Gatormom
St Paul, MN
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| 03/17/2010 8:34 AM |
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Yesterday, just before leaving for work, I let Gator out of the patio door, and watched him immediately run to the fence, where he caught a squirrel running on the 4 foot high chain link fence, He shook it, killed it, and then dropped on the ground. Thank God he didn't want to bring it to the door. Since I was freshly showered and had my uniform on, I didn't want to deal with it then. So when I returned home this a.m., the first thing I had to do was scoop up and disposed of another squirrel cadaver. About once a month, I have to discard of a dead squirrel or rabbit that he has killed. |
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Barbara
Kaiser (1996-2010)
Gator
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pixie bee
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| 03/17/2010 9:18 AM |
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He must be fast!
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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Oscar
Farmington NY
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| 03/17/2010 9:43 AM |
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| Oscar has racked up 2 big woodchucks, 3 rabbits, a few brids, and a garter snake. All in my fenced in yard. There is nothing better to eat in my yard than in the field behind my house, but these animals continue to force their way past the fence. I once let Oscar out with a rabbit in the yard and the rabbit proceeded to run full speed into the fence and bounce about 10 yards backwards over the dog. |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 03/17/2010 10:10 AM |
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5 big fat opossums
4 white wing doves
3 fast squirrels
2 nasty rats
and a garter snake too
Sounds like a Christmas song. Just goes with owning a shorthair or 2 or 3. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
   
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carlower1
Kansas
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| 03/17/2010 10:17 AM |
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headless bat, headless gartersnake.. a bird wing, and a slew of rabbits and moles.... so far no squirrels.. I am not sure whom can be accredited to what the Cat, the ladies or the Beast
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 03/17/2010 10:23 AM |
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| Mine hunt like a pack of velociraptors, especially when going after squirrels which are fast, but they always, always bring me the prize. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato |
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TMerkler
Murfreesboro, TN
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Posts:217
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| 03/17/2010 11:33 AM |
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lol Tyler had had so far...
2 bunnies
6 small snakes
1 mole
2 squirrels
1 bird in flight.
He just ran jumped up and grabed it out of the air. I was amazed he could do that.
I never know what he is going to get next.  |
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Terri (Dude's Mom 4ever)
Dude - GSP (RIP 2005)
Tyler - GSP
Charlie - GSP
Zeus - Pit-ador |
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Navilla
Lawrenceburg, IN
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TMerkler
Murfreesboro, TN
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Posts:217
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| 03/17/2010 1:08 PM |
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Nope... he doesn't eat his kills. They are all gifts for "Mommy" which is gross and I don't know why he doesn't give them to his dad but he waits til I get home and brings them to me. Other than the bird in flight, which he brought to me still alive, but injured. So I had to do the deed  |
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Terri (Dude's Mom 4ever)
Dude - GSP (RIP 2005)
Tyler - GSP
Charlie - GSP
Zeus - Pit-ador |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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Posts:7843
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| 03/17/2010 1:15 PM |
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| Mine always bring them to me. The birds are usually still alive, but injured. The fur critters and other critters are always dead. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato |
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unowhoandwhy
Middleofnowhere, NH
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| 03/18/2010 7:26 AM |
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| Daniel brings them to me and then eats them (and he always prances in pride when he shows off), but Layla just eats them. I actually had to teach Daniel that "chippies go OUTside" because he loves coming in the dog door and showing off his latest catch (all dead things are chippies because most of them have been chipmunks). |
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Daniel Yankee Flyer - 8/2002
Lady Layla - 1/2006 |
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TessaGA
Georgia
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| 03/18/2010 10:56 AM |
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| Tessa's score is zero. She must be slow. |
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To live without dogs would mean accepting a form of blindness. [Thomas McGuane]
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TessaGA
Georgia
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| 03/18/2010 10:57 AM |
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| Tessa's score is zero. She must be slow. |
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To live without dogs would mean accepting a form of blindness. [Thomas McGuane]
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everbell
Kanata, ON
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| 03/18/2010 11:07 AM |
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| Same with Bo -- although he does find lots of already dead things ... Raz I'm not sure about (0 with us, anyhow). |
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Joce and Rich
Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs)
Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats)
The Everbell Adventures |
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erikacarrillo
La Honda, CA
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Posts:229
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| 03/18/2010 1:38 PM |
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| Koda almost got a bird that was either wounded or caught off guard. I called her off it because we were walking toward our friend's house and didn't want to have to explain why we came bearing a gift of a dead bird. Under other circumstances should I let her try to kill a bird if she can get it? I have also called her off deer because I don't want her chasing them and getting too far away from me or having them accidentally kick her and cause injury. |
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Lucky7
Long Island, NY
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| 03/18/2010 1:53 PM |
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| Seven is sooooo jealous!!!!! He's gotten birds, and bunnies, but the squirrels are a little out of reach on top of a 6 ft fence with lots of trees to escape to |
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Kim & Rob
Seven GSP 6.5 years
Lucas human 3 years
Hanz GSP 1 Year
http://www.freewebs.com/jumpngspseven
 
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gharner
Middletown, PA
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Posts:565
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| 03/18/2010 2:33 PM |
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Dax so far is at 0. Although I saw the other day how he could eventually be a killer, there was a groundhog in the clover field....luckily he was on a leash, he was choking himself though trying to get to the critter. Im not going to encourage him, but if he got a few of the groundhogs that eat the garden I wouldnt be terribly upset
Will they try to go after things like cats if they try to kill other critters? How can you avoid them becoming cat sharp? |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 03/18/2010 2:44 PM |
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| They will be cat sharp unless they are raised around cats. I have two cats and mine play with my two cats and leave them alone otherwise. Now if a neighbors cat comes in the yard it is open hunting season as far as the dogs are concerned. So, mine are also selective with cats. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato |
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erikacarrillo
La Honda, CA
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Posts:229
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| 03/18/2010 4:09 PM |
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| Koda was raised with our cat Wiley, and it took some time, but they get along fine. Koda will bite playfully at Wiley's legs, but I know she won't hurt him, and he will smack her on the head when she's being too rough. Koda has also been around my mom's cat Tabitha and wants to play with her, but the cat wants none of that. It takes a bit for the cats to feel dominant enough to stand up the pup and not run away. If they run, there will be a chase. |
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gharner
Middletown, PA
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Posts:565
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| 03/19/2010 7:28 AM |
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| I was just wondering because he's going to be getting alot of cat experience over the summer, our neighbors (aunt and uncle) have a big pool...most of our summer days are spent over there. They have I believe 10 cats! (luckily her cats are big and nasty to the dogs...they adopted a dog that was a confirmed cat killer, she heard commotion the one day and 4 of her cats had the dog cornered and apparently teamed up on him. Ever since then he's been great with cats) |
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