Samson

About a week ago, Dewey (one of the crew) came out and he brought his dog, Samson (also called Sam), which he does every year when he comes out to work. Sam is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and he's a really nice dog. Dewey had to go to town 2 days ago and help Art on some work he's doing there so I have been taking care of Sam. In past years Niko and Samson have had bad fights over being the dominant dog (I forgot to mention that Sam is around 8-9 yrs old).

So when I take Sam for walks I have to put Niko inside so they don't kill each other! Today I was in the yard with Sam playing fetch, and all of a sudden Sam starts growling deep in his throat, here comes  Niko running down the walkway. I felt fear in the pit of my stomach cause I know that there was no way I could stop them from fighting. Niko like a bullet rammed right into him and he was all over Sam. I tried to stop by pulling Samson by the collar and yelling at Niko but of corse they didn't even notice me. My dad ( he accidentally let Niko out not knowing that he was ready to bolt) came down the board walk and got the dogs to stop just long enough for me to grab Samson and for him to get Niko away. While I brought Sam back to his house I noticed that he was limping. I couldn't stop shaking afterward; I had always been worried about Niko getting loose. From now on we are going to be chaining Niko up when I take Sam for a walk.

 I will post pictures of Samson tomorrow.

This morning I watched The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Princess Catherine, and it was amazing!!

~Michael~