June 05, 2005

Hanging out with the Beasties

All manner of creature reside at the House of Feisty.

The other night there was a wild thunderstorm which graced us and this little monster came out for a droplet to drink:

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For perspective, the dimensions of that brick are 2 1/2 x 9 inches. The picture is a bit hazy because Mr. Tarantula was up on the soffit and I've heard tell they jump. Suffice it to say, I kept my distance because if he had jumped on me, I would have died.

Below is a picture of the gentle giant of a Golden Retriever Skeet. He's a good boy. He allows both the pesky Cairn Terrier Riley and Voodoo the cat to torment him. Good Boy, Skeet!
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As you can see in the far right of this picture, Voodoo is making his approach.
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This is the miscreant Riley, a Cairn Terrier.

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Here's Riley again. If you look closely at the edge of the cabinet, Voodoo is about to attack.

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Unfortunately, the beasties were far too fast for me and the camera and I was unable to capture either of the ensuing melees.

After he vanquished both dogs, here's what Voodoo thought of the whole thing.

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Posted by Christina at June 5, 2005 07:02 PM

Comments

I had the worst trouble spotting Voodoo in his first appearance...it's like one of those "Where's Waldo" pictures.

Keep your tarantulas. I *HATE* spiders.

Posted by: zonker at June 5, 2005 07:14 PM

EEEK!!! Scary tarantula!!! I hope Voodoo took care of THAT little problem!

I love love love love love Golden Retrievers. They are truly God's gift to the universe. xoxoxoxoxoxo to your gentle giant!

And I was just going to comment on the new skin but I got distracted by your darling friends!

I Adore The New Skin! It's actually my all-time favorite painting of Shano's! Lucky you!!! Sadie's a good bad-girl, isn't she? ;-)

Posted by: Beth at June 5, 2005 08:48 PM

What does one do with a spider that big? Squash it????

Also, I must say that's some mighty fine tail there! (*wink!*)

Posted by: Dogsdontpurr at June 5, 2005 09:30 PM

i love terriers! used to dogsit some cairn terriers, still dogsit yorkshires. cute pics.

Posted by: amelie at June 5, 2005 09:45 PM

Um. I guess I never thought about Texas having tarantulas. The older I get the less fearful of everything I become. Except spiders. Especially BIG spiders.
Even the photo gave me the heebie jeebies.

The rest of the critters are adorable, though!

Posted by: Pammy at June 5, 2005 10:00 PM

With a spider that big in Texas...there's only one thing to do: Shoot it!

At least with a BB gun.

; )

Posted by: Christina at June 5, 2005 10:21 PM

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I hate spiders!! I love your pets, especially your cat. LOL. My MIL just got a Cairn Terrier last week. She's adorable.

Posted by: Kate at June 5, 2005 11:12 PM

I should have guessed you'd be gettin' out the guns for a spider like that!!

Posted by: Dogsdontpurr at June 5, 2005 11:32 PM

Love the pics of the beasties! *all except the spider, that one you can keep!*

Posted by: Michele at June 6, 2005 03:44 AM

You know i'm more of a dog person myself but I think I'd get on fabulously with your evil cat!

Remind me never to visit texas if the crawlies are that big!

Posted by: silk at June 6, 2005 08:35 AM

...a spider so big you have to shoot it with a gun?.. that rocks... is there a season?.. a bag limit?... what kind of camo?...

Posted by: Eric at June 6, 2005 09:29 AM

I much prefer spiders, even tarantulas, to the huge roaches that infest the Deep South. Some are so big you could put a saddle on them and go for a ride. Look at the good side... you can catch and sell tarantulas. Last I heard no one was in the market for roaches. Nothing gives me the shudders like a cockroach.

The day we moved to Louisiana I saw my first roach in my parent's bedroom closet as we were unpacking. It was the biggest bug I had ever seen, so I backed out slowly, ran to my bedroom, retrieved my air rifle, and shot that sucker. After the BB impact, it STILL hung on the wall until I nudged it off with the barrel.

(I don't know if my parents ever noticed the hole in the sheetrock.)

- jgc

Posted by: jgc at June 6, 2005 02:23 PM

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