[Dailydrool] Fly Catcher?

[Esther Strom]

Waldo used to catch flies, and he was actually good at it. He's see one 
zooming around, and would sit very still, until CHOMP. It reminded me of 
that scene in The Karate Kid with the chopsticks.

Basil has no interest in flies, although he has been known to play with 
a spider.

-Esther, Basil, and Waldo ATB

On 8/14/12 10:51 PM, Nicole Haase wrote:
>
> Anyone else's hound try to catch flies? My Betsy will driver herself 
> nuts, twisting and contorting in all kinds of ways, snapping at flies 
> in the house.
>
> The flies have been especially prolific in our yard this year, meaning 
> there's always at least one or two flying around my house (slow to 
> enter the house hounds usually mean extra flies). Betsy leaps and 
> snaps and dances trying to add a little protein to her diet.
>
> I swear she's caught one or two in the past. Apparently she's been 
> working with Mr. Miyagi behind my back.
>
> Just curious if this is just my weird little girl or if other folks 
> get entertained by fly catching acrobatics?
>