Sadie is a natural born acrobat. Her specialty is flying off of the top of furniture where she perches daily. She leaps into action when the doorbell rings, food is cooked, or doors to the backyard stoop and upstairs deck are opened.
Lily is no match for Sadie’s speed and agility. She bounces through the house trying to maintain all four of her paws under her body. Sometimes Lily stumbles trying to catch Sadie the squirt. Sadie darts under and jumps over Lily. She uses her trademark evasive maneuvers to outwit, outrun, and out swirl dear Lily.
Indoors, Lily grunts and grrsss to let us know she is not amused by Sadie’s flashy style and confident body control. Indoors, she keeps Sadie in her place. When Sadie becomes too hyper (often we must say), Lily gives a swift, appropriately weighted boxer punch to the torso. Sadie calms down. Then Lily tries in vain to out run Sadie to whatever is attracting their attention.
Outdoors, they have a symbiotic relationship. Sadie dashes, darts and poses. Lily punches and glares. Lily is the muscle behind Sadie’s antics when we are on the street.
Rarely does Lily win the indoor races. It is a different story outdoors. There, Lily’s size and stature are matched by her graceful movements. Outdoors, Sadie must run as fast as she can – which is mighty fast – to keep pace with Lily’s giant gallops.
MM & RY 2008
