Deer, raccoons, foxes, groundhogs rabbits and squirrels all add immense joy to our dog's life...

Squirrels, she is convinced, are the best toys we ever got her- she has caught a few - usually she just pins them and sudies them until she gets distracted and they run off... I did witness her catch one in mid air as it jumped from the fence to the tree.... she is FAST.

It is fun watching her plot against the squirrels, the strategy she uses is actually quite sophisticated. It actually stunned me when I realized just how sophisticated her hunting skills were. She doesn't so much chase them, she runs to the tree they are most likely to run to based on where they are in the yard so she can head them off... she clearly considers things from the squirrel's point of view, making clever use of cover...

Foxes, she is not sure what to make of them... cautious interest is her attitude to them, and it seems to be mutual.

Raccoons creep the hell out of her- she wants NOTHING to do with them...

And deer, well she is certain that its just a matter of time before she takes one down and we all eat like kings (she weighs just 45 lbs.). She has cornered a couple...