##@@***#@ Opossum!!!!!!!!!!

[areese]

Hate hate hate hate that opossum.
I THOUGHT that after the last incident (which included me scooping up the "DEAD" opossum with the snow shovel and heaving him over the fence) would have scared even a brainless creature and it would GO AWAY.
But no. Laika got him again last night (third time). We were all out together cuz I go out with them at night and they had their flashing lights on and were coming back into the house when suddenly Laika caught a scent, turned and beelined back into the trees at the rear of the yard and then the screaming and barking started. JEEZUS DOG. Put Owey and Salsa (AKA The GOOD DOGS) in the house then ran back to save Laika. Or save the opossum I guess. She just will not back off. Can't hear me or see me cuz she is sooo focused on killing that opossum. So I grab her (the thing is really fighting back, not that I blame it for that) and carry her in the house, go get the snowshovel and go back to deal with the ugly beast. This time it didn't play dead and I chased it all over smacking the shovel on the ground to scare it. It was biting the shovel and everything... But it is sooooo dumb I had to open the gate for it and escort it out I KNOW they can climb...
Maybe it's a different one cuz the original one was limping after the Laika Attack...this one was not. Pretty big though...about the size of Owen.
Thank doG I don't have neighbors cuz I don't know what they would think of all the screaming. Mine and Laika's. HATE. OPOSSUMS.

[lotsadox]

Ummm. . . yeah. That's pretty dumb. Maybe put Laika on a long leash when you take them out at night so that at least you have a hold on her?

[areese]

Ummm. . . yeah. That's pretty dumb. Maybe put Laika on a long leash when you take them out at night so that at least you have a hold on her?

I'm going to have to do that I guess. It really offends her but what the heck..she didn't go potty last night anyway and woke me up early to let her out. I can usually contain her at the side of the house but last night she caught that scent and there was no more listening to me. I'm gonna go find my flexi leash. sigh.
The stupid creature is there during the day, too. I'd worry that meant it was sick but it looks good, actually (for an opossum) so it's prob. just hungry. what it thinks it can eat in the backyard is beyond me though. unless it's rabbit poops...Owen is trying to eat all of them though.

[vferraro99]

Oh, my... not fun at all, and I agree that you'll have to keep Laika on the leash. He may look healthy and not be, so beware. Laika, huntress extraordinaire!!

[Otto'sMom]

*snort* That damned possum. If that happened in my yard, I'd come home to a bloodied Daisy May and possum fur everywhere. My pack don't play. Laika would have reinforcements with my rotten crew.

[areese]

I have to admit I was wishing for some killer back-up for Laika. Just a little wishing...
I don't want to kill the creature and I don't want any dogs hurt but still...
I don't know if Laika could/would actually kill it. It would be a big battle as it is quite large. Laika was spitting mouthfulls of possum hair out when I got her back in the house. But no wounds on her and no blood on the opossum that I could see.

[lotsadox]

I can usually contain her at the side of the house but last night she caught that scent and there was no more listening to me.

Cash is the same way. Once he's on the scent he doesn't see or hear anything except "PREY".

He had a kill today. He found a little snake in the flower beds. I let him take it out in the lawn and then called him in so it could get away. It was just a grass snake so I'm not worried about it.