On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 08:13:02 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:42:07 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
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I got 'em . In my gardens , in the woods , under the house , and
other places . I'm not sure what they are , whether ground squirrels
, moles , or gophers . I do know my dog (mountain cur) loves to try
to catch them , digging up their tunnels and shoving his nose in
them sniffing . These tunnels are about 2"-4" below the surface and
leave a hump - where there are a lot of them close together the
ground is soft . How do I figure out what they are ?


Years ago, we would let the dog off-leash, once we were out of town
- he loved getting the field mice / voles along the ditches -
he'd locate them with hearing, then do a couple front-end jumps
and stun/trap the mouse with his front paws and then gobble it up
quite quickly. He was quite effective.
We soon found out that this leads to intestinal worms - a couple
of different types, if I remember - so we dissuaded the behaviour.
John T.

I don't think he's actually caught any , but it's fun watching him try .
Max is just a pup , not quite 7 months old (BIG pup , had him at the vet
yesterday and he weighs 65 pounds) and very excitable .


Our old mutt was ~ 75 pounds ; 1/2 Giant Schnauser ..
which is just a big terrier ? ie : mouser. He'd go after muskrats
too ; and then be disappointed when they stopped "playing"
ie were dead. He didn't look at all like a terrier, though.
He'd get burrs on him and they would almost fall off on their own -
- a real nice feature about his coat !
John T.