Pupdate: about...squirrels

By Humanomics Editor, Fox

Autumn is here. There are a lot more acorns on the ground. 

That can only mean one thing. 

Squirrels.

Yes. When Autumn comes, the pleasant pasttime of chasing the odd squirrel through the park and up a tree changes – to all out war.

Now is not the time for good recall or obedience. There is no time to listen to your human or try to make them happy.

Your only purpose during this season is to stop the squirrels at all costs.

Why? Because in Autumn they scitter about as though they own the place. They encroach on territory, steal food, and generally make a nuisance of themselves. They think they are so clever that they start to believe they could run things. It will not stand.

My advice? Bark first, ask questions later.

When you go out in the garden in the morning, dash to the trees to let them know they are not welcome on your territory; In the park, sprint over to them and flush them out; At your last toilet stop before bed, linger as long as possible to bark and growl. (I personally will not come back into the house unless my human stomps out to get me.)

If you see the tiniest movement, hear the slightest rustle in the trees, bark ferociously as though your puphood depends on it (which it does). 

Sure, you might give the odd Blue Tit a fright, but better that than let a squirrel get away with it. They get away with too much.

The squirrel season will tire you but remember; we are in this together. And a season of ferocious barking is worth the reward of quieting those cheeky pests for the rest of the year. 

If we don’t fight now, who knows what liberties these rodents will take.

Stay Alpha,

Fox

“Bark first, ask questions later” Colonel Ruffhausen