My son and his friend (both nature lovers) found a baby robin bird. They made a cage for it and gave it grass and sticks to capture his enviroment. The cage was our outdoor fireplace...which seemed the perfect place...The bird could look outside and be protected from preditors....
Our neighbor came over and told us everything we needed to do to help this bird grow. Even gave us bird food for babies rich in vitamins. All you have to do is add water. Oh the boys were so excited.
As with most things in life...The boys got interested in other things (girls down the street) and ran to play. Okay, here comes the preditor part...We have two schnauzers dogs....well, if you know anything about schnauzers you will find they are from the "RAT' terrior family...yes, they are hunters....Well, you know where this story is going....Dogs need out, Dad lets dogs out, dog LOVES bird....Dog finds a way into cage.....DOG EATS BIRD....oh, sorry, "Stubby"....yes, they named the bird Stubby.....
I was just playing a joke on the boys and ran in the living room, not knowing the dog really did get the bird, and told the boys the cage was missing....we all ran outside so I could say, "just kidding" when we stopped in our tracks to see the door wide opened and NO Snubby....the search was on.....I looked down to see the bird on the ground...dead....single bite wound to the heart....that dog is GOOD.....I really didn't want to tell them....I even had the thought of picking the dead bird up and putting him back in the cage and let them think it was just sick and the best thing was for him to die...what was I gonna tell this neighbor...As my mind was trying to decide what to do, the dog came for another bite, and the boys saw it...Defeat was all over their face...'STUBBY'!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stubby is in his final resting place...compelete with a 1 BB gun salute from my son while his friend sadly watched with his head down.......
Oh, the dog was able to attend the funeral...her trial is next week.....snatching in the first degree.......
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What a sad story and since I met Stubby...it makes it even more sad. So why ,if I am sad can't I wipe this grin off my face? Ahhh yes...it was the 1 BB salute that got me ! You make me smile and I love it! Thank you for sharing !!
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