....a'la The Dog Meat, of course.
Snakes; 6 this season. The dog is a snake killer of the first order. 3 garter snakes, 1 red rat-snake, and something so badly mangled that I couldn't tell what it was exactly, except that I was a little worried that it might be a copperhead because we do get them over here.
Frogs; 5. I think the number is lower this year because it's been really dry,(as in HORRIBLY so), and she just may be eradicating the population that has any interest in my back yard.
Toads; None. Not for lack of trying, but she spat it out when it did that pee-ing thing that they do. Shook her head and spat her mouth and rolled her tongue around for several minutes until I could catch her to rinse out her mouth. Thank goodness that we don't have those Australian toads over here.
Turtles; One. She managed to grab it by the head before it pulled it in. A Very Ugly Incident.
Chipmunks; 4. This is one of the fastest dogs I've ever seen.
Red Squirrels,(those little fast ones, not the larger fox squirrel); 2. First one made the mistake of running about 5 feet up the tree trunk and then turning to "bark" at her, she's perfectly capable of jumping that high...and proved it to the squirrel. Second one trapped itself in the corner of the yard fence. At least a terrier killing is fast and merciful....
Groundhogs; Only 1, a baby groundhog this year. The mother groundhogs have figured out a better strategy for den location.
Raccoons;One. Foolish thing thought it would be a good idea to get into the bird feeder one night....terriers also kill well in the dark.
Opossum; None. It totally freeked her out when the the thing fell off the fence and lay there hissing at her. She stopped dead and sniffed the air and stared at it like it was insane. It left the yard quickly and we've not seen signs of it since...so she gets points for an "intimidation", anyways....
Skunks; NONE. IF I SMELL A SKUNK, THE DOGS DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE. NOT EVER.
Boat-tailed grackle; 1. Similar story to that of the yard-trapped squirrel above.
Cardinals;1 adult, 2 fledgelings. Jumping 5 feet at the squirrel was NOT a fluke, she does it all the time.
Moles,shrews,gophers,mice; Numbers really too high to count and I am sure she kills some that I don't even know about when we are out in the field.
Bet there were a couple of other killings, as well, that I am unaware of. No rats around here, or I am sure there would be many added to this list.
Bees/Wasps/Bumblebees; Several. And I really wish she'd stop that, as her nose swells up and we have to take benedryl.
Still a couple weeks left to the OFFICIAL summer.... but I tend to start the autumn tally with the beginning of September, as the weather up here is already changing toward fall.
Note;
The Dog Meat is a TERRIER dog. They are bred to do that. They are STONE COLD KILLERS, and that's the way it is....for all you people who think, "Oh they're just so cute! I think I'll buy one for my 3 year old!", DON'T. These dogs are pugnacious in nature and have a bite pressure of, like, 500,000 pounds per square inch. If Toddler-Boy decides to grab Rover-Rat-killer and squeeze his neck, said Rover-Rat-Killer will, in all likelihood, bite him.
Honestly, if somebody 5 times my size grabbed me by the neck and squeezed, I'd be trying to bite too. Considering temperament, when entering a relationship, (whether it be human-to-human, or human-to-dog, what have you...), is just a good idea.
