tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post113850387099767249..comments2023-06-14T10:38:45.174-05:00Comments on A Nerd's Country Journal: Billy Goat GruffJeff Heberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1138551322160843502006-01-29T10:15:00.000-06:002006-01-29T10:15:00.000-06:00Thanks guys, and you're right Denise -- animals do...Thanks guys, and you're right Denise -- animals do indeed find a way to push our boundaries.<BR/><BR/>You know, I was thinking this morning that even though in some ways dogs represent our killer side that we try to leash, there was also the guard dog to think about in this situation. His instincts were to protect and guide the herd of goats, and he was clearly very worried about the little kids.<BR/><BR/>I guess like anything else, that ferocious wolf in us can be harnessed to help or to harm. It's all in how it's used.Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1138550517013793542006-01-29T10:01:00.000-06:002006-01-29T10:01:00.000-06:00WOW!!!My heart's pumping just from reading your po...WOW!!!<BR/>My heart's pumping just from reading your post!<BR/>I suspect that after all that excitement, the DOGS may need a little time to rest before you take them on another "walk."<BR/>Let's see, that reminds me of .... NOTHING - I live in the city. Thanks for letting us live vicariously through you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20794947.post-1138549463768297942006-01-29T09:44:00.000-06:002006-01-29T09:44:00.000-06:00You're absolutely right, Jeff. We forget there's a...You're absolutely right, Jeff. We forget there's a wild, primitive streak in these domesticated dogs. They might sleep peacefully at our feet every night, but the "call of the wild" is inside each and every one of them. I've read that animals will go into a self-inflicted "shock" and make themselves look dead in hopes of making the predator move on. That's what must've happened to that little kid. How scary and how real. I was reminded of humans' wild ancestors when a teacher said we have incisors for a very good reason -- to rip apart meat.<BR/><BR/>We have to check the fence lines on our property now on a regular basis after some cows got into our property. They're just cows, but animals will find a way to push the boundaries. All of us.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687342508453441902noreply@blogger.com