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Michael Romanos · 12-31-2006, 04:49 AM

Earlier this week, Taylor, my 3 year old Pem and I were at the fields of the Pinehaven Reserve mucking around when he suddenly stopped about 20 metres from me. I looked at Taylor. He was looking at a fellow and his little daughter some distance away, who was flying a fairly small but spectacular kite and the kite was way up in the sky. Taylor eyes went from the kite flyers and travelled upwards to witness the kite trailing and whisking around somewhat gently in the blue yonder. That was enough for Taylor. He looked up and down a couple of times, digested the horror scene before him and, I knew it, he turned and headed quickly for the nearest track up into the bush/forest which would be the quickest route home. I followed in pursuit. My calls meant nothing to a Corgi who is terrified of kites. This is a Corgi who is not anymore frightened of balloons, who loves watching planes, helicopters, machinery in action, jet boats. You name it, apart from fireworks and thunder - it's ok to him. Kites make no noise(at least the ones he's encountered don't). It is something mysteriously whizzing around in the sky and held tentatively by a piece of string, usually by young children. Is a kite a UFO - no, is it a rocket about to explode - no, has a kite ever collided with a dog - no (well. probably no).
And just like Taylor's only other episode with a child's kite (at the same park about a year ago), I finally managed to slow this "I must get safely home' Corgi so I could latch onto him and tell him everything is alright, the world is not about to spin out of control and so let's go home together. And that is probably it - to Taylor a kite is out of control being subject to the vagaries of the wind and the manouvering of the person holding the string. However if I conducted a major poll on is your dog frightened out of his/her wits by kites in motion, I don't think many would respond with a yes.

12-31-2006, 04:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Michael Romanos Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ) Posts: 5,185	More kite scares Earlier this week, Taylor, my 3 year old Pem and I were at the fields of the Pinehaven Reserve mucking around when he suddenly stopped about 20 metres from me. I looked at Taylor. He was looking at a fellow and his little daughter some distance away, who was flying a fairly small but spectacular kite and the kite was way up in the sky. Taylor eyes went from the kite flyers and travelled upwards to witness the kite trailing and whisking around somewhat gently in the blue yonder. That was enough for Taylor. He looked up and down a couple of times, digested the horror scene before him and, I knew it, he turned and headed quickly for the nearest track up into the bush/forest which would be the quickest route home. I followed in pursuit. My calls meant nothing to a Corgi who is terrified of kites. This is a Corgi who is not anymore frightened of balloons, who loves watching planes, helicopters, machinery in action, jet boats. You name it, apart from fireworks and thunder - it's ok to him. Kites make no noise(at least the ones he's encountered don't). It is something mysteriously whizzing around in the sky and held tentatively by a piece of string, usually by young children. Is a kite a UFO - no, is it a rocket about to explode - no, has a kite ever collided with a dog - no (well. probably no). And just like Taylor's only other episode with a child's kite (at the same park about a year ago), I finally managed to slow this "I must get safely home' Corgi so I could latch onto him and tell him everything is alright, the world is not about to spin out of control and so let's go home together. And that is probably it - to Taylor a kite is out of control being subject to the vagaries of the wind and the manouvering of the person holding the string. However if I conducted a major poll on is your dog frightened out of his/her wits by kites in motion, I don't think many would respond with a yes.