This is Sadie once she sees a squirre.
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When your dog is being mocked by critters in your yard
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All my Corrie has to chase off are birds and pigeons. But she does it with considerable gusto, especially when they're already away before she's gone 2 steps.
We have ground squirrels that tunnel everywhere and mess up our dry laid rock walls.
We also have a .410 double barrel.
They learn quite quickly.
We also have a .410 double barrel.
They learn quite quickly.
I’m going to have to post a video of our Jack using buttons to speak and express herself. She even using them to ask questions.
I have an old .410 single shot at the cottage. Varmints beware!
I have an old .410 single shot at the cottage. Varmints beware!
I have a collection of slingshots - and Joerg Sprave for inspiration.
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If you recall from the sheltering in place projects thread, we did a significant amount of work on a patio in our yard that the squirrels were undermining with their little freeways underground.
Not a fan of ground squirrels.
When I lived on a section in the country I left most critters alone unless they were causing some kind of damage to our house or barn.
These ground squirrels are destructive.
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I'm confident that Olli could have caught them.Olli got so conditioned to being unable to catch the squirrels in the backyard that he just gave up and stared at them. I think with a sigh or two. But in other places, he would go nuts about squirrels; I assume he figured he had a chance elsewhere. It was kind of an interesting view into dog psyche, but a little depressing.
We have suburban deer and coyotes. Whenever I see one of those “missing cat” signs posted somewhere I am pretty sure they were coyote feed and lost the battle. Keep an eye on your pets. At least we don’t have a lion walking around.
They don't just tunnel, they climb gutters and chew through ridge vents and store 37,452lbs of maple and pine seeds in attics too.
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When I was growing up we had two black walnut trees in the yard. Beautiful trees but huge squirrel attraction and those.
I remember once when a red squirrel chewed through the aluminum siding and made a nest in the attic.
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Those are called menus in Reno. Unfortunately they're all too common.
Had 2 OLD dogs and a really mean neighbor cat (it took an eye out of our cat in a cat fight) who loved to come over and taunt our dogs. Cat knew they were slow to get up and it had nothing to fear. Time went by and both dogs passed. The cat got bolder and bolder in the yard.
One day the cat came over the fence and walked toward the open slider; this was a few days after Daisy adopted us. Daisy was a year old, 80 pound, Blue Tick Hound, all muscle and could move at near lightspeed. Dog thought that cat shouldn't be there and blew through the door at full tilt. Cat made the fence ahead of Daisy by a good 6 inches. Very surprised cat, never came back in the yard though.
Daisy was extremely social with other animals unless they intruded. Racoons were not welcome in her yard. Squirrels were cool they did not mess with her stuff. She even treed a cougar back there one day. Daisy did not allow taunting.
Great dog, miss her a lot.
One day the cat came over the fence and walked toward the open slider; this was a few days after Daisy adopted us. Daisy was a year old, 80 pound, Blue Tick Hound, all muscle and could move at near lightspeed. Dog thought that cat shouldn't be there and blew through the door at full tilt. Cat made the fence ahead of Daisy by a good 6 inches. Very surprised cat, never came back in the yard though.
Daisy was extremely social with other animals unless they intruded. Racoons were not welcome in her yard. Squirrels were cool they did not mess with her stuff. She even treed a cougar back there one day. Daisy did not allow taunting.
Great dog, miss her a lot.
On the plus side, we’ve had a number of walnut tree starts that we dig up and put in pots for sale along with other plants Shamora is propagating. All from squirrels burying nuts.
On the minus side, the squirrels get to walnuts before we can and my supply of them is running low.
We’ve got some native Douglas red squirrels which are smaller and far less destructive. The larger grey squirrels are invasive,
On the minus side, the squirrels get to walnuts before we can and my supply of them is running low.
We’ve got some native Douglas red squirrels which are smaller and far less destructive. The larger grey squirrels are invasive,
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