Art by Ted Cyrek

Stories

Bullitt and the Bobcat

OK, this is the craziest story. My dog Bullitt was staying at the Farm (this is what we call it) which is where he stays when we travel. It’s a beautiful forested 10 acre place in the Preston area with lots of room for dogs to play. Bullitt believes it is his responsibility to secure the perimeter and defend the farm from any hostiles. What happens next is crazy. There was a reported Mountain Lion reported in the area. Our dog sitters went into the pen, and Bullitt was gone. There was blood and white fur where a big cat clawed its way through the fence. We were in shock hearing the news. Bullitt was gone. 15 hours later we get notified on Facebook that people are reporting a white medium dog in the Grand Ridge neighborhood limping along in distress. Our dog sitters found Bullitt wandering a neighboruhood miles away. We think he got into a fight with a Bobcat. They were reported sightings in addition to a mountain lion. He got some scraps but the blood must have been from the Bobcat.