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Subject: A sad day Our family has had a long lineage of
squirrel hunting dogs. They learned this on their own many years ago and
it is still practiced today. We always have two dogs and when one dog
finds a squirrel they "tree it" — meaning they chase it until it is in
a solitary tree (no branches touching another tree or structure). When
it's in a solitary tree, the dogs will take turns guarding the tree.
While one will go eat, take a nap, get some water, etc. the watcher will
make sure it's there for when the squirrel finally comes down.
This REALLY pisses the squirrel off and
will make its horrible chattering noises and sometimes they will throw
things at the dogs. When the squirrel gets bored/hungry/thirsty/feels it
needs to do more demonic deeds, the dog is there to capture it, kill it,
and then share the glory with the other dogs.
The sad testimonial of the squirrels keen
sense of evil begins at the treeing stage.
It was the afternoon of day 2 of a fierce
battle of will between dog and squirrel when the squirrel decided to
make a break for it, down the tree. The squirrel leapt over the dog from
a high point on the tree, got its footing and ran like hell. The dog,
not to have its time wasted, gave chase. What the dog did not know is
that the squirrel timed its escape to coincide with a car speeding down
the road. The squirrel had barely gotten out of the road and our dog was
moments away from catching and devouring him when tragically she was
struck by the speeding car. My father has vowed to avenge the death and
is incredibly pleased with the presence of this website. The moral of
this story is that for the safety of yourself and the ones you love,
never underestimate the squirrel and its capability of evil.
— Tom from Portland, Ore.
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