Wan-wan the turtle guard

In the late afternoon, my poodle pup Wan-Wan suddenly starts barking. Even though I’m on the ground floor and she’s on the second floor, I can hear the urgency in her voice.
 Something is wrong, very wrong.
 I run upstairs, and there I find Wan near the door to the patio barking at a little Indian roofed turtle who has jumped out of his tub and wandered into the house.
 The heavy rains have caused problems for wildlife as well as for humans. Turtles normally go wandering during the rainy season, but this year, the season has been extended, and this boy-turtle, somewhat confused, is following his instincts during what is basically the wrong time of year.
 My other animals have also been affected by this unusual weather. All the cats are coughing and sneezing, and poor Susu’s arthritis is especially painful.
 Even though Wan has a mild lung infection, she still maintains her position as “turtle guard”. Her aggressive barking has forced the intruding turtle into a corner.
 She doesn’t have very long to enjoy her accomplishment. Another roofed turtle boy wanders in, putting Wan in a dilemma. If she tries to move the newcomer into the corner, she has to leave the one she already has under control. For sure, he’ll escape.
 What can she do?
 In the end, she fails. One turtle runs east, the other west, and I have to catch the two boys myself and return them to their tub. Perhaps if Wan were a real dog-herding breed, like a sheepdog, a border collie or even a corgi, she would have solved her turtle-herding problem.
 Instead, she takes on an even greater challenge. She sees Mekhala, a cat who thinks she owns the house, and goes into herding mode. As Wan barks and moves aggressively, the cat simply jumps on the bed, away from the hassling hound.
 Poor Wan. You can herd sheep and cattle; you can try to herd turtles; but you can never, never, never herd a cat.