Mesmerized

When I first moved home from Kansas, about 2 years ago, I was staying with my sister and her hubby for about 2 months. Often I could not find my dog, Oscar, a chihuahua mix. It was odd. He usually just loves to be where people are. Then I found out where he had been hiding. It was hard to tell which one he loved more, the iguana (Iggy) or the snake (Picolo). Both had been moved to my sister’s bedroom since I had taken over the spare room. He was MESMERIZED by them both, but especally Iggy. I dunno if he was in love or scared, but he would stare at him for hours if the bedroom door was left open. Sometimes he would creep towards the cage for a closer look, only to get scared again and go back to his original spot and stare some more!

The other night, I saw him with this strange gaze again, looking onto my patio. “Oh no,” I thought. I imagined the raccoons were there again. But no. It was a very small opossum. It had come right up to the glass door as if it knew the dog could not get to him. Oscar was hypnotized by it. The two animals just sat there staring at one another until my other dog, Chewy, a peek-a-poo, caught on and began her yapping until the poor thing ran off scared into the bushes. I’m not sure, but I think Oscar probably didn’t appreciate that too much.

Why does Oscar like animals so much? I dunno, but I wish I could take him to the zoo…he would love it.