Multiple times a day, every day, Stella does her business on the steps of the courthouse. We live close enough that she can make it to the steps even when she's about to burst, but far enough away that she's not pooping in her territory. I'm a fan of the courthouse because there are a few garbage cans for easy poop disposal (I'm sure the courthouse employees who have to walk through the stinky poop smell on their way to work looove me.)
The courthouse steps lead down into a courtyard-type square. In the middle of this square is a large statue of a judge. It's life-size and on a pedestal, so I'd say this statue is 8 feet tall. We walk by it at least 3 times daily, and have done so for the last 6 months.
This morning was like every other morning. When Stella was done, we walked down the steps to the garbage can and continued through the square. Out of nowhere, Stella completely freaks out. She's barking like mad, her hackles go up, she straining at the leash - and I have no idea what's going on. There were no people nearby, there were no crows taunting her, nothing had happened to startle her. It was the statue. Stella was losing it over the statue. I wish I'd had the video camera with me - it was that funny.
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There is a planter on someone's lawn that is an owl. Edie freaks out every time we go on walk. It's hilarious.
ReplyDeleteAw, she was probably embarrassed when she realized it was a statue. She was trying to protect you. :)
ReplyDeletePoor Stella!
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to see a video, though.
Maybe Stella just happened to see the invisible stranger that was standing there, or ... maybe the statue actually came to life like in those Scooby Doo episodes and Stella was having none of it.
ReplyDeleteMy pup loses it over wood ducks.
ReplyDeleteShe hates wood ducks.
Funny shit, but not to the guy that carved it! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Quick girl, that Stella :)
ReplyDeletePeople-Statues freak me out, too. Normally I just bark--I've learned to control my hackles.
Sounds like the day my dog freaked out at a kite. Yes, a kite. Dogs are so nuts they make us feel sane. :-)
ReplyDeleteit's because Stella loves you and will shred any statue that tries to harm you. you have a winner there.
ReplyDeleteSomething I don't get... you take the most biodegradable thing on earth... you put it into a plastic bag and seal it up and send it to a landfill where it will be preserved for thousands of years... hmmm...
ReplyDeleteNow I'm all for your dog shitting on the courthouse steps as I'm not too big into 'justice' and 'judgment'... but what would be the harm in just leaving it where it falls...
A psychologist would love hearing about how you let your dog shit on the courthouse steps. Even more than they'd loving hearing how when my brother lived in LA he let his dog shit in a church garden...
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