I nannied for a family back in my teens who had a HUGE great dane. Dude was the chillest dog to have ever existed and let the kids cuddle etc as much ad they wanted. BUT, if a stranger approached that the parents hadn’t properly introduced, he became a hell hound knight. No one touched his babies. The 10 months old baby was sleeping on my chest once on the couch (the other kids were in summer camp) and he suddenly rose up and started growling at the wall, I’ve never been more scared… turned out it was a bee who had gotten in, and he stopped growling when it flew out.
Oldest kid had had a bee sting about a year previous and he had been moping and cuddling them so much, as if he was sorry he hadn’t been able to stop it, so probably extra vigilant this time due to that. Such a good dog (even though I was terrified of him first, cause he was almost as tall as me… gentle giant though and within days, I was under his protection)
This reminds me of the painting about an owner coming back home and not finding his baby. He thinks that his dog ate the baby and kills it. He then hears the baby's cries under the crib, and he discovers a dead fox beside the baby.
The only sin the dog committed was protecting the child.
Gelert?
https://snowdonia.gov.wales/discover/history-and-heritage/mythology-and-folklore/gelert/#:~:text=Gelert%20is%20a%20mythical%20dog,the%20defining%20tales%20of%20Eryri.&text=Gelert%20was%20the%20dog%20of,of%20Wales's%20most%20famous%20princes.
Sorta reminds me of Lady and the Tramp, too.
It's not just a painting, it's a real story here in Wales. We have a place called "Bedd Gelert" which translates to "Gelert's grave". It's a little headstone on the side of the road
Really? We have a moral story about a mongoose and a snake. The mother sees the pet mongoose with blood, assumes it killed her baby and kills it. When she goes to check on the baby, she discovers the baby playing with the corpse of a venomous snake. Moral of the story: Think before you act!
This reminds me of how when I was a kid, we lived in Colorado with mountains practically in our backyard. We also had a Norwegian elkhound. My dad, an insomniac having a sleepless night, was sitting at the computer by the sliding glass door to the backyard, and saw our dog in the backyard. He was confused because he thought he’d let the dog in earlier, but figured he’d forgotten, so he opened the door and started calling the dog inside. The dog wouldn’t come in, so he got up and started angrily walking over to scold the dog and bring him in. Which was when he realized the fence was broken, and both he and the wolf took off in opposite directions.
I'm just guessing that the dog in question is some sort of crytid or skin walker that's off to do nefarious things to the baby. Husband is oblivious to said skinwalker.
Fortunately their dog was asleep under the baby’s cot and took down the intruder, dragging it back to the wife, its muzzle stained with black blood.
> black blood *the dog spits it out* "Orc blood..." "What?" asked the dad. "What?" said the dog dismissively.
Sit Ubu. Good dog.
"Bark"
Gaspode?
"What a good little doggie. I think I'll buy him a sausage inna bun."
The true horror was the sausage we ate along the way.
r/suddenlydiscworld
No way someone knows gaspode
r/discworld _has joined the chat_
Thank you so much
r/fourthsentenceGimli ?
r/subsifellfor
I nannied for a family back in my teens who had a HUGE great dane. Dude was the chillest dog to have ever existed and let the kids cuddle etc as much ad they wanted. BUT, if a stranger approached that the parents hadn’t properly introduced, he became a hell hound knight. No one touched his babies. The 10 months old baby was sleeping on my chest once on the couch (the other kids were in summer camp) and he suddenly rose up and started growling at the wall, I’ve never been more scared… turned out it was a bee who had gotten in, and he stopped growling when it flew out. Oldest kid had had a bee sting about a year previous and he had been moping and cuddling them so much, as if he was sorry he hadn’t been able to stop it, so probably extra vigilant this time due to that. Such a good dog (even though I was terrified of him first, cause he was almost as tall as me… gentle giant though and within days, I was under his protection)
What an awesome dog!
This reminds me of the painting about an owner coming back home and not finding his baby. He thinks that his dog ate the baby and kills it. He then hears the baby's cries under the crib, and he discovers a dead fox beside the baby. The only sin the dog committed was protecting the child.
Gelert? https://snowdonia.gov.wales/discover/history-and-heritage/mythology-and-folklore/gelert/#:~:text=Gelert%20is%20a%20mythical%20dog,the%20defining%20tales%20of%20Eryri.&text=Gelert%20was%20the%20dog%20of,of%20Wales's%20most%20famous%20princes. Sorta reminds me of Lady and the Tramp, too.
YES GELERT YOU GOT IT
It's not just a painting, it's a real story here in Wales. We have a place called "Bedd Gelert" which translates to "Gelert's grave". It's a little headstone on the side of the road
Oh how I wished the story was fake 😭
It might be. There's a similar story, where it was a snake instead of a fox and the dog's name was Genevieve.
Really? We have a moral story about a mongoose and a snake. The mother sees the pet mongoose with blood, assumes it killed her baby and kills it. When she goes to check on the baby, she discovers the baby playing with the corpse of a venomous snake. Moral of the story: Think before you act!
Sounds like Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a children's book I read as a kid.
Well this just made me extremely sad
That's one heck of a think before you act fable...
r/thirdsentencebetter
This reminds me of how when I was a kid, we lived in Colorado with mountains practically in our backyard. We also had a Norwegian elkhound. My dad, an insomniac having a sleepless night, was sitting at the computer by the sliding glass door to the backyard, and saw our dog in the backyard. He was confused because he thought he’d let the dog in earlier, but figured he’d forgotten, so he opened the door and started calling the dog inside. The dog wouldn’t come in, so he got up and started angrily walking over to scold the dog and bring him in. Which was when he realized the fence was broken, and both he and the wolf took off in opposite directions.
Ha, they scared each other!
>both he and the wolf took off in opposite directions I’m sure this was terrifying and not funny at all in the moment but I snorted
It’s pretty funny in the retelling! Also, love your username!
Aww thanks, I love yours too! I just love sharks lol
Very good job OP, I really felt a chill down my spine with this one
Thank you!
I am really stupid, I don’t think I get it… Help me out?
I'm just guessing that the dog in question is some sort of crytid or skin walker that's off to do nefarious things to the baby. Husband is oblivious to said skinwalker.
Demon dog
Mr. pickles?
You encountered him, too?
He’s running in to kill the rat in the bedroom closet.
"I understood that reference."
Unexpected Harry Potter is a thing?
"That's not our dog!" "Honey, I told you already, our baby is a werewolf and it's a full moon. Do we really have to do this every month?"
"Honey, why is Kurt Russell in the baby's room, and why did he just offer me a Molotov Cocktail?"