I thought you guys might get a kick out of this. I have no idea how he managed to do it, but my dog Chester caught himself a squirrel. 1 down, a bunch more to go!
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That pup is my hero!
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No offense but Chester doesnât really look that quick, lol. I bet he was as surprised as the squirrel
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Go Chester!
My neighborâs dog has taken up squirrel hunting, too
Go Chester Go!!!
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Respect to Chester!
My dog always chases small animals, didnât catch any though⌠But few days ago she found a rabbit nest right in my strawberries bed. There were new born rabbits⌠Do you think she had her wish to catch accomplished? Not that fast. She got scared, when they started to squeak⌠So much for killing instinct. Do not ask me though what happened with the rabbits after all 
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For that, you need a cat
How about a hawk? Eagle? Owl?
Sometimes dogs react differently to baby animals. My border collie would ferociously chase cats and squirrels and then one day she found some feral kittens. A motherly instinct kicked in. This was her reaction:
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@ltilton, Canât have cats) That would be a constant war at home - my dogs love cats. Mostly to chase them!
@JustAnne4, like this?
@danzeb, you may be right⌠She got this confused look on her faceâŚ
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My female lab dang near got one. Just got to the tree as she got to it.
@anon89542713 is this in your yard? What type is it?
I am planning to put up a âraptor perchâ but Iâm wondering how to attract such birds to it. I hear owls in the woods. I see hawks way up in the sky. Iâd like them closer to notice any nocturnal rodents, or, tree rodents. Suggestions?
Iâm guessing the squirrel was trying to get a bite from Chesters food bowl and got a little careless. Good job Chester. You could become a Growing Fruit folk hero.
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My dog got lucky and caught a squirrel once. She also caught one rabbit. But her real specialty are possums. They conveniently drop dead in front of her.
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Yes, it is border of my yard, this is dog pen. The bird is hawk, I believe. This one is actually a baby, this is why it is sitting like this -just got tired from flight training. We have a huge pine nearby, they make nest there every year, but not always end up hunting in my yard.
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Good doggie! Letâs cultivate your taste for squirrel!
John S
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Gorgeous dog! I have a border collie mix and she also has a huge prey drive. She goes nuts when she spots rabbits in our backyard at night.
great threadâŚsquirrels have been terrorizing my fruiting plants for yearsâŚIâve started taking certain âmeasuresâ to reduce the population but itâs a never ending battle. Wife thinks Iâm crazy(maybe sheâs right) and Iâve got my daughters onboard who spot them for me with binocularsâŚ
@SteveM did you keep that tail??
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The only one we had I trapped and then I drowned it in a wheelbarrow. Thank God I have never seen another!
No I didnât. I hate those things so much I always get rid of the whole thing!