Wild Dogs

The last few nights have been a bit hectic.  Nemo's mom is in heat.  She lives outside and is half wild, but does occasionally come into the house for a few hours.  By the house her and 2 other dogs wander from house to house and get fed, and are very tame and nice.  However since she is in heat she has attracted wild dogs from all over the island, which has caused lots of fighting.  This fighting has resulted in the dogs being beat up and howling into all hours of the morning, as well as very loud fights.  I have counted about 12 dogs trying to attack her now.

 

All this happens right under my house.  So to give her a break, and me some peace I brought her in and let her stay on the porch.  She enjoyed it for a day or two, getting nice food and water, but has since wanted to go back outside.  The cats at the house also do not care for her, but are quite intrigued by all the noise the dogs cause.  They constantly stay on the porch peering over the edge to see all the dogs fighting, while appreciating their own safety in the house. 

 

The cats however gang up on the dog in the house and pick on her, she is about 70 lbs, but is scared to death of the cats!  I think this shows just how much smarter and evil cats are.  So last night I returned home to find the dog inside the house, but I had left here locked on the porch?  She wanted to get away from the cats so bad, she broke a window to get in.  The cats regularly climb in and out of the slat windows, but the dog was too big and broke them when attempting the same maneuver. 

 

It sometimes feels like a zoo here and is a definatly a different world.  While trying to leave the house and let her out, all the dogs waited outside the door for me.  They growled and showed their teeth, and were not happy with me at all.  I had to open the door and scoot them away with a broom to let her out.  I can not wait for her to be calmed down again and all the dogs leave!