She doesn't look vicious - does she??
This past Saturday morning Dakota almost had Bugs Bunny for a snack. When I heard her going nuts in the backyard and went out to investigate, there in front of our retaining wall, was a bunny. She was about 2 feet away from him and when she saw me coming, she ran and grabbed the bunny and said “Back off, I saw him first.” We had seen several bunnies in our front yard but I’d never seen one in the back. You would think they would know better than to come into a yard where a dog lives. I was glad that I had been working with Dakota on the “LEAVE IT” command. When I said “leave it” to her, she dropped him and that gave me a chance to step between her and Bugs. I tried to encourage him to make his exit, but apparently he was too scared. I yelled for Bret and just when I was wondering how long I’d have to stay out there holding Dakota by the collar, he came out with the gate key. By this time Bugs had made his way over to the fence but when he didn’t see a way out, he hopped over to the gate and went under. It was almost the last bad decision little Bugs ever made. WHEW!!! That was a close call!! After I let go of Dakota, she went all over the yard looking for her treasure, and she was sniffing everywhere and crying “Now, where is the Wascally Wabbit? I know he’s here somewhere!”
