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Photo Essay — Dancing Chicken and Barking Puppy

January 21, 2010 By: Patricia

Can you tell I don’t feel like working?


The other day my chicken was minding his own business, sitting in my favorite chair and reading my copy of Mark Ludy’s The Grump.

He seemed to like the book a lot, because when he finished he hopped around in my chair, doing his “squawk, squawk” chicken dance.

Chicken was taken aback when puppy jumped up on the chair and barked, scaring chicken half to death. I think puppy was only doing his “bark, bark” puppy dance thing, but chicken didn’t get it.

Chicken didn’t wait for an explanation or make an effort to understand. He attacked puppy and pecked him on the nose.


This puppy, however, is no shrinking violet. You can see him above, doing his little “bark, bark” happy puppy dance, while chicken struggles to stand up.

Note: No stuffed animals were injured in any way during this photo session. Puppy’s nose is fine, and chicken squawked and danced as soon as I set him on his feet.

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Comments

  1. Rayna M. Iyer says

    January 25, 2010 at 4:39 am

    What fun!

  2. Kaye Barley says

    January 22, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    This is hysterical. Thanks for the laugh! and for that – you receive an award!
    Drop by Meanderings and Muses when you have time and pick it up.
    this really is hysterical – i love it!

    Kaye

  3. carolynyalin says

    January 22, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    Funny! Glad I’m not the only one who is having a tough time working this week πŸ™‚

  4. Patricia Stoltey says

    January 22, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    Some days are like that. You just have to be silly and playful and not worry about the To Do List.

  5. Galen Kindley--Author says

    January 22, 2010 at 11:56 am

    No stuffed animals were hurt in the making of this post.

    Slow day, huh?

    Best Wishes Galen.

    P.S. Nice red wig, BTW!
    Imagineering Fiction Blog

  6. catwoods says

    January 22, 2010 at 10:58 am

    LOL! That lightened my morning considerably!

  7. Karen Walker says

    January 22, 2010 at 9:09 am

    Still smiling….thank you!
    Karen

  8. Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams says

    January 22, 2010 at 4:57 am

    Are you SURE no chickens were injured in production? That last frame got me worried. πŸ™‚

    Elizabeth
    Mystery Writing is Murder
    Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen

  9. Mason Canyon says

    January 21, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Thanks for the laugh. I needed it this evening. Do they plan an encore performance anytime soon?

  10. Jeanie says

    January 21, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    Glad it was an all’s well that end’s well situation.

  11. Jemi Fraser says

    January 21, 2010 at 7:50 pm

    LOL πŸ™‚

    Now that you’ve got that creative sparking shining, I bet the writing is flowing πŸ™‚

  12. Elspeth Antonelli says

    January 21, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    That chicken has got pluck.

Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. My most recent release, In Defense of Delia (Five Star/Cengage, November 2022), is available in hardcover and will soon be available in ebook and trade paperback. Read More…

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