My Protector

This happened about an hour ago: I was coming back from a walk with Leena. I walked her down the sloping apartment driveway to throw away her waste in the dumpster, when I slipped on the ice... flat on my back. Leena (who I still had a hold of with the leash) proceeded to flip out, snarl and run around me in circles, snapping at an imaginary attacker (she actually spun me around on my back 5 or 6 times). She didn't stop until I stood up. Now, this may have been her freaking out at something she hadn't seen before, but I like to think she was ready to attack whoever had pushed me.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on January 14, 2013 at 9:59pm

LOL!! Hope you're OK though...

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Permalink Reply by Bradly and Jenny Boesen on January 14, 2013 at 10:06pm

I was shaken up (and it hurt a bit)... but I couldn't help but laugh once I got up and processed it all. Being spun around on the ice was the best part of all.

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Permalink Reply by Tomahawk and Fences on January 14, 2013 at 10:18pm

Any time my boyfriend pretends to hit me, Tomahawk goes into attack mode. He won't go directly to my bf, but to any object around him at the time and shake it about. It annoys the crap out of my SO but I like to think that Tom would be there to ward off any danger if it ever arises lol.

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Permalink Reply by Laura Rochette on January 15, 2013 at 6:05pm

Once, out on a trail in the woods, I slipped on the icy trail and ended up on my back with the wind knocked out of me. Lucy, who had bounded ahead a little to sniff and dig, came racing back full gallop, sat leaning up against me, licking my face, and remained kind of leaning against me until I stood up. For the rest of the walk she was never more than 3 feet away. I wonder if your Leena was responding in anxiety.

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Permalink Reply by Diane on January 15, 2013 at 11:18pm

ouch! Glad you are ok...

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Permalink Reply by Appa and Iroh on January 16, 2013 at 12:16am

Aw, I think that's sweet that she was ready to pummel someone on your behalf :)

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on January 16, 2013 at 1:35am

I read about a military dog handler killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. His dog protected his body so fiercely that his buddies had difficulty retrieving it.