Vern and the Man in the Lawn Chair!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Most of you know that our Vern is a big ol' chicken. Yesterday, I was doing some training with them up at the state park and both dogs were doing beautifully until Vern spotted a man sitting in a lawn chair. I did not have my camera, so some of this blog will be a reenactment. Here is how threatening the man appeared:

Vern started backing into me and nothing I did could get him to refocus his attention. He started acting like this:

and like he had this hot on his tail:

Fudge kept looking at Vern and me like she was thinking, "It is a lawn chair, Vern! Get a grip." or maybe even like she was thinking this:

Luckily, because the man never moved from his spot, we were able to escape and make our way to the car. There was one scary moment, when he shifted in his chair and adjusted his hat, but we kept moving. When we got home, Vern was exhausted. After all, it isn't being such a good watchdog!

Monday, we are going back to the park in search of more men in lawn chairs and we'll keep going back until Vern conquers this fear. I only hope I can find subjects and distractions that look like this:

and not like this:

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Well, I love all the comments and have been laughing reading them all. We went back to the park today and only saw one woman in a lawn chair and we walked right by her and no problem. Go figure. He could see her face, so maybe that was the difference. My DH is going to sit in the driveway (not like last picture, I swear) and we will test him tomorrow.

[Jodi and Stella]

You and your dogs are so funny Laurie! Love it!

[Joan, Louie and Mila]

Love it as usual LAURIE...I WANT VERN!

[Pat and Traveler]

Hilarious!  Vern is such a funny dog--the adventures of these two are such a delight!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Laurie,

If it is okay with you, I've placed a link to this blog in the Anxiety Group.   We all could use a little humor in there with the FEAR ISSUES!   Any other blogs you have written about Vern's fears, please PLEASE send me the posts!

[Dori & Rua]

That is too funny!  I am with you though, on the guy walking down the beach!  Oh yeah!!!

[Denise & Sophie]

I love your posts!! Too funny!!

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Sedona most likely would not be afraid of the lawn chairs.  On the other hand, she would be totally unable to resist the socks so carefully tucked into the underwear guy's sandals.  She'd swoop in, like a stealth bomber, and have those socks right out from under his nose!!!

[Lynda Kamrath]

Love it!   Good luck finding that hunk in the lawn chair.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

"There was one scary moment, when he shifted in his chair and adjusted his hat,......"

Adjust his What?