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That’s the line that Rick gave on his Facebook page about Sascha’s latest adventure.\u00a0 Everyone is aware of her preoccupation with squirrels by now.\u00a0 We were told that if we didn’t give her a job around the house\u00a0that she would find one for herself.\u00a0 And she did.\u00a0 She patrols for squirrels and other small furry things that could invade our yard.Today, Rick heard the dog line hit really hard.\u00a0 That happens when Sascha gets to the end of her lead.\u00a0 She’s stopped flipping herself when she hits the\u00a0end.\u00a0 The first few times, she did a backward somersault.\u00a0 Then she learned exactly how far she\u00a0could go and\u00a0not kill herself.\u00a0 The line still hits the stop at the end with a terrific thud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Rick went out to see if\u00a0Sascha was still alive, she was carrying a still living squirrel around\u00a0in her mouth.\u00a0 She was prancing around the yard with pride at catching one of those little furry things that always tease her.\u00a0 She was quite proud of herself.<\/p>\n
Now to\u00a0get her to give up her prize.\u00a0 Rick asked her a couple of times to drop it.\u00a0 She finally did and the squirrel\u00a0was stunned for a few moments.\u00a0 His eyes were wide and he was breathing very heavily. He soon realized he was free to scamper away.\u00a0 Rick said it was difficult for the squirrel to pick himself up, but he managed and scampered out of Sascha’s reach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I get a phone call from Rick about quarter after 10 this morning.\u00a0 I thought he was up and telling me that he was getting ready to leave for school.\u00a0 Maybe he had a problem with getting Sascha in the house.\u00a0 Wait, it rained this morning so it might have thundered and he couldn’t get her out of the house to potty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rick is laughing and can’t seem to quit.\u00a0\u00a0He manages to relay the story of Sascha’s first catch.\u00a0 I’m\u00a0surprised.\u00a0 It took her a year and one month to finally catch one.\u00a0 She’s been trying to sneak up on those things since the morning she woke up in our house and not the kennel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sascha has actually been working on her hunting technique over the last year.\u00a0\u00a0Being as she is part Border Collie, she has a slow and steady approach to her prey.\u00a0 She stalks\u00a0out into the yard and holds there until\u00a0a prime opportunity presents itself.\u00a0\u00a0When you see herding dogs working a flock, tthat’s what she looks like.<\/p>\n
Lately, she has gotten sneaky\u00a0though.\u00a0 She has discovered that she\u00a0can lay in the garage and watch the squirrels throuogh the open door.\u00a0 The squirrels assume that she has gone inside and feel safe to scamper around the yard.\u00a0 Then Sascha bolts out of the door and\u00a0chases them.\u00a0 She has come pretty close a couple of times.\u00a0 She is\u00a0very, very fast.<\/p>\n
I came\u00a0home a little early.\u00a0 Not to see the results of her work, but because I had worked a little hard this week.\u00a0 That a sinus headache.\u00a0 We went out into the yard to be sure that the squirrel had not just crawled away and died somewhere.\u00a0 Yep, that’s exactly what he did.\u00a0 He was lying on the lot line between our backyard and\u00a0Brad’s house.\u00a0 He was stiff and the flies were enjoying some time with him.<\/p>\n
I sent Rick in to get a black construction bag and I got the spade.\u00a0 It was time to remove the carcass before the neighbor cat or the coyotes came by\u00a0to finish it off.\u00a0 I just didn’t want the coyotes looking in my yard for dinner every night.\u00a0\u00a0The squirrel was a big one with a fat bushy tail.\u00a0 I’m pretty sure this was the squirrel that lived in the shag bark hickory that overhangs the garage.\u00a0\u00a0I’m also sure he used to\u00a0toss hickory nuts at me\u00a0when I opened the garage door.<\/p>\n
So ends the tragic tale of one squirrel’s tail.\u00a0 We put the bag into the garbage can in the garage.\u00a0 On\u00a0Monday, he will go to his final resting place in the county landfill.\u00a0 \u00a0I’m sure there are creatures there to rest beside him.<\/p>\n
So now that Sascha has had a taste of squirrel (fur with no gravy), I’m sure she will sharpen her skills more to get another taste.\u00a0 This evening, I looked out the window to see three squirrels hanging upside down on the trees just above her head and chattering away at her.\u00a0 I’m sure there were some choice words in there about killing off Mom, Dad, Brother, or whatever the unfortunate guy was to them.<\/p>\n
I was preparing a couple of pictures to post for this story and came across a picture of Sascha eating an ice cube.\u00a0 She loves ice cubes.\u00a0 Whenever she hears anyone getting ice, she comes running to get one.\u00a0 I usually do give her a cube.\u00a0 She holds up her head and wants you to put into her mouth.\u00a0 She doesn’t generally grab anything out of your hand.\u00a0 Then she takes the cube to the living room and proceeds to crush it to bits.\u00a0 She never eats anything whole.\u00a0 She prefers small bites to large ones.\u00a0 What she doesn’t eat melts into the carpet, if I don’t go and pick it up.\u00a0 Then I have to wonder who peed on the floor, until I remember what it was.<\/p>\n
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