The Other Side Of The Front Door......

Just look at this monster dog. What do you reckon? Scary or what!

Well one just like this is what greeted me and the 'mutt' at 7.30am when I opened my front door to take Ciccio for his morning trot!!!

Honest it was as big as a blo*dy tank - with saliva dripping from it's mouth and it seemed intent on just three things -
1. Not letting me or the mutt 'out'.
2. Coming in the house at all costs.
3. Having me and the mutt as it's breakfast snack......

No don't laugh - I didn't I can assure you. I could feel my heart beat rising to at least 500 beats per minute! And my stalwart little mate? Bless his little cotton socks - all he wanted to do was attack this monster. So with trying to keep the intruder out, keep my gallant little protector away from disappearing like Jonah into the whale, trying to get me, my walking stick, and a demented dog back indoors AND shut the door - it's a miracle that I didn't drop into a dead faint on the spot.

But with the door (finally) shut and Ciccio going banana's trying to get out again the question was 'What to do?'. There was no way I was going to go back out there...'daft' I might be - but stupid I'm not!

'Inspiration'! I know - I'll call Mr Christmas, my friendly Local Poliziotto....If this 'monster wants breakfast - better Christmas than 'mutt and me'.

But joking apart - following my call he arrived in less that 10 minutes. I heard him pull in with his 'super' car


I looked out of the window only to see him disappear again. So thinking that he'd captured "the monster" - mutt and I ventured out again.....
Yikes! It was still there.
Now what?

But bless him - good old Mr. Christmas had (obviously) recognised the monster and within a few minutes someone tapped on my window - yes it was the 'owner'.....He had the dog sort of hanging from his arms while he explained that he lived near me and the dog had tunnelled under the wire netting around his kennel area and had escaped. Profuse apologies were offered - and accepted. He assured me that the dog (it was after all at least the size of a horse) was friendly and didn't bit. Yeah, right - and 'I' was going to test that out...'forget it'!

So that's the excitement over for another day I s'pose. Tranquility has returned - but for how long? I'm just glad I don't live anywhere near a 'Safari Park'. If I did - knowing MY luck!!!