What a sweet image with the donkeys & goats with curious and concerned expressions on their faces.
Best of all was Eli's concern for you overrode Eli's split second chance to dart off.
Worst of all of course was your fall. Take care of your back. It sounds like you landed in a real vulnerable area.
Just have a care is all - especially if you are by yourself. I know you know all that, but still.
I know how gratifying it must have been to have Eli understand the situation and come sit next to you. Something small and sweet sort of changes when your dog acts on the intuition to come to your aid.
From: "Brenda \"Bea\" Piper Stephens" <beastephens@gmail.com>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Sent: Friday, January 7, 2011 9:29:15 PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] CHAT, BEHAVIOR: Good News, Eli came back, Bad news my back is very sore
Animals are awesome & more intuitive than we give them credit.
"Linda Anderson" <linda.nightsky@gmail.com> wrote:
>So.... I went out to the kennel / shed area to bring Eli out to work on
>obedience. Clipped up his lead and he trotted out ahead of me - which
>is a
>no no of course. So... I went to give him a strong quick correction
>and
>turn the other direction... but unfortunately I had not clipped it in
>correctly and right as I gave my pull it held.. and then popped loose
>suddenly, and I went FLYING backwards right into a pile of logs... it
>hit
>right below my shoulder blades.
>
>Eli immediately spun and came back and sat next to me while I moaned.
>I was
>really happy about that part. I sat there wondering if anything broke
>and
>once again thinking that I should keep my phone with me. Then I looked
>to
>the right and there, about 35 feet away on the other side of the
>pasture
>fence, stood the two donkeys and the two goats...all in a row, looking
>at me
>like... "what's the matter mom?".
>
>so tomorrow morning will no doubt be very painful experience, it's very
>swollen, but I am SO thankful I didn't hit them with my lower back and
>glad
>Eli didn't take off.
>
>
>--
>Linda Anderson
>Nightsky Farm
>Stanwood, Wash.
Bea Stephens, RN
Wishing you a blessed day.
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