Big Muddy
11-30-2016, 04:15 PM
After deer hunting this morning, I decided to make a short squirrel hunt with Sandy....I, also, took my wife's new little 2 yr. old pound hound, Shorty, as he appears to love the outdoors, and chasing squirrels in the yard.
I turned the dogs out in a 40 acre block of hardwoods about 2 miles from our house.... Sandy hauled butt, and Shorty scampered around my feet for a while, then ventured out a little further, in the direction of Sandy....Sandy treed, but when I got to her, Shorty was no where to be found....it really didn't bother me too much because 99% of the time, if a dog is gun-shy, or in a new area, or just doesn't want to hunt, they'll just return and sit by the truck.
So, I let Sandy tree 2 or 3 more times, then returned to my truck....NO Shorty !!!....I called, but no Shorty....rode around, calling and blowing the horn....no Shorty....all I could think about was my wife being heartbroken.
I went back home to get the Ranger to go look for him, and the little turd met me in the driveway....he had never been to those woods before, but found his way home.
He musta really had those little short legs in high gear to find his way home, over 2 miles away !!!....btw, Shorty is a 100% heinz 57 dog. ;)
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I turned the dogs out in a 40 acre block of hardwoods about 2 miles from our house.... Sandy hauled butt, and Shorty scampered around my feet for a while, then ventured out a little further, in the direction of Sandy....Sandy treed, but when I got to her, Shorty was no where to be found....it really didn't bother me too much because 99% of the time, if a dog is gun-shy, or in a new area, or just doesn't want to hunt, they'll just return and sit by the truck.
So, I let Sandy tree 2 or 3 more times, then returned to my truck....NO Shorty !!!....I called, but no Shorty....rode around, calling and blowing the horn....no Shorty....all I could think about was my wife being heartbroken.
I went back home to get the Ranger to go look for him, and the little turd met me in the driveway....he had never been to those woods before, but found his way home.
He musta really had those little short legs in high gear to find his way home, over 2 miles away !!!....btw, Shorty is a 100% heinz 57 dog. ;)
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