Ninja Dog

I’ve always known Shasta has special abilities. Some would even say super powers, but dogs can’t have super powers…or can they? I remember one particular day this past summer when my dog actually took off flying. My brother and I were in the backyard tossing a ball around. I noticed Shasta had stopped playing with our other dog Charlie and began taking an interest in the ball. That’s when I decided to play a little game with her. I thought it would be a great idea to play a game called Monkey-in-the-Middle and Shasta got the role of the monkey. My brother Adam threw the ball to me from across the yard and Shasta (being the good “monkey” that she was) charged after it. I teased her with it just a little bit and then threw it back to Adam. Again, Shasta charged after it. This went on for about five or six times when Adam decided to make it a little more interesting by standing on the steps of our deck. This must have been the time when Shasta decided to put an end to the “monkey” business. I asked Adam if he was ready to catch the ball and then threw it his way. Shasta immediately charged after the ball and launched herself into the air about five feet from him. Adam wasn’t expecting a flying fur ball to come hurling his way. Shasta looked like a super hero about to take out a villain, her front paws directly stretched out in front of her. Adam didn’t even know what was coming, but Shasta managed to drop-kick him with her paws against his chest. He went flying back and landed on the deck quite a bit stunned. Shasta ended up with the prize – the ball! At the time Adam didn’t find it so funny, but now we get a good laugh when we talk about my “super” dog.

I have accomplished everything I had wanted to do for this check-point. Although, I remember that I had told you that I would be posting pictures up. I do not have any pictures of her yet because she has not been cooperating with the camera, but I will try to get some for the next time.