Being a great Fox Hound is one part nose, one part supervising Hank, and the rest is superior smarts. I have the smarts. Like when I spotted the deer at the far side of the front field. Too far to chase, but I bet Hank would try. So I stared at the deer until he saw it. And ,like every squirrel Hank has ever pursued, the doe made it safely into the forest.
Hank is good-hearted and will try anything. But Foxes. Just silly. Especially the foxes MomPerson insists on putting out scraps for. Yesterday one was headed back to her ‘den’ after slobbering down free food. The fox noticed the free-loading birds at the feeders outside the kitchen window. She stopped, looked, then walked ahead and behind the pavilion.
I knew what she’d do next
Yep. She snuck through the bushes. Stopped, and stared at the birds and squirrels.
Finally, since she’s silly and didn’t calculate how too far the bird feeding tree was. She ran at it.
The squirrel mocking her from the tree trunk escaped. Which left plenty of squirrels chattering and making rude noises as the Fox skulked back to her den.
See. Fox Hounds are way smarter.
Just Saying,
Rufus – Supervisor Hound
and Hank
(When Hank’s not chasing the turkey again and coming back looking confused about the turkey flying-away again!)
