MACS wrote:Yep... that'll do it. Or let the greyhound out a little more. Them rabbits ain't that hungry.
Related note... squirrel has been coming in my back yard. Why I don't know... it's fake grass, but it's pissin' Tank off something fierce! I keep letting him out but it sees him coming and scrams.
Maybe this is why it keeps coming back.
My dog would also love to chase the tree rats. They would always out run him and out dodge him then scramble up the nearest tree and chirp at him while looking down as he was looking up.
In his life, he only caught one. He (Madison, the dog) was probably middle age, say 8 yrs or so. Squirrel was busy planting acorns in the back yard and Madison was able to sneak up within about 6 feet. Then he made his mad dash. Squirrel did it's best job trying to duck and dodge but the nearest tree was too far away. Madison pinned it down, squirrel on its back and Madison staring down at it eye to eye... Then the dog looked at me as if to say, "Holy $hit I got it, never caught one before... what do I now?" That was just enough of a hesitation for the squirrel to bolt away.
Score is Madison 1 (ish), Squirrels well over a hundred.
In his older years, he'd just nap the backyard in the sun or under a tree for shade and didn't really care about squirrels anymore. Maybe raise his head and do a mini "woof."