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Post by Mumsey on May 4, 2017 17:25:32 GMT -5
She sure is enjoying the nice weather! I have to trick her to get her in the house. I just sit by myself with a treat in hand, then grab her collar! She is watching my shinnanigans! I guess we kinda look alike too.....brown eyes.....skinny legs.....no butt..... <object type="application/x-KPMPlugin" id="kpm_plugin"></object> <object type="application/x-KPMPlugin" id="kpm_plugin"></object>
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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 4, 2017 17:30:24 GMT -5
And yet she eventually falls for the trick every time? As long as a treat is involved? Well it looks like the training is progressing well.
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Post by Mumsey on May 4, 2017 17:36:14 GMT -5
gulfcoastguy She is very food oriented, pretty much falls for it every time. To break the expected outcome, I will throw her sock toy a few times with treat reward, then grab her on the last one. So we mix it up a bit. I am determined to be smarter than she is!
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Post by octave1 on May 5, 2017 12:43:09 GMT -5
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Post by lisaann on May 6, 2017 12:01:02 GMT -5
I guess we kinda look alike too.....brown eyes.....skinny legs.....no butt..... Hey, so you are my long lost twin? Waving! Hubby said to chain her up outside and then she will want to come in after that. hahah You'll just have to show her the chain after that and she will fly in the door!
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Post by Mumsey on May 6, 2017 17:15:14 GMT -5
lisaann No chains here! Out of the question. I just have to be creative with getting her inside. She doesn't like rain, so will come in then.
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Post by Jumping Owl on May 6, 2017 17:51:59 GMT -5
My kids don't mind the leash or chain. When we camp, they love being outdoors, but most places require the to be on leash. We have a big plastic mat that is 9' by 12' and we put the big dog bed down on top of it. The big one lays on the bed and my small doxie lays in my lap. As long as we have shade and a cool breeze, we can sit outside for hours.
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Post by Mumsey on May 9, 2017 3:51:45 GMT -5
Yesterday morning Princess went out as usual. Didn't come right back to the door until I made noise with her food dish. 5 minutes later wanted out again. So out she went. As it started to get light, I saw something in the yard. A huge rabbit that met it's demise. That's what she was up to, getting that rabbit! Went out and picked it up, it was very heavy. Then noticed the beginnings of a nice nest under the oregano. Putting 2 and 2 together, I'm thinking this was a pregnant rabbit. There was evidence of a scuffle inside the garden fence near the nest. She can jump the 2 ft fence when she wants to, but never when I am there. Like a kid, does it when Mom isn't looking.
She has scored 2 adult and 4 baby bunnies this year.
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Post by brownrexx on May 9, 2017 7:17:54 GMT -5
Sad but necessary.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 6, 2017 18:18:22 GMT -5
Update on critter control. I smelled something "dead" this morning. Looked under the deck, nothing. Went by the water faucet, stronger smell. Found a demised adult rabbit in the cannas. Must have been there a couple days! Cleaned up the area, sprayed the maggots like crazy, covered up the area. Now what to do with a stinky dead rabbit. Quadruple bagged it, it can't stay in the garbage can, still stinks and I have garlic hanging in the garage. So it's in a shady area of the yard. Wouldn't ya know, garbage day was yesterday! I won't even put it in the car to take it anywhere. Gross.
Still, a good dog. So far this year 3 adults (1 pregnant), 4 babies and a chipmunk. Way to go Princess! Quite the hunter.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jul 6, 2017 21:30:17 GMT -5
Put the bag in a shoe box an then in the deep freezer to garbage day.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Jul 6, 2017 23:01:02 GMT -5
I don't know if these methods would cover the smell of a dead rabbit, but they were used by my father when the RV park at which he had left his trailer foolishly turned off the electricity and all the food in the frig and freezer spoiled. I had brought him and Mom home when he became ill. He and his friend drove down a month later to close up and drive the trailer back. You can guess how bad the odor would have been after the food was w/o electricity in the April heat of Texas.
Dad and a friend used coffee grounds, wadded up newspaper (which apparently has absorption capabilities), and baking soda. I've used kitty litter in an outdoor storage shed to absorb odor, which it does well.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 7, 2017 4:43:56 GMT -5
gulfcoastguy You are funny! I ain't putting that stink with maggots in my freezer!
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 7, 2017 7:37:36 GMT -5
I would have buried it but without the bags.
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Post by Mumsey on Jul 8, 2017 7:32:21 GMT -5
brownrexx No where to bury it without tearing up grass! It's in a bucket, quadruple wrapped with a lid, in a shady area away from the house til garbage day. The whole bucket may go with it.
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