Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bird dog

So I have complained about my dog and her interest in my bird Binx, well it has been raining for three days and except for a walk between raindrops, Kai has been inside terrorizing the house, bird, and me. Well, actually I have figured that she is not really terrorizing the bird but trying to get to the food that Binx drops into the bottom of her cage. When the door is open Kai sticks her head inside to investigate. I was sitting with my computer when I heard a flapping of wings and a woof. Kai was sitting looking and barking at the bird. So I sat down with Kai and the bird came closer and then tried to bite Kai's nose. I pulled them apart and told them both no and put Binx in her cage to stop further annoyances. Once again I returned to my computer to hear a whomp on her cage and Kai had her nose up next to the cage and Binx was making her way down to Kai. I have had this bird long enough, 14 years to know that she is about to attack a very tender part of Kai, her nose, so I pulled Kai away and put her outside. Yesterday, as I was cleaning the kitchen I saw Kai's nose in Binx's cage and Binx once again coming down the cage in stealth mode. At the last minute Kai looked up and beat a hasty retreat. Then barked at the bird. The problem is that she always barks at the bird, even when she is in the wrong. She also barks at the bird while it is on my shoulder. Now Kai is a pretty good jumper and I realized this when Kai reached my shoulder jumping. Luckily, the bird was on the other side. I am hoping that this behavior changes but who knows. Here is the funny thing, when Kai is outside she watches the birds at the bird feeder. She does not chase them, except when I come out the door. I guess she thinks she is protecting me from them. I thought she would chase them all the time, but I think she sits on the lounge chair like the Queen of Sheba and just watches everything, except squirrels, she does love to chase squirrels. Maybe instead of Kai she should be Queen of Avian.

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