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[Groovychook]

Small dog has a thing about squirrels. He feels it is his duty to keep them out of the garden and off the peanut feeders. Barks at them from the base of trees and chases them over the hedge.

Today though, he shocked us by actually catching one and killing it

 

OH saw him chase it at top speed and shake it to death

Poor squirrel... they drive me mad stealing all the peanuts but I wouldn't have wished that on it!

I'm just amazed that he caught one- he's a jack russell/ chihuahua cross and smaller than any of our killer cats. All four of them watched him at work and I think he's gone up a little in their estimation.

 

He's been a bit subdued ever since... think he's as shocked as we are!

I am now going to have to sweep the garden for squirrels before letting him out now

[clucker1]

Send your lovely little dog round to my house. We have one particularly persistent squirrel who is not scared of anything! Unfortunately, we have no dog. Came up with a brainwave today, might try my 10 year old's gun toy with its polystyrene bullets to put the blinking thing off....or else I am going to be getting through a lot of bird seed this winter! Will have to have a look as squirrel proof bird feeders, particularly those which do those fat balls as my birds LOVE them. Any recommendations?

[The Dogmother]

you want to own sighthounds; I have to keep one of mine on the lead in our local park as he loves to chase (and kill) 'tree rats', While the park wardens are only too happy about his vermin control measures, I'm not sure that the families using the park are ready for Killing Fields on their doorsteps Having said that, my Dad pays them in treats for clearing his garden of the pests which root up his plants and ruin trees; their neighbour feeds squirrels so they have an over-abundance of very fat and tame ones which have been known to attack humans

[Groovychook]

Hmmm Maybe he could start earning his keep

 

I could rent him out for a small fee.

If I could just add to his C.V.;

 

Chases badgers out of the garden of an evening. Hates, hates, hates badgers. (Hope to God he never manages to catch one of them!)

[The Dogmother]

Do watch out for badgers as they can turn quite nasty if threatened.

[Groovychook]

Do watch out for badgers as they can turn quite nasty if threatened.

Ooh, I know. We live on a farm and are overrun with them.

Trouble is, they crash through the hedges and any other boundaries of the garden over and over again. Tinker is so small that he just flushes them straight back out. I am forever patching up holes!!

 

I do worry about him- he has been known to have one cornered in the barn before now... he doesn't know his own strength- they'd have him for mincemeat if they got hold of him!

 

When there are lots of them about, he has to go out last thing at night on his lead, but there's always the odd occasion when we get caught out

[The Dogmother]

I take it's he's a terrier-ist?

[Groovychook]

He most certainly is. He's definitely more 'jack' than 'huahua'!

[coco]

My husky cross Finn killed a rabbit today. The poor rabbit was just unlucky and didn't even see him. At least it was quick.

[kinsk]

My collie hates squirrels with a passion, he chases them too but if he's in any danger of catching up with one adjusts his speed so it just manages to get to the fence intime

 

He has killed a wood pigeon though.