Squirrels

[badger]

that's a good (and very important) point you bring up, NbyNW. It's one thing to have a dog that would chase small animals, but it's another to encourage it. Squirrels today, cats tomorrow, who knows what else after that if you don't stop that behaviour?

Very irresponsible.

[GLC1968]

that's a good (and very important) point you bring up, NbyNW. It's one thing to have a dog that would chase small animals, but it's another to encourage it. Squirrels today, cats tomorrow, who knows what else after that if you don't stop that behaviour?

Very irresponsible.

Chickens or livestock tomorrow. I hate this. Soooo many country folk encourage their dogs to kill small game and to a dog, small game also includes the neighbors' livestock. I can't tell you how many times we've had to beat our neighbors' jack russell off our chickens. One of our girls finally died due to complications from her dog fight injuiries, too.

Honestly, even cats that kill small game are better. At least they are somewhat selective and won't go after an animal that is bigger than it. Dogs have no concept of size, so no animal is safe. (I know of people who lost full sized goats to neighborhood dogs, too - it was a horrible blood bath!)

[Selkie]

Yeah, I don't like this and I'll even go so far as to say I think it's a little sick.

Exactly my first thought when I read it. More than a little sick, too.

[Norse]

I had to draw the line when the squirrels took up residence in my house. Pay rent or get out!

A neighbor was home alone one night watching tv when she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. She turned and there, sitting about one foot away from her on the arm of the coach, was a chipmunk, staring intently at the tv. I don't recall what she was watching.

[Veronica]

I had a cat that use to watch "Woody the Woodpecker" with me on Saturday mornings.

Veronica