuart thought this was all great fun, Rooney was just in a daze.  So while we are making introductions - YOU GUESSED IT - HERE CAME THE DAMN GATOR AGAIN.  Does anyone have any spare Valium?  I think I'm just going to bed early and pray I don't have nightmares.  *********

This has been a crappy rough morning.  It started with me waking up around 3:30 concerned over the fact that Rooney hadn't gone poop for over 1.5 days.  Is he still eating - check, acting normal - check - WTD?   I laid in bed pondering why these doodles have so many poop issues.  Both boys can have soft, runny or hard poop - all in one bowel movement.  Stuart will go any where from 4 - 6 times a day and Rooney (usually 1-2).   Drives me nuts I'm here to say.   So now from getting up so early - I'm tired and grumpy.  Add to the fact that the boys will go to daycare today as I have a Dr. appt. and I NEED Rooney to poop for my sanity.  Out we go - but no, it is still dark out so Rooney will not leave the porch, I finally lure him out with a treat just far enough for him to lean over a little mulch and pee.  Stuart once again has the runs - nice.  Back inside to feed the boys but Rooney is looking at me like "I have to go potty" so I postpone breakfast and go back out, just he and I go but all he wanted was to fetch the paper as it was a tad light out.  Back inside - make coffee - Skype dh and tell him Rooney is being an ass cuz he won't poop and now I'm convinced he is doing it on purpose to stress me out.  "Well why would he do that?", DH asks me, "maybe because he can see that I have suitcases out and am packing to leave', I say.  Hmmm - these dogs are too smart for their own good.  Now I am desperate so I put Stuart in his gate and take Rooney's ecollar off and leash up and we stroll up and down the sidewalk till he FINALLY poops.  He smiles at me so sweet while he did it too - hard to stay mad at that cute face.  Back inside to feed both boys.  Ahh maybe the day will get better.  After breakfast I take my cup of coffee and the boys out to my favorite spot, the back yard over looking the lake where I have a little bench.  Peace and quiet, morning calm, the boys playing and they I see IT.  Heading straight for us from across the lake - a gator - a good sized gator.  Cue the music from Jaws!!  He either could see us or hear us or both but he was making a bee line and I'm realizing that we gotta get outta there fast.  Rooney!!  Stuart!!! Let's GO NOW!  Rooney must  have sensed the gator because I didn't have to call him twice - he came running.  As I turn my head I see Stuart, Stuart - omg - was right in the middle of taking a big poop - right there 5 feet from the water.  HURRY HURRY Stuart!  I flung my coffee cup down and quickly got Rooney back on the lanai and ran back to get Stuart praying that he would get done pooping before he became a gator snack.  The gator had stopped about 5 feet from the waters edge and had only his eyes left up out of the water WATCHING my boy.  Snatched Stuart and RAN.  I'd like to start this day over.

[Rose Ann and Amante]

Holy Doodles!!! I just can't imagine. Of course Stuart chooses that moment to take his big poop!!! AHHHHH I am still picturing the whole thing!!!

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Just looked out my window, definitely a full moon even through the cloud cover!   Sorry, gators are a fact of life here in Fla.  We had a couple of babies in our lake a couple of years ago, ever wonder where the mother went?  Then there are the land crabs, once had them in a carport making an awful ruckus by the metal garbage cans, but that was many years ago.  A neighbor back then also found a small , 3 foot gator, in his driveway. Not uncommon here.

My biggest concern for our dogs are the poisonous buffo toads.  They multiply rapidly and hide in the yards. They come out usually after sundown or major rain falls and if the dogs catch them and lick them it can be deadly.  These things scare me more than the gators because my dogs try to catch them.  Mitzi once brought one into the house and after I finished cleaning out her mouth as good as I possibly could I had to catch the darn thing, yuck! 

 

By the way, the few Great Danes I have known were truly gentle Giants!

[Becky and Murphy]

Ahhhhh....tooo scarey....I only have to worry about Racoons and skunks here!  But GATORS????  No way.....too scarey.  Glad everybody is safe and sound!!!!  Big glass of wine!

[Susan and Sasha]

Good Morning Jane...

Hope you woke up today...refreshed...and ready for a Normal day...whatever that means  Lol...

I do hope they get a trapper out there before you leave for your trip today...so that you can leave without having that big old gator on your mind!

I know your DH will take good care of the boys...but...there's No One Like Mom!!  (smile)

Don't worry about them transferring their loyalties to DH Jane...

I have a feeliing that those boys of yours will be waiting for you...with tails wagging...when you get home!

Have a great trip...be safe...and we'll keep All of your men in our thoughts and prayers while you're gone.

Hugs from Sasha and Me...

[Sue, Lola, Pongo & Hubby]

Just reading this stressed me out. I was on the edge of my seat and I'm sure my BP went up. I"m so glad everyone's safe and sound, and despite it being the worst possible scenario, Stuart POOPED!! YAY!!!! Stay safe!!

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I'd like to see you put up a concrete fence! (I know you can't but come on).

OMD the suspense in this story near the end was too much, knock it off lady!

Glad you are all safe, please stay that way.

[Donna K & Quincy]

 There is way too much excitement in your outdoor adventures, I think I would just stay inside. If you can't do that, the only solution I see is for you to start carrying a bazooka.

Pick whichever one you think will work best. Glad you are all safe and sound.