Poor Loki stood outside the bedroom, hiding behind the door and refusing to go to bed. I invited him in, coddled and scratched his favorite places, but he only stood there, afraid. Something was wrong but for the life of me, I couldn't see the problem. So I brushed my teeth and ignored the situation, confident that he'd get over it, as he always does, and go to bed.
When I came back into the room, he stood there, only half way in. He looked up at the bed and then the wall indicating his stress. I followed his gaze, but didn't see anything so I coddled him some more. "Something's wrong," I told Mr. Wild Dingo.
And that's when I heard a faint buzzing. So faint, only bionic ears could detect it.
I turned up all the lights to search for the monster who tormented my hero in his sanctuary. We could barely hear the intruder and we certainly couldn't see him.
After a few minutes of searching, a wee fly, already with one wing in the grave, fell from above into a flat spin, tumbled on top of our bed, then hit the ground. Mr. Wild Dingo mercifully sped it along to its final destination. And the faint buzzing was no more.
I called Loki over to identify the remains of his tormentor.
"See? I got your back Big Boy," I told him. He sniffed but remained unconvinced for a few minutes.
"Poor buddy! Your bionic ears are a blessing and a curse," I added.
With that, he was satisfied that the buzzing was gone for good and decisively retired to bed.
Our hero. So gentle, he wouldn't hurt a fly.
David Hedison appreciates this trait! (Ok, ok, I could have said Jeff Goldblum but I am partial to the original since it does have Vincent Price).
I guess with bionic ears that would keep you up all night!!
hehe Vushki is terrified of flys. If there is a fly in the house he runs all over the house trying to hide 🙂
Fi tries (unsuccessfully) to eat flies. But she doesn't have bionic ears...;-)
This has me laughing through the whole post! Silly Loki! Gotta love our gentle hero!
*had me laughing.... I hate when I can't edit comments lol!
Awww, what a sweet hero!
Poor Loki. Our Millie was barking at a fly in our house just tonight. He was too high in the skylight to put her out of her misery, but when dinner was ready she forgot about it.
Oh Loki...such a brave guard doggie!
Love the contrast between this post and the one where he alerted for the fire and trespassers!!
Awesome photos to go with your story! We had a dog who was terrified of flies too!
I love your Loki!
That is a kind of sad story. Poor Loki. Done in by a fly.
Mango Momma