Friday 9 January 2015

Dog - dog - dog - dog - badger!

This story is too good not to share. In Norway, two terriers ran off and disappeared. After four days, one of them returned, exhausted and with bloodied paws. Rescuers were able to follow the bloody paw prints back to the area where the dog had been, hoping to find the other one too. The tracks seemed to come from a badger hole, and they did hear a faint sound coming from it. One of the rescuers put his arm in, got hold of some fur, and started pulling the dog out. But the animal hissed angrily and did not want to be rescued. Also, it wasn't a dog, but Mr Badger himself.

The rescuers somehow managed to keep the badger contained behind some firewood. They dug into the hole and finally found a muzzle - of a dog, this time - and got her out. The dogs, Vesla and Dooly, slept for two days and promised never to do such a thing ever again. Well, not until next time they catch a sweet scent, I suppose.

Anyway, if you're ever stuck in a badger- or a foxhole, look out for dogs. They Those terriers seem to find their way in and not out quite often. Fortunately for me, there are no bears around here, which is the only hole I think Sam would fit into. Although he has tried to crawl into a rabbit hole...