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Friday, September 1, 2006

Killer Raccoons

Posted by on September 1 at 13:23 PM

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It appears that the killer raccoons, like killer bees before them, are migrating north. First spotted in Olympia, where they’ve killed cats, attacked dogs, and robbed coffee shops, this strain of aggressive, crack-addicted raccoons have arrived in Seattle.

Late last night my boyfriend got up to let our dog out for his late-evening piss. I was upstairs in bed when I heard what sounded like two mountain lions trying to kill each other, which was closely followed by the sounds of my boyfriend shrieking—er, screaming, not shrieking. Screaming in low, manly tones. I ran downstairs and out into the yard where our dog—a five pound, deaf, one-eyed, brain-damaged toy poodle (don’t ask)—was being chased in circles and occasionally tackled by a hissing, screeching 300 pound raccoon.

The raccoon was trying to kill—and eat—the dog. Once I was on the porch the boyfriend ran inside, leaving me alone with the killer raccoon and the retarded poodle. I picked up four large table legs that were sitting on the porch. As soon I spotted a little space between the dog and the raccoon I hurled a table leg at the raccoon, like Zeus hurling lightening bolts (did Zeus did that in his boxers?), in an attempt to get the raccoon away from the dog.

Once I successfully separated the dog and the raccoon, I expected the dog to run into the house. Ah, nope. Our retarded dog, seeing the raccoon in retreat, concluded that he had the upper hand now, and proceeded to charge at the raccoon. The raccoon, seeing a dinner-sized dog coming back at him, proceeded to charge after the dog. The dog, suddenly remembering that the raccoon outweighed him by 295 pounds, proceeded to turn and run. I managed to separate the raccoon from the dog four fucking times, and each time the dog went after the raccoon, which then went after the dog.

I managed to separate the dog and the raccoon one last time just as the boyfriend came back out the house. He grabbed our retarded, suicidal poodle and dragged him inside.

I hate raccoons.


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Killer beers?

Sounds like it would be better to hate retarded, suicidal poodles.

Raccoons are badass. But sorry about your dog.

could've shot the raccoon with your air gun, although it seems that in this case you found a more appropriate "weapon"

I really can't help but ask about the retarded, one eyed, deaf poodle. In the past, you've written about your son wanting a dog, and specifically a poodle, but dude, why on earth did you get such a horribly scarred animal? Or is this a situation in which you got a perfectly healthy poodle and the damage occurred throughout the course of pet ownership?

I'd be more worried about the dog. He didn't used to be that way, remember? Next time, try feeding the raccoon those pot cookies. Maybe that will even the playing field a bit. And by the way - the 'ball busting' city hall field trip was a nice move. I'm still a bit baffled by stupidity that followed. (Do raccoons travel in packs?? That must have been what a saw a few nights ago. A line of them waltzing across the street looking like huge, beasty rats. They scared the shit out of me.)

Maybe the poodle thought he was protecting you? We see big raccoons in our neighborhood (Broadview) occasionally. Once we spotted a huge mf drinking out of our makeshift bird bath late one night. I have seen possums too, but they don't seem threatening.

I believe the dog story was in Dan's most recent book. It didn't come that way; it fell out of a car, as I recall. The point in the book being that Dan was unable to visit the dog in the vet hospital because he wasn't legally married to the owner -- yet one more way in which the rights of unable-to-marry gays are abridged.

Raccoons are evil. Word of advice: don't ever get between momma raccoon and baby raccoon .

Waiting for a post from one of our resident trolls about how Dan's a racist for using the pejorative "raccoon" instead of "Ursus lotor"....

A day after the raccoon story was posted on Slog my neighbor and I watched in horror as four raccoons tore her cat apart on the hillside above my house. It was horrifying. Those motherfuckers travel fast.

That makes more sense if you know I live in Puyallup. The traveling fast thing.

Boxers?

Actually, the "traveling fast" thing made perfect sense UNTIL you suggested that living in Puyallup would explain it. Now I'm confused.

Sorry, Fnarf. I mean, last week they were in Olympia, within days they'd travelled north through Puyallup, days later they're already in Seattle. That's a pretty quick trip to make on foot.

Absolutely the funniest thing I have read in a long time. I nearly wet myself, and everyone in my department is giving me weird looks... actually that last part isn't so unusual.

Ugh, I hate raccoons. Killed my cat many years ago. Actually left her maimed amidst blackberry brambles, so for two days we could hear her meowing, but couldn't locate her. Last week I thought my cat was a raccoon meal once again, but luckily no.

Poodles ain't that great, either, though, imo.

Raccoons are pure undistilled evil, and the only true evidence that satan exists.

I'm glad people finally agree. Now we can strike back against this animal of doom.

I can't help but love all the psycho raccoon hype that's been going on. Fascinating! Are they really 300 pounds? They sound pretty rough, fucking right!

If you think possoms aren't scary, wait until the day you have to shoo one out of your patio garden for eating all your hard-earned sugar snap peas!!!

Not only do their mouths open surprisingly wide (think hippo-proportioned awning on a two foot long rat - they have no cheeks), but they HIISSSS the hiss of a thousand snakes at once. They also have huge teeth, reminding you that, yes, they are marsupials, and come from an earlier branch of the mammal tree than we.

Convincing a charging possum that you WILL defend yourself with your measly little plastic broom while standing your ground til they leave can be a harrowing experience.

And it'll take 20 minutes too, if you refuse to hit the thing like I refused to.


looks like my house

Raccoons are cool. have lived around then for years. a 300 pound raccoon? now =that= is something I'd like to see!

as for ashley's comment. . . that's a heck of an un-christian thing to say about one of "God's creatures" now isn't it?

Ummm Schola Cocksucka...

I believe you mean PROCYON LOTOR, Family Procyonidae...URSUS are the bears...

A 300 pound raccoon? Hmm, maybe only in Seattle

My cat is going to the vet today after his second fight with what I hope was only one raccoon. They haven't come into our back yard, but my cat believes his territory covers most of the yards of three or four houses and he's more than willing to attack anything that he thinks shouldn't be in his yard. I've watched him challenge cats twice his size and dogs much, much larger then him. (He respects the property line of a large Chow in one backyard, though, and the Chow, who is typically very aggressive at the drop of a hat, doesn't go bezerk when they meet. Strange stuff...)

A fair chunk of my yesterday was spent trying to cover up spots under the fence, where the cat can get out (but not always back in), using large rocks and spare bricks, and evening strolls in our back yard by the cat are now forbidden.

The raccoon pierced his front upper left shoulder, leaving him temporarily lame, the first time, and the wound around the front right armpit from the second attack looks as though his opponent was literally trying to tear off that leg.

The irony is that my cat is pretty blase about the whole thing.

I just read the P-I piece and I wish someone got a picture of the four racoons carrying off the dog. It sounds like a Disney version of The Whicker Man.

jonny

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