The unimaginable finally happened yesterday.... Argus has been trying to catch one of these little critters for almost 4 years.... They taunt him daily, but he's so big and not the most graceful
So, yesterday afternoon it finally happened, he came trotting into the house with a large freshly dead squirrel carried gently in his mouthÂ
![Shocked :o](https://bigpawsonly.com/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
(Eeeewwww!)Â He made it past me and proceeded to drop it directly on the living room rug where he drops cookies, bisquits and toys.
![Embarrassed :-[](https://bigpawsonly.com/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif)
Besides being rather grossed out (I was in the middle of eating my lunch), I'm thankful there wasn't fur or blood everywhere. It was a clean kill and in true retriever style, it was gently brought home for me just like any toy.
I'm assuming that he just got really lucky to find a way too slow squirrel. But, this is not a first "hunt" success--as a pup of about 6 months, there was a small fish in a stream, a rat, and a very low nest of baby birds. But there's been nothing since. Anyone else have this experience with their retrievers (gentle as can be, but with a game/hunt instinct not just for retrieve)?
d & Argus CGC