Gobblin the turkey was unlawfully apprehended by the dog late Friday evening. Unbeknownst to me, he was forcefully escorted into the doghouse, where the pooches frequently hide their toys and snacks. When the puppers were closed into the kennel at night, Gobblin was inadvertently closed in there with them, as he made no movement or sound to alert anyone to his presence.
Gobblin was discovered missing from his home Saturday morning when I fed his flatmates. Seeing masses of feathers all over the ground, I hurried to the kennel expecting to find a large bird carcass, but what I found was the turkey, standing majestically in the back of the doghouse.
In a strikingly Daniel in the Lion's Den/Jeremy Renner as Aaron Cross fashion, Gobblin had survived the night in the lair of his would-be attackers.
I crawled inside the doghouse to scoop up his forty-some pounds and carry him back to his own home where, unlike Daniel from the Lion's Den or Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy, Gobblin passed away early Monday morning from injuries sustained in the initial assault.
Gobblin's incessant competition to out-gobble every loud noise, magnificent tailfeather display, and imperial pose atop the aviary at roosting time every evening will be sorely missed.
A private burial and memorial service will be held this afternoon. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, mourners offer up a prayer of...thanksgiving for his life.
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