This story comes from a walk we took this past weekend. As you can see from the pictures, this particular walk goes by some nearby cows. They are usually curious about Choppy and come out to see us. Choppy gives them a wide berth, and they usually just ignore each other (though Choppy may give them a few half-hearted barks when they get close to us).
This last weekend, things with the cows did not go as normal.
Do you see the electric fence in this picture?
Choppy did not see it.
Or if she did see it, it did not register in her brain as something she should avoid. Thus, as the cows got closer to us, Choppy got closer to them (though she is not pictured in the next shots).
And then, out of the blue, Choppy yelped and came running back to me, looking to get away from the fence and cows of pain. It turns out, she had gotten zapped by the electric fence.
No worries, she was fine. Unless, of course, you consider that Choppy now thinks cows can shoot electricity at her. That’s probably less than fine.
⚡️ Ouch! Sure hope that doesn’t happen again 😕
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She stayed far away when we passed it on our way home!
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Whoa ! Poor Choppy !
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She was OK – and I think she’ll stay far away from that fence for a while!
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She’ll be dreaming of Electric Cows. 🐮⚡️
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Do An-dogs Dream of Electric Cows?
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I thought you’d get it 🙂 An-dogs! 😀 😀
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“I don’t get it…tried to look it up…can’t find anything.”
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Philip K Dick – “Do androids dream of electric sheep.” Short story that spawned the Bladerunner movie.
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Oh…. thanks…..didn’t see that movie! 😕🙈
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Aw, poor girl.
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It was the first time it has been on and zapped her – she’s been under it dozens of times. I’m guessing it will be dozens of more passes of it before she tries to go under again!
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😧
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Aww! Poor baby! I bet she stays away from now on!
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I think she’ll be giving it a wide berth for a long time!
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Lol! So true
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Aww shame Choppy !!!
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I think she learned her lesson about electric fences!
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Those mean old cows! Being shocked is not fun – I speak from experience as does Tippy.
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I’m not saying I’m glad it happened to Choppy, but I am glad it didn’t happen to me!
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So glad she is ok!
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A little wary of cows for now, but definitely OK otherwise!
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Nothing like a “zap” to trigger your memory. I read up about electric fences, after this post…..they can actually be quite harmful 😮😬😟
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It didn’t sound like Choppy enjoyed the experience – there was definitely a yelp involved!
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Oh, zap! Poor Choppy, those mean cows! Been on the receiving end of one of those countless times – wakes you up, for sure! Who needs coffee? 😉
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You even get the jitters afterward, if you’re like me!
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Like too much coffee!
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Poor Choppy, to learn about electric fences the hard way, 😦
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It’s probably the only way she’ll learn it – tough to teach her which fences are OK and which aren’t (especially when some fences, like this one, aren’t usually on).
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Keeping my fingers crossed for her to learn quickly.
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Ouch! Poor Choppy.
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It didn’t sound like it felt very good to her!
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I’m so glad she didn’t pee on it. My husband reports that such an action is very painful.
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Ha! She should be thankful for that – she doesn’t even know how bad it could have been!
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Oh yeah! Luckily, girls are more sensible about where they pee.
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Poor Choppy, but there will be more distance between cows and dogs in the future I imagine.
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I imagine there will be plenty of distance – she definitely put me between herself and them after the fence zapped her (clearly, her desire to protect me only goes so far).
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you!!
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Oh no! Tell Choppy I’ve done the same thing at a horse pasture if it’s any consolation. 😊 Ouch!
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Anyone who spends time near farms will probably eventually feel the pain – I’m shocked (pun unintended) it hadn’t happened before!
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⚡️LOL
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