“How DARE You Try to Steal my Bone?!!” – Part 1

Recently, we got a cow to butcher, and Dad cut the meat up himself.  That gave us complete control over what we kept and what we threw out (and there was very little of that!).  Of course, much of the outside of the beef was not exactly good enough for human consumption, but was just perfect for Pippin!  That dog is in hog heaven, eating fresh beef, fat and innards.  Yeah, good stuff Pip!  Included in the plunder were several bones, consisting of a few ribs and- the biggest prize of them all -a piece of a leg bone!  Ooohhh, he loved that!  It was so big, he could barely lift it off the ground, but I honestly think that the size of it made him feel as though he was big too (he likes doing things that make him look large and tough- no kidding!).  However, considering the size of the bone and the strange phenomenon of it being covered with raw meat, we sent him outside to chew on it.  He was a good Iggy and didn’t try to carry it off somewhere, but stayed on our porch and within my sight.

But, the dog next door, who is about three times Pippin’s size and weight, finally discovered that little Pippin had a humongous bone, and she broke the 10th Commandment by coveting it.  Into our yard she slunk, and crept up to the steps on the edge of the porch where Pippin was blithely gnawing away.  When Pip saw her, he stopped and dropped his bone in surprise, and looked at her.  He watched as she crawled up the steps and reached out her scrawny neck and snatched up his bone.  Pippin was thunderstruck for a moment, but as she began to slink away, the reality of what that punk dog was doing hit him like a lighting bolt.  All of a sudden, little bitty Pippin made a rush at that big dog, snarling and barking fiercely with righteous indignation and rage, baring his little teeth and biting at her.  I think she was a little surprised, but was also just as ready to defend “her” prize as Pippin.  She jumped at him with a snarl, and the day’s work might have gone ill for my brave, though foolish, Italian Greyhound, had I not seen the beginning of the would-be fight and shot out the door.

Check back tomorrow to read the rest of the story!

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