Miley treed a gray squirrel, and then she pursued it from tree to tree as it ran through the canopy– like a good squirrel dog should.
Because she’s a golden retriever, she doesn’t bark at such trivial things as a squirrel running from tree to tree, but goldens are natural air scenters and will tree if given the opportunity.
We are living parallel lives. I spent 45 minutes running trails with my Golden Carmella this morning and she treed three squirrels in the same kind of woods. She hasn’t caught one yet, and probably never will, but I keep encouraging her!
She’s caught two. The first was a fox squirrel that she though she could bring home alive in typical golden retriever fashion. It bit her and she dropped it.
The second was a gray. She did kill it.