I worry all the time that something like that will get into our yard, especially at night as the yard is so big and I can't see it all by some. When I let Tibbe out at night and he just dashes through the back door really fast my heart goes loop-de-loop and I rush out right behind him, usually shouting "Wait" or "Stop" just in case some critter is visiting the yard. One night it was the neighbor's cat in our yard and they had a spat but as I was right on Tibbe's heels, I was able to shoo the cat away before they could hurt each other. I did see it hit Tibbe in the face, he jumped back but was starting back at it when I was able to stop him by shouting! The cat ran and Tibbe stopped dead in his track but it was so scary. I got him inside quickly and checked his eyes and everything and he was unhurt. Ever since, when Tibbe flies out the back door, so do I.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |