As I work in front of my window at my desk, I have the pleasure of watching the dogs at times when they are in the yard.
Today, our youngest dog, Ande, proved herself to be the smarter of our two border collies.
We have a large yard with a large willow tree in it. The dogs frequently chase the squirrels up it. They have never been very successful at catching them… until now.
I had been watching Ande, as she seemed to have the cunning of a cat, waiting intently for the squirrel to come down from the tree. She had the gaze of a cat, even. It had been in the tree in plane site for so long, I had thought about shooting it down. Mmmm, squirrel soup….
A couple of hours had passed when I saw a blur of fur being chased down the fence line. Ande seemed to be toying with it the way a cat toys with a mouse, pouncing on it repeatedly and batting with its paws it as it runs. She had it within her paws for about 3 or 4 yards as she played with it.
Ande’s older brother, Koda has had a few moments where he got pretty close to a squirrel, once nipped it’s tale, but has never come close to Ande’s cunning hunting skills.
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