No applause but i do volunteer work 2 mornings a week.
a couple of years ago i went to this old mans house who's home borders the National sea shore park close to my house here in Pensacola.
as i am asking him what he may need , his Bassett hound is barking at the sliding glass door.
this is the ugliest dog i have ever seen and is a nuisance trying to hear what the man is saying.
so i go over to let him out when i see there is a fox eating out of the dogs bowl outside.
so i tell the old man that there is a fox eating out of the dogs bowl. he says yea i know , he does that all the time and that i can let the dog out if i want to.
you know i want to see what happens so i open the door and the chase is on.
now i can hear what the old man has to say , and i can hear one hell of a chase going on outside that seems to be staying in one area.
I go outside to listen and then decide to go watch the action.
i am going down a sand trail that's just inside the park and i hear the dog coming my way sounding the alarm load and clear.
i step aside as the dog rounds the bend and rushes past me at the top speed of a basset hound.
then of all things , the fox comes right by me and is about 10 feet behind the dog.
as the fox passes within 3 feet of me he looks up and makes good eye contact and really has a smile on its face .
this goes on and on. i watch the fox trail the dog in circles until the dog is well " dog tied. "
he never saw the fox, yet trailed him as long as he could then went home.
when i get back the dog was huffing and puffing so I let him in and he drinks all of his water before collapsing in his bed.
as i passed the glass door to fill the water dish i could see the fox was once again back at the bowl eating his kibbles and bits!
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a couple of years ago i went to this old mans house who's home borders the National sea shore park close to my house here in Pensacola.
as i am asking him what he may need , his Bassett hound is barking at the sliding glass door.
this is the ugliest dog i have ever seen and is a nuisance trying to hear what the man is saying.
so i go over to let him out when i see there is a fox eating out of the dogs bowl outside.
so i tell the old man that there is a fox eating out of the dogs bowl. he says yea i know , he does that all the time and that i can let the dog out if i want to.
you know i want to see what happens so i open the door and the chase is on.
now i can hear what the old man has to say , and i can hear one hell of a chase going on outside that seems to be staying in one area.
I go outside to listen and then decide to go watch the action.
i am going down a sand trail that's just inside the park and i hear the dog coming my way sounding the alarm load and clear.
i step aside as the dog rounds the bend and rushes past me at the top speed of a basset hound.
then of all things , the fox comes right by me and is about 10 feet behind the dog.
as the fox passes within 3 feet of me he looks up and makes good eye contact and really has a smile on its face .
this goes on and on. i watch the fox trail the dog in circles until the dog is well " dog tied. "
he never saw the fox, yet trailed him as long as he could then went home.
when i get back the dog was huffing and puffing so I let him in and he drinks all of his water before collapsing in his bed.
as i passed the glass door to fill the water dish i could see the fox was once again back at the bowl eating his kibbles and bits!
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