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Wow! Duchess has a really strong prey drive too. Guess I wouldn't have expected a herding breed dog to go after small prey so avidly. Charlie will never be allowed to go off leash our neighborhood either. Too many squirrels and too much traffic.
All the animals he has hunted and caught have been inside our fenced backyard, which is huge for a city lot. And I really don't want to discourage his instinctual drive to chase ... that drive could make him a good Flyball dog if Agility doesn't work for him. My major upset was at having to make the "final decision" with the dying birds...putting them out of their misery or letting them just quit breathing on their own. Maybe I should have let Charlie finish what he started so I didn't have to decide?
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Chris & Charlie
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Corgi!
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