Stephen M. Henning wrote:

If a child wanders between a groundhog and its den, the groundhog will
attack the child to get to its hole. I know, one attacked me. You would
never guess how vicious they turn when they think they are cornered.

I've heard that from a friend of mine who was attacked by one as a
child. Don't have any kids here, and if any of the groundhogs are
stupid enough to attack my dogs, they deserve to be eliminated from the
gene pool.

Suja