This was the surprise waiting me and the Toy Poodle when we went for a walk last week. It was raining and I just had to experience the wet stuff that had not been around for months.
So back I trotted to the shed (almost a kilometer) and found the fencing pliers exactly were I had stored them!! Back to the Wallaby and from the outside of the fence I cut one of the Barb wires. After a little struggle she pulled the leg free and stood up looking a little dazed and staring at me.
I walked down the fence a little and climbed back into the paddock to retrieve my camera from under the umbrella, so as I could get an after shot of the freed little Wallaby. When my back was turned and I was bent down to get the camera, I received this almighty thump and realised, without seeing or hearing anything, that she had decided to attack me.
The good news is that Maggie the Super Poodle had seen the Wallaby move and jumped into the paddock barking. The wallaby thankfully raced off down the paddock with the ferocious poodle in chase. It really could have been much worse as I could feel the animal standing right next to me, probably ready to change the shape of my face with its back legs..... Some cynics might say that would not be a bad thing!!! The moral of the story is 'never turn your back on a wild animal' or if you do, make sure you have a Toy Poodle to defend you.
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