QuestionI have a 7 yr old terrier mix, 20 lbs, male who is an extremely capable squirrel hunter. He has taken out 13 squirrels in my backyard in the last year. I have never seen him do this but the corpse winds up on my back lawn. I am not worried about it but should I try and make him stop ?
AnswerHI PHIL
I WOULD NOT LET MY DOGS KILL ANY ANIMAL. IT IS THEIR PREY DRIVE TO CHASE THEM, BUT I SCREAM AT THEM DOING THIS ALSO.
WHAT IF THE DOG DECIDES TO KILL SOMEBODYS CAT?
THIS WOULD BE MY CONCERN TO KILLING.?
PERSONALLY, I WOULD STOP HIM OF THIS AND IT MIGHT TAKE A SHOCK COLLAR WITH A REMOTE TO CATCH HIM AND SHOCK HIM TO STOP. WWW.DRSFOSTERSMITH.COM IS WHERE I BOUGHT A COUPLE MANY YEARS AGO TO STOP MY FIRST TWO SHEPHERDS FROM GOING OUT THE GATE UNTIL I PUT UP FENCING. NOW MY WEST GERMAN SHEPHERDS WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME.
KIND REGARDS
PATT
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