My house is infested with rats of late and I detest it ! They scurry through the outside of the house compound at any time of the day , much more towards the
late evening , feeding off the dog food . Yes , the exposed or unexposed dog
food is attracting them to my residence
.
My issue with rodents is that they don’t seem
to know their boundaries. If they want to star in movies , I am fine with it. But if they want to take
up residence , then I have a problem.
My 3 dogs namely “ Mighty
White – The Bad One “ , “ Mile – The Lovely “ and “Japan - The Neglected
one “ have not done well in
warding off the nuisance , in fact I would
like to put the blame on all three for
leaving remnants that attract the rats .
Yet I am never
angry with any of those 3 creatures , none of them is of any pedigree
to boast of but they are the most amazing creatures in my opinion ! Each with their unique
characteristics .
Mighty White ( MW) is a male which can open the main iron gate by itself ! Needless to say , he had the opportunity to enjoy uncountable escapades . Many of the times , he left the house for
several days at a stretch , totally famished
he would gobble up anything in sight and
slept without a care in the world after
that ! What more , he always come back escorted by his “ harem “ . With 3 of our own dogs within
the compound and another 6 outside , our house
is definitely well guarded and
looks formidable !
And if the gate is padlocked , MW would announce his
presence and his desire to get in with a single commanding noise “ woop” . The commands would be louder and
louder till action is taken . What is most intriguing is that it will only make
those demands if it sensed any member of
the family is available ! MW never ever
disturbed us if we were asleep !
MW is now known as the” bad one “ as he favours his harem , sharing his food with them ! MW never shares with Milo or
Japan , both are “spayed bitches”.
Milo , coexists comfortably with
MW within the compound , each has their own special space ! MW is only tyrannical towards Milo & Japan regarding food .
Milo is “ The Lovely “ , always energized by all the
attention she received and she would reward us with her loving looks &
luxurious stretch and then snuggle up close to rub her head against us .
She really was flirting and expecting to
be picked up and held and to be petted . Even our new neighbor has been won
over by “ Lovely “ !
Japan , The neglected , is a
timid , pitiful-looking bitch . She has
only taken 1 bath since we brought her
in a few years ago . Not too long ago ,
I tied her up to give her a good bath and ended up injuring myself when she
struggled so fiercely to set herself free !
Ever since MW came home with his harem , Japan has distanced herself further from home ! But she is still within
sight
as she parked herself most of the time in a neighbour’s house . We have tried to coax her back and she just wouldn’t
! At lease she still eat the food we
bring to her !
