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Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:18 am
by cruiserlarry
For several days, I've noticed the dog food disappearing while the dog's inside for night....and, the dog's exhausted from chasing something....well, finally figured it out
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Tired from a night "protecting" the family...
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Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:59 am
by photojeeper
Looks like you got a bandit...
JJ
Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:06 am
by jgorm
I woke up when I heard something in my house the other night and grabbed the gun and flash light. I saw a coon haul ass towards the cat door! Its hard to go back to bed after jumping up in the middle of the night and grabbing a gun! At least it was just a coon!
Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:22 am
by BlueFJ
Here kitty kitty! Oh, come snuggle with mama!
Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:46 am
by OLLIE
That's awesome... He's just looking at you like he don't even care he's been caught.
The idea of my wife fining out that there was a Racoon in the house is too much. She would completely lose her cool.
Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:51 pm
by unwiredadventures
OLLIE wrote:That's awesome... He's just looking at you like he don't even care he's been caught.
We had a problem with them eating our
Bantam Chickens and our pond goldfish.
At night, when we'd hear them in the back yard and shine flashlight on them, they just seemed to wave back at us.
Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:56 pm
by ssc
He sure looks cute, but make no mistake, they are smart and dangerous. They can be very aggressive and they do carry rabies.
Regards, Steve
Re: Who's eating all the dog's food ???
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:08 pm
by cruiserlarry
ssc wrote:He sure looks cute, but make no mistake, they are smart and dangerous. They can be very aggressive and they do carry rabies.
That is correct - and they can be very aggressive when challenged if the feel they are cornered...the racoons have razor-sharp claws that will easily kill a dog and do damage to a human...so, while they are cute, they should be respected when trying to get them to move on...
We actually have a family of 4 regulars that we see hanging out in our trees...they are persistent and very smart - always aware of their surroundings, and the likelihood of actual danger...and they do not feel threatened by humans hanging around...