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Topic: Mickel is a stalker!

There is a shed in our backyard. PB built the shed.  The left side of the shed was a playhouse for the girls.  At least one woodchuck has taken up residence underneath it.  You can sort of see from the background of the picture that there is farmland and woods behind our house.  Last year it was corn. The year before it was soybeans.  We get a variety of wildlife passing through our yard. Besides the elusive woodchuck, there are skunks, turkeys, badgers, voles, and deer that pass through our back yard regularly.

The fact that this woodchuck is underneath the shed is very upsettig to the wonder pup.  She stalks it.  Of course the woodchuck is nice and secure underneath the shed, so he is safe.  In the meanwhile, she goes behind the shed and tries stalk the woodchuck from there.

She stands in front of the shed waiting...waiting...waiting.

She goes on the shed's porch to try to determine the woodchuck's position.

She runs around towards the back of the shed.

She is frustrated in her efforts to capture the woodchuck because a slide is leaned up against the back of the shed.

In the meanwhile, Guinness, who has previously killed two woodchucks, stands guard from the back deck.

Love the shed/playhouse. I want to go there and spend some time. Looks cozy.

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I was going to add that you can get a live trap and catch that little bugger, then get rid of him. He will riddle the ground under that shed and destroy the supports, causing severe damage to the structure. They are a real menace. JuMPer

I told PB that I saw the woodchuck in our yard yesterday morning. I was about to let Guinness out, but then I saw the woodchuck and kept Guinny pig inside until the woodchuck was gone. He said that I should have let Guinness out. Nah. It's enough that Pig has killed a few woodchucks. I don't need to see the live show................................Sparky

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Posted by: DENIM
Date posted: Sun Apr 27 0:09:24 2008
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She is such a pretty dog and is taking her job as protector very seriously!

I saw a T-shirt that said: 

AGENDA FOR THE DAY -

LET THE DOG IN

LET THE DOG OUT

LET THE DOG IN

LET THE DOG OUT

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That pretty much describes life at the Backer household. LOL..............................Sparky

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Posted by: Jennifer
Date posted: Sat Apr 26 19:50:58 2008
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Great pictures.  Those are beautiful dogs. 

My cat stalks birds from the window constantly.  She's hilarious to watch when a fly or something gets in the house and she notices it... she'll spend ages stalking it but sadly she's never been successful in catching a fly, at least not that I've seen.  (She has caught some crawling insects though)

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Mickel is as fixated on this woodchuck as Coy is on the mural. The animals are so funny because once they get their mind on something, it can be difficult to distract them...............................Sparky

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Posted by: Elizabeth
Date posted: Sat Apr 26 15:10:35 2008
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Love the pics! Of course, I love animals, so that would make sense. I liked your other pics in the above post, too. I have my own "cast of characters" in my life but I guess I just don't mention them on the board. One of my former co-workers and I used to name them, too. Hilarious! And speaking of stalkers, I sorta have my own right now...this lady that I sort of "inherited" from my family, but I'm just using that term in a *funny* way, like you are. I wouldn't joke about a real stalker!

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I know what you mean. I had a stalker in real life. I don't joke about her either..................................Sparky

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