For all of you that know Chloe, she is a very adventurous dog. She loves checking out new people and acting like she is tough even though she only stands 6 inches from the ground. Well the other night she almost got me and her into some trouble. I seriously thought I was going to kill her.
I took her outside the other night to let her run on the grass in front of my apartment building. I wasn't paying much attention to her because she usually stays close. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed that she was wondering off a little but I didn’t think too much of it. (I forgot to throw this information in, it is about 9:30 at night, dark outside, and my vision sucks). Next thing I know Chloe is barking her head off, and I couldn't see her anywhere. I was running frantically for the field on the South side of my apartment when I spotted her in the paved, vacant culdesac. She was barking at what looked like a black cat from a distance. When I got closer the only thing I was thinking about was how I was going to get her out of this cat fight. I didn’t want to get attacked by the cat and I defiantly didn't want her getting any diseases from a stray.
The 'cat' must have turned around because as I was running over to Chloe I could see the two white stripes on the back. I screamed in a panic, "IT’S A SKUNK IT’S A SKUNK." I was screaming at the top of my lungs at Chloe. (I'm really surprised people didn’t come out of their apartments to see what was going on). She finally started to run away from it when I dove to catch her and missed. Then the idiot dog started running BACK to the skunk. (How do you train a dog that a skunk isn't something that she should be trying to intimidate?)
I screamed at the top of my lungs again and she finally ran over to the curb and put her tail between her legs because she knew she was in big trouble. After a long lecture and some spankings she was thrown into her cage for the rest of the night. I was SO mad. I don’t think anyone could understand how lucky both me and Chloe are that we didn't get sprayed. Wow that would have been horrible. For the rest of the night I was shaking because I was so hyped up. It wasn't smart for me to be so close to the skunk….
#1- It could have been a rabid, rabies infested skunk that could have attacked both me and her.
#2- Could have sprayed us which is bad for obvious reasons. (smell-- duh)
#3- The spray can be shot anywhere from 7 to 15 feet away.
#4- The actual spray can cause irritation and temporary blindness.
Pretty sure I didn’t know a skunk was that powerful, I just thought that they smelled really really bad! Chloe learned her lesson though, and now she is taken outside on a leash because she CANNOT AND WILL NOT be trusted. But I still love her!
I took her outside the other night to let her run on the grass in front of my apartment building. I wasn't paying much attention to her because she usually stays close. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed that she was wondering off a little but I didn’t think too much of it. (I forgot to throw this information in, it is about 9:30 at night, dark outside, and my vision sucks). Next thing I know Chloe is barking her head off, and I couldn't see her anywhere. I was running frantically for the field on the South side of my apartment when I spotted her in the paved, vacant culdesac. She was barking at what looked like a black cat from a distance. When I got closer the only thing I was thinking about was how I was going to get her out of this cat fight. I didn’t want to get attacked by the cat and I defiantly didn't want her getting any diseases from a stray.
The 'cat' must have turned around because as I was running over to Chloe I could see the two white stripes on the back. I screamed in a panic, "IT’S A SKUNK IT’S A SKUNK." I was screaming at the top of my lungs at Chloe. (I'm really surprised people didn’t come out of their apartments to see what was going on). She finally started to run away from it when I dove to catch her and missed. Then the idiot dog started running BACK to the skunk. (How do you train a dog that a skunk isn't something that she should be trying to intimidate?)
I screamed at the top of my lungs again and she finally ran over to the curb and put her tail between her legs because she knew she was in big trouble. After a long lecture and some spankings she was thrown into her cage for the rest of the night. I was SO mad. I don’t think anyone could understand how lucky both me and Chloe are that we didn't get sprayed. Wow that would have been horrible. For the rest of the night I was shaking because I was so hyped up. It wasn't smart for me to be so close to the skunk….
#1- It could have been a rabid, rabies infested skunk that could have attacked both me and her.
#2- Could have sprayed us which is bad for obvious reasons. (smell-- duh)
#3- The spray can be shot anywhere from 7 to 15 feet away.
#4- The actual spray can cause irritation and temporary blindness.
Pretty sure I didn’t know a skunk was that powerful, I just thought that they smelled really really bad! Chloe learned her lesson though, and now she is taken outside on a leash because she CANNOT AND WILL NOT be trusted. But I still love her!
