Dogs, as is well known, are in the same animal family as wolves. SO they should be natural hunters right?????
Apparently not.
Yesterday afternoon we were all outside and a chipmunk came around the corner. Said chipmunk walked right past the dog who was facing the other way and was halfway across the yard before being noticed. Then tonight, not 30 minutes ago, same thing.
I let the dog (who has Labrador, DAchshund, and Golden Retriever blood in her -- all hunting dogs) out and as I hook her to the chain I notice that there is a bunny sitting in the yard. Bunny is at a spot which, depending how the dog went around things, would be just about the end of the 30' chain. But dog goes the other way, sniffing the ground intently and doesn;t notice. Bunny sits and watches the dog wander across the yard for about a minute and then nonchanlantly hops towards the back of the yard, pauses to look back, then continues on its way. Dog notices NONE of this.
Did I mention that this dog has hunting breeds for lineage????
My dachshund hunts for moles all over the yard, but the one time he actually touched one with his paw, he sat and cried for 15 minutes holding his paw out like it hurt. I guess maybe the wolf is buried in some dogs pretty deep!
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