Big Game Hunters, or, How Many Golden Retrievers Does It Take to Catch a Mole?

The dogs have earned their keep this week. What a team! They have caught a mole each of the last three evenings. Piper digs it up, Zara stares at it, salivating, Piper paws it, Zara bites it (hard), Piper picks it up and carries it away and rolls on it (yuck).

Well, she did that with the first one. I learned my lesson and once Zara bites it, I step in, throw it into the woods, out of the electric fence zone. 🙂

The little suckers are so noisy. They sit there, nose in the air, shrieking at Piper and Zara. Funny. And a bit sad, when they are silenced.

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