Cedric the seagull’s reign of terror over family: Bird is ‘bullying’ dog by stealing toys and balls, flipping over water bowl and ‘teasing’ her through patio door – and ripping up owner’s flower beds
- A seagull named Cedric by locals has been terrorising a neighbourhood’s dogs
- The bird has stolen pet toys from gardens in Sandown on the Isle of Wight
- Cedric is also known to ‘tease’ the dogs as they watch from behind patio doors
A thieving seagull has struck a reign of terror over a family’s dog by stealing toys and even ‘teasing’ the pet through patio doors.
The menacing herring gull – named Cedric by locals – has become a neighbourhood pest and is especially unpopular for picking on one border terrier, pinching her squeaky toys and attacking her water bowl in the garden.
Cedric flies down to the garden every day, drinks from border terrier Peg’s water bowl and then flips it over in full view of the puppy.
Cedric the seagull has become a neighbourhood pest on the Isle of Wight, and is especially unpopular for picking on one border terrier, stealing her squeaky playthings and attacking her water bowl in her garden
Cedric flies down to the garden every day, drinks from pooch Peg’s water bowl and then flips it over in full view of the puppy
In a month-long reign of terror, dog owner Mark Tutton has seen the swooping assailant steal soft toys and balls.
He said Peg takes her toys outside with her but ‘often forgets to bring them back inside’, giving Cedric the perfect opportunity to fly in and steal them from the garden in Sandown, Isle of Wight.
The mischievous bird has also been attacking Mr Tutton’s garden, with flowers ripped out of pots and painted stones also being robbed.
Wising up to the crafty gull, 15 week old Peg now keeps her toys close to her bed, and if she hears the dreaded name ‘Cedric’, her ears perk up.
Wising up to the crafty gull, 15 week old Peg now keeps her toys close to her bed, and if she hears the dreaded name ‘Cedric’, her ears perk up
Mr Tutton, a 60 year old builder, said: ‘This all started happening in the last month, Cedric has been hanging around for ages but it’s only recently he’s started doing this.
‘A neighbour started calling him Cedric. They have a couple of bird feeders in their garden so he gets fed there every day and then comes in our garden.
‘He comes in the garden, has a drink out of Peg’s bowl and then tips it over.
‘We know he’s been because we either hear the bowl go everywhere or we go out there and find a big wet patch.
In a month-long reign of terror, dog owner Mark Tutton has seen the swooping assailant steal soft toys, including a rubber chicken, and several balls
‘He also comes and pecks on the patio door, he’ll come up after knocking the water over and stare at Peg – it’s like he’s teasing her.
‘When he comes up to the patio door he looks bigger than Peg.
‘Peg has started to react to Cedric standing in the window and will go to the patio doors and watch him like a hawk.
‘She doesn’t go after him, she just watches him through the door. Then whenever we open the door he flies off.
‘If Cedric sees something in the garden that’s colourful, he’ll come down and grab it.
‘He has been taking her toys – he picked up the squeaky chicken toy and flew up onto next door’s roof squeaking it.
‘He flies right off with her toys and people have told us they’ve seen him drop them out on the main road.
‘Peg has a couple of favourite toys like her cuddly ones that go in her bed every night so we make sure she doesn’t take them outside.
‘We go out there sometimes and we know Cedric’s been because all the flowers in the pots have been pulled out.
‘We even had some painted stones in the garden and he flew off with those. I dread to think what would happen if he dropped one of those on someone’s head or conservatory.’
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