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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

On Nov 26, 2013, at 10:23 PM, Road's End Farm wrote:

> 
> On Nov 26, 2013, at 9:25 PM, Spidra Webster wrote:
> 
>> I have an acquaintance who has a dachshund that has turned out to be a 
>> prodigious squirrel hunter.
> 
> Does he climb trees?
> 
> I have never had a dog who could catch any significant amount of squirrels, 
> though not for lack of trying; the squirrels here learn very quickly to 
> stay out of a dog's reach, either in the trees or up the sides of buildings.
> 
> Even the cats can't catch them, because the squirrels weigh less and can go 
> further out on the branches than the cats can.
> 

I used to have a cat who was a prodigious killer of chipmunks. He sometimes 
killed squirrels, too, but probably not often enough to affect the population.

But he was VERY proud of himself when he took down a squirrel that was half 
his size. I miss that cat.

Ginda