Scar Stories

In the 1975 movie "Jaws", Hooper and Quint compare scars and attempt to one up each other with their stories.

If I took a tape measure to my scars the visible scars would exceed 15 inches and of coarse, everyone was acquired saving a damsel in distress or perhaps I was saving the planet from an evil entity. Being shy and humble I will not discuss my scars.

Kopper-our beloved Yellow Dog recently acquired his very own set of scars and I have decided to embellish his story for him a bit.

It was just after dark when Kopper and the kids made their night rounds feeding and locking up the animals, when without warning. out of the dark thick woods came a viscous hungry pack of blood thirsty coyotes. With foam and blood dripping from their razor sharp teeth, and yellow eyes that glowed in the lack of daylight, they set their sites on the kids thinking this would be an easy meal.

The kids screamed and ran to a tree they knew they could climb but the pack of rabid mangy killers would easily out run the children. As they approached the tree the boy first helped his sister up into the safety of a out of reach branch and as he reached for the tree six of the coyotes lunged into the air and sailed straight at him where he froze waiting to be hit by this group of flea bitten canines. .

When all hope was gone and their fangs neared the boy, out of nowhere came a flash of yellow as Kopper plowed his body into all 6 varmints at once. When they all came to their feet the fight that followed filled the dark with flesh ripping sounds of horror. When the dust settled 4 of the ugly beast lay dead, while 2 crawled away so badly mangled they would most likely end up as vulture food
And Kopper, our heroic yellow dog escorted the children back to the safety of the house and it was not until we turned on the porch light that we saw the damage the pack of deadly coyotes had done to this brave dog.

With the flesh from under his right eye ripped open and blood staining his yellow fur, and his eye swollen shut he gallantly escorted the children to safety before collapsing in pain.

Thirteen stitches, a night in the hospital, and except for the degrading plastic funnel he needs to wear around his neck, he is doing really well.

Kopper is a great dog and wants nothing more than to be a part of this family. It is his devotion to this family, his sweet gentle personality towards all the critters that call this place home, along with his protective instincts especially when it comes to the kids,(just ask Uncle Johnny)and the love that he shares everyday, it is all of he above reasons that I refuse to tell a story about a yellow dog that decided to chase a squirrel with his head close to the ground and proceeded to run smack into a cinder block.

That would be a very undignified way to acquire a scar.