When I was raising my kids we did not have a pet in the house or out of the house.
So you guessed it. When the kids went out on their own they got dogs that lived with them in the house.
My son's first dog was a beagle and that was a challenge. His second dog was a beautiful calm lab.
My daughter's first dog was a spunky mini schnauzer. It kept you entertained all day. Her latest dog is of a mysterious pedigree but it's small.
Small dogs seem to like chasing squirrels. The Schnauzer never missed chasing a squirrel. Her present dog also never misses an opportunity to chase squirrels.
A few days ago my daughter was sitting in the porch to keep cool. The dog was with them. My daughter saw a squirrel so tried to alert the dog to the presence of the squirrel. The dog beat it around the house and back completely missing the presence of the squirrel. . Okay my daughter tried again to show the squirrel and this time the dog caught on and chased the squirrel. Wonder of wonders the dog caught the squirrel. My daughter was surprised and horrified that the little squirrel had been caught. The dog had a very surprised look and let the squirrel go much to my daughter's relief.
So dog and owner were surprised that it finally happened that the dog caught a squirrel.
I wonder if the dog will keep chasing squirrels?
