Sat 30 Jul 2005
Annie is a Miniture Pincher – Yorkshire Terrier mix, bred to hunt rats. Here at Langewood the abundance of chipmunks provides her ample opportunity to fulfill her purpose in life. Only she’s a city dog and hasn’t developed her hunting skills.
This morning while she was hot on the scent of one of the chipmunks that live near the cabin she had an embarrassing encounter with her quarry. While her head was down, one darted right past her within six inches of her nose. She didn’t realize what happened until it was out of range, and it happened so fast it surprised her and made her jump back. It was very funny. Rather than discouraging her, it motivated her for the next two hours. In fact every minute she has spent outside she has spent hunting chipmunks. She is a happy dog.
