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Squirrels are evil
I took Bubba for a walk this morning at 6 on the way home, even feeling
bad and limping on his back leg he still thought he could get a squirrel. Of course it helps when the squirrel runs "right" under your nose heading for the telephone pole. He bolted to the pole and ran around it trying to find where it disappeared to so quickly. Poor guy he misses out on all of them, even the rabbits in the yard outsmart him. I've seen him walk out and pee less than 10 feet from a rabbit and never notice it. Celeste |
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"spot" wrote in message ... I took Bubba for a walk this morning at 6 on the way home, even feeling bad and limping on his back leg he still thought he could get a squirrel. Of course it helps when the squirrel runs "right" under your nose heading for the telephone pole. He bolted to the pole and ran around it trying to find where it disappeared to so quickly. Poor guy he misses out on all of them, even the rabbits in the yard outsmart him. I've seen him walk out and pee less than 10 feet from a rabbit and never notice it. Celeste You know, I've spent a bit time lately contemplating this. As Kiba recovers from his knee surgery, I am very aware of what he's doing at all times, since he spent the first 6 weeks after the surgery on the end of a leash. He's not restricted to leash in the house anymore, but he is while outside, and I think I've decided I hate Spring. Kiba goes right squirrelly with bugs flitting by his head, and birds yelling from the trees and he gets all quivery with prey drive by bees. But we were out for a potty break the other day, and a tiny snake (my *shudder* phobia) moved in front of him. I hoped and prayed that Kiba wouldn't see it (imagining trying to remove a snake from gives me the heebies-jeebies), and I was able to steer him away from it. But it got me to wondering. If his prey drive is so high (as he's shown) why didn't he see the snake? I am NOT ungrateful he didn't, but I wonder why? Is it because it's on the ground? He will chase spiders in the house, but only if you point them out to him. If they stop moving (as most will when batted by a dog) he loses interest. But a fly? Oh, dear, he will scan the ceiling for ages, looking for the flying beast that had the gall to show it's face in his house. Is this because his ancestors were bird dogs, not ratters or other ground dogs? Would a terrier show more interest in a snake and leave the flies alone? -- Phyrie Kiba the Cav's Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phyrie/...758930/detail/ |
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You know that's kind of interesting. Brandy did the same thing with a snake once. We were in the yard and I was waking and spotted a small copperhead. It less than 3 feet from her and she never noticed, thank god. I managed to get her into the house and go back out with the shovel and take care of it. Brandy was a mix of lab, basset & beagle and was all bird dog. She would stay outside in the woods for hours sitting on a turkey roost trying to catch one. She never did get a turkey but after a year or so nabbed herself a grouse. On the same hand this is a dog who would happily go mousing with my oldest cat. The cat would usually catch the mouse but Brandy was the one to present it to me. It wasn't unusual to come home and her meet me at the front door with the tail & back feet of a mouse hanging out of her mouth. There she was wiggling for all that was in her and so happy to have caught me one. Flies weren't a big deal to any of my dogs till Gabby came along (husky/lab mix). They drive her bonkers and she'll sit intently waiting for one to get close enough to snap up. She gets about as worked up over a fly as my youngest cat does. You have to wonder what goes through their minds sometimes. Celest |
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"Phyrie" wrote in message: If his prey drive is so high (as he's shown) why didn't he see the snake? Khan, who has as high a prey drive as any dog I've known, also ignores snakes. He has seen it, but they don't seem to trigger the same sort of 'must kill' response. However, I've known lots of dogs back home that do, including the Lab that we had growing up. Rajesh has told me about a stray in his neighborhood that specialized in killing snakes. But a fly? Oh, dear, he will scan the ceiling for ages, looking for the flying beast that had the gall to show it's face in his house. Heh. Large flying insects are the bane of Khan's existence. He is actually quite good at catching them. Suja |
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Suja wrote:
"Phyrie" wrote in message: But a fly? Oh, dear, he will scan the ceiling for ages, looking for the flying beast that had the gall to show it's face in his house. Once a large, slow moving fly was circling the bedroom. Oppie was fascinated! We managed to get it out the window, but for weeks after that, Oppie would sit and stare at the ceiling, apparently looking for the super-fly. Heh. Large flying insects are the bane of Khan's existence. He is actually quite good at catching them. Dylan's specialty was carpenter bees. They enjoyed tunneling in the railings on our deck. She'd sit on the deck and study their movements, and then leap and snap! one less bee. FurPaw -- Don't believe everything that you think. To reply, unleash the dog. |
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:16:35 -0600, FurPaw
wrote: Dylan's specialty was carpenter bees. They enjoyed tunneling in the railings on our deck. She'd sit on the deck and study their movements, and then leap and snap! one less bee. Good girl! You could probably have leased her out as an "all natural" exterminatrix. Those carpenter bees can cause a boatload of damage in an astoundingly short time. MS |
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"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message: Good girl! You could probably have leased her out as an "all natural" exterminatrix. That's what I should've done with Khan too. Except he doesn't discriminate between 'good insects' and 'bad insects'. BTW, I wanted to tell you that the DGP appears to be working. I started to notice that he was not walk'npooping anymore, which he has been doing for months, and the poop hunch was back to where it used to be. He's back to doing the stairs whenever he feels like it (although he seems to weigh pros and cons still), and on the last walk, was contemplating telling off the bikers and joggers about straying onto his turf. Suja |
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"Suja" wrote: BTW, I wanted to tell you that the DGP appears to be working. I've been thinking I should give DGP a trial for Brenin, and I believe this cements it. Lately, he gets quite stiff and creaky for several days after any really strenous activity**, and/or if he falls due to loss of hind-end strength (muscle loss from being on the LP diet, unfortunately :P) and lands badly. Mind you, he only falls like that if he's being an eejit - he's currently stiff because he lunged off the step after a squirrel & tripped over Cenau's leash. Mostly he does the dog equivalent of a judo breakfall... goes loose & rolls with it, getting up none the worse for wear. **Really strenuous activity, btw = rabbits which insist on committing suicide by getting into my fenced yard and then forgetting how to get out when pursued, or deer which suddenly pop up in front of us on the trails. P.S. - would either Suja or Robin mind re-posting the link for the DGP? |
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"sionnach" wrote in message: I've been thinking I should give DGP a trial for Brenin, and I believe this cements it. It's worth a shot, if our results are any indication. And this sort of question recently popped up on our rescue list, and I was surprised at the number of people that piped in with good experience with the product. Khan's got hind end strength issues as well, and it's a vicious circle, where he doesn't want to use it as much, and then it contributes to more muscle loss. I know that the reprieve is temporary, but we'll take it. BTW, I've mentioned Phycox before - I haven't received my order yet, but may start him on that as well (in consult with the vet of course). P.S. - would either Suja or Robin mind re-posting the link for the DGP? http://www.doggonepain.com/ I bought mine at herbspro.com. Pricing comparison he http://www.nextag.com/American-BioSc...B9E39544F6D35F Suja |
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"Phyrie" wrote in message ... "spot" wrote in message ... I took Bubba for a walk this morning at 6 on the way home, even feeling bad and limping on his back leg he still thought he could get a squirrel. Of course it helps when the squirrel runs "right" under your nose heading for the telephone pole. He bolted to the pole and ran around it trying to find where it disappeared to so quickly. Darling doggie. I wish I could get mine to sit still enough to take some good pics. Petey's Mom Poor guy he misses out on all of them, even the rabbits in the yard outsmart him. I've seen him walk out and pee less than 10 feet from a rabbit and never notice it. Celeste You know, I've spent a bit time lately contemplating this. As Kiba recovers from his knee surgery, I am very aware of what he's doing at all times, since he spent the first 6 weeks after the surgery on the end of a leash. He's not restricted to leash in the house anymore, but he is while outside, and I think I've decided I hate Spring. Kiba goes right squirrelly with bugs flitting by his head, and birds yelling from the trees and he gets all quivery with prey drive by bees. But we were out for a potty break the other day, and a tiny snake (my *shudder* phobia) moved in front of him. I hoped and prayed that Kiba wouldn't see it (imagining trying to remove a snake from gives me the heebies-jeebies), and I was able to steer him away from it. But it got me to wondering. If his prey drive is so high (as he's shown) why didn't he see the snake? I am NOT ungrateful he didn't, but I wonder why? Is it because it's on the ground? He will chase spiders in the house, but only if you point them out to him. If they stop moving (as most will when batted by a dog) he loses interest. But a fly? Oh, dear, he will scan the ceiling for ages, looking for the flying beast that had the gall to show it's face in his house. Is this because his ancestors were bird dogs, not ratters or other ground dogs? Would a terrier show more interest in a snake and leave the flies alone? -- Phyrie Kiba the Cav's Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/phyrie/...758930/detail/ |
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