Note to Xena

Leave the wildlife alone. Especially when Dizzy is in the yard before dinner and doing a spot of twitching.

We had a cockatoo in the yard late yesterday. Xena doesn't usually mind birds, but cockatoos are a lot bigger than the lorikeets and galahs that are our usual visitors and she tends to get a bit upset when she sees them in the yard. This one had been in the yard for a while before she noticed it, but when she did she took off downstairs to chase it off.

When she got to the bottom of the tree the bird was sitting in she discovered Dizzy was there, and Dizzy was not impressed. As I've mentioned before, she's never chased birds but will sit for ages and watch them.

There was a yelp just like the night before, but this time she ran the other way and got herself cornered. Dizzy, upset at having her pre-dinner relaxation spoiled wasn't going to let her off easy and was stalking her, determined to make her pay.

While all this was going on, Donna was up on the verandah looking for something soft to throw at the cat to make her stop.

She resisted the urge to scream out, "Puss! Leave the dog alone!" That would have been the ultimate in humiliation for Xena.

Dizzy let her go after a short while, but not before drawing a bit of blood.

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. I wonder if Xena learned anything yesterday.