Barney: Dog vs. Squirrel

Today while I was out on our deck, the squirrels were going crazy. Racing and chasing each other through the trees, chattering up a storm the entire time. It reminded me of an experience Barney had with an apparently mean-tempered yet creative squirrel. When he was still a puppy, we had a house that had a cherry tree. It was a warm late summer day, and the cherries were fully developed and ripening by the minute. He sat comfortably under the tree to enjoy the shade. But apparently, a squirrel longed to get back at all the times he had been chased by dogs and took it out on our poor, minding-his-own-business Barney. As he sat there, cherry pelted him. Literally. The squirrel chattered and squawked all the while. Honestly, it appeared like it was dive bombing Barney with cherries. He looked up a couple times as if to say, "Hey, what are you doing?  Stop it."  After a few minutes, he gave up and came inside. The cherry bombardment stopped.  Coincidence or victory?  I'll let you decide!  Record your vote in the comments.

Comments

[Sherry C.]

Its definately a victory! I've yet to see or hear of a dog win against a squirrel! My Dinky came close when he chased a squirrel and he actually bit the tip of its tail off. He brought it to me as a present. I wasn't amused. Our poor schnauzer, Buster, loves to chase the varmits but can't even see them most of the time. He did catch a mouse once- good boy! On that one, my husband, who is scared of mice, wasn't amused. Thanks for the smiles I have had through your dog tales.

[Julie]

Sherry,

Thanks for the Dinky story. My Bella loves to chase squirrels too. First, she stalks them, just like a lion. Then she runs. Once she did the same thing, and grabbed a bite of one's tail. Only a bit of fur though. Barney went after raccoons and possums. Killed several. Chief, well, despite being part hound and retriever, doesn't hunt very well. He makes it up in cuteness.