So I did wind up getting him one of those ham bones that he dearly loves and when I gave it to him I started to wonder. Does this make all his work pro bono?
There are 9 different dog pun threads in the forum, but I've always preferred sneaking them up on people.
Make that two of my moles in the same day. I need to get that boy a bone or something. I want to encourage this behavior.
So I did wind up getting him one of those ham bones that he dearly loves and when I gave it to him I started to wonder. Does this make all his work pro bono?
There are 9 different dog pun threads in the forum, but I've always preferred sneaking them up on people.
Oh don't get me wrong, I am NOT a cat guy making an argument for cats and against dog; "Let me make this perfectly clear, I am team Dog™." Cats are stone cold ecosystem wreckers and good employees is all. Dogs can be trained and specialized, cats.....well no. So you have to use their instincts to keep your property as rodent free as possible. The real enemy are mice and rats.
I never thought you were and certainly didn't mean to accuse you of any feline leanings. Just pointing out that while in general cats may be more likely to try for one than dogs, a dog that has learned the technique is a much bigger threat to a mole than a cat. Rocky is not actually a specialist yet either. Other than giving him a treat every time he gets one I haven't made any real effort to train him. He's also quite happy to take down mice, shrews, chipmunks, squirrels, raccoon, and he's really fond of possum too. He brings me back about one a week, although thus far they've all just been playing possum so it might be the same one that he keeps bring back over and over again.
I disagree. I've known several cats that were good molers, but not compared to a dog that has learned to specialize in them. Cats tend to limit themselves to when the varmints poke their ugly little heads up or are very near the surface. It takes a dog to go the extra mile and get them where they live.
He's not yet two and currently he's getting a minimum of two a week, usually three or four, sometimes six or seven. It depends mostly on how much time I'm willing to spend outside with him. As he gets older and better at it and hopefully secure enough to be outside without me the numbers are likely to go up a good bit. They do have one drawback compared to cats. I've never met one yet that would replace its divots.
Oh don't get me wrong, I am NOT a cat guy making an argument for cats and against dog; "Let me make this perfectly clear, I am team Dog™." Cats are stone cold ecosystem wreckers and good employees is all. Dogs can be trained and specialized, cats.....well no. So you have to use their instincts to keep your property as rodent free as possible. The real enemy are mice and rats.
Our dogs have occasionally hunted moles over the years, but the ultimate mole killers are cats. I feel bad for the poor little blind guys sometimes.
I disagree. I've known several cats that were good molers, but not compared to a dog that has learned to specialize in them. Cats tend to limit themselves to when the varmints poke their ugly little heads up or are very near the surface. It takes a dog to go the extra mile and get them where they live.
He's not yet two and currently he's getting a minimum of two a week, usually three or four, sometimes six or seven. It depends mostly on how much time I'm willing to spend outside with him. As he gets older and better at it and hopefully secure enough to be outside without me the numbers are likely to go up a good bit. They do have one drawback compared to cats. I've never met one yet that would replace its divots.
Rocky got a mole out of my yard. The last dozen or so have all been from the neighbors and I was starting to worry I wasn't providing a good home for him. I've asked Carolyn what she does to make her moles so much more appealing, but she won't tell me.
Make that two of my moles in the same day. I need to get that boy a bone or something. I want to encourage this behavior.
Rocky got a mole out of my yard. The last dozen or so have all been from the neighbors and I was starting to worry I wasn't providing a good home for him. I've asked Carolyn what she does to make her moles so much more appealing, but she won't tell me.
