Dozer vs. Bandit

Dozer got into it Saturday night around 8:00pm with a nasty raccoon near our driveway. The incident happened just before Andy came home from work for the night. Grandma Jean was here this weekend with Rudy and the story starts with Rudy & Dozer noticing the coon out the front window in the driveway. They then burst out the side door into the garage (the side door doesn't latch). Of course the garage door was open and the chase was on!

Rudy, being more swift of foot than Dozer, caught the bandit first and cornered him. Then the Bulldozer entered the fight and pinned the coon to the ground. Rudy was like lightning, darting in and out of the fight, taking calculated strikes at the intruder. Dozer, doing much of the "grunt" work, was subject to the raking claw & fang of the beast as he pinned it to the ground with his massive jaws. Just as soon as the fight broke out, it ended. Trish came to the aid of the dogs, running the raccoon off into the timber and up a tree. However, the damage had already been done.

Poor Dozer had scratches across the top of his head, puncture wounds inside his ear and jowels, and a gash on his front shoulder. Trish took great care of him by quickly cleaning his wounds and applying a salve. Here's some pics of the scratches (trust me, they look much worse in person).

 

And here's the gash on his shoulder.

 

Tonight, to send a message, Caleb decided to wear his raccoon PJ's. He repeatedly walked past the front window, pointing towards the driveway, daring any and all raccoons to come back and try their luck with him!

 

Luckily, for the raccoons, they did not show up tonight.