Today, Daisy the Golden Retriever found a nest of Baby Bunnies in a clump of irises in our backyard. Mrs Merc Man and I don't think she would deliberately harm the little cottontails, but she's so inquisitive (nosey, actually), we're afraid she might step on them while trying to sniff them.
On my last post, I mentioned how frightened Daisy is of the mylar Father's Day balloon that Gimlet and Froggie Girl gave me last Saturday, and we decided to use it as a defense against Daisy squishing one of the little ones hidden in our flowers.
We put a small wire fence around the perimeter that's spaced just wide enough to let mama bunny in, but keep large dog noses out. We then tied the mylar balloon to the fence, and, Ta-Da!, instant force field protecting baby bunnies.
We hope the balloon holds out 'til the babies move to a more secure location.
Whoever heard of a dog with a balloon phobia?
3 comments:
Glad to see the balloon is proving itself to be useful. Question is, how many will you end up with?
That's a good question. It rained Friday morning, and the Simpson's balloon has lost a little of its lift. Maybe I could try for a balloon from every major cartoon show (Family Guy, American Dad, Speed Racer, etc).
That is so funny! Even better is the picture!
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