Squirrel Chasing 101B - Indoor Squirrel Chasing

Before we get started today, we wanted to answer questions asked by some of our students yesterday...

Tessa asked what to do when you catch the squirrel??

ummmmm we are not quite sure, Jakey says EAT IT!!! I say, maybe just see if it wants to play (yes, Mama is sitting right here, and says NO BLOOD!).

Madi asks if we maybe have a gourmet recipe for the squirrel once it is caught?? 

Once again...Mama is sitting right here...so no, because we are not allowed to shed blood (unless of course Mama is not home...and then, Maybe some squirrely sushi!).

The Kitty Krew led by Miss Cindi Lou Hoo asks

 what they should do after following the squirrel up the tree and then the squirrel makes them look foolish by jumping to another tree?

Well, you are kitty kats...and I am pretty sure kitty kats sit there and look like that is what was SUPPOSE to happen...So I'm a pretty sure you are NOT doing anything wrong!!

OK....here is Prof. Jakey with today's Squirrel Chasing Class 101A, Indoor Squirrel Chasing!

Hi all you furries!! 

Hey PeeWee and Norwood...is that a BALL?? Can I play....hey throw it over here...Don't let Mango get it all slimy PeeWee...

JACOB!!!!!!!!

What Bilbo??? OH....That's right...Bilbo says I can't play right now guys, gotta teach!! Catch me after class!!

So....lately we have had an indoor squirrely problem. Seems they are ALL OVER the place!!

This the infamous Tree Rat Gang.

Led by Tricky the Trecherous Tree Rat Stuffie. 

Tricky has 3 accomplices,including their body guard and  the biggest of them of all,  Fazzy Tubbo!! He is a bit of a wino!!

They are pretty sneaky and I have been after them for a while now.

The good thing about Indoor Squirrel Hunting is that you do not have to have

P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E. You just have to .......

HEY JAKEY!!

These are not REAL SQUIRRELS!! 
Indoor Squirrely hunting is SOOOOO boring!!!

Shush Up Missy Poo-Poo !!

(she HATES when I call her that...hehehehe)

I am teachin' over here.

ANYWAYS....the key to taking care of an inside squirrel infestation is to tackle the biggest rodent first...So I am going after Fazzy Tubbo!!

Oh NO FAZZY HAS DADDY'S HAND!! 

I WILL SAVE YOU DADDY!!

I have you now Fazzy Tubbo....

Show NO MERCY when taking care of these sneaky stuffies....

Make them SQUEAK for mercy!!

 (Note...do not make them squeak for mercy too much, or your hooman may help the stuffie escape)

 

Once you have tackled the biggest of them all, the rest will run for cover!!  

 

Try to catch them if you can.... OR you can wait to they all think they are safe and then after a day or two, attach their loggie home and de-stuff them one by one!!

That's really all there is to it!! Try to involve your brothers and sisters if you have any when hunting, even IF SOME-DORY THINK IT IS BORING!!

We will once again answer any questions before we announce grades tomorrow!!

Wow you all were such GREAT students....we have had SO MUCH FUN teaching efurrybuddy. Of course you all passed with flying squirrel colors!! Feel free to grab a badge when you leave!! Make sure you stop by and visit the rest of those at the back to school bash. Go visit Sugar or Sarge to see where all the fun is today!!

Bilbo will be back tomorrow to announce the grades and to pick a winner for the cookie jar filled with treats (either Kitteh of Doggie)! If we pick a name from out of  the country we will donate your cookie jar and treats to Life Long Friends (our favorite Pet Adoption Center in your name)!

Squirrel Chasing 101A - Outside Squirrels

OK efurrybody take your seats...it's time to begin. This is Squirrel Chasing 101. Is everyone in the right class???

Efurrybody settle down and let's get started!!

Frankie, no passing love notes to Ruby and Penny!! 

Benny and Lily...am I going to have to separate you two...No arguing in class.

Today's class is on outside squirrel chasing. Where we will concentrate on the art and skill of being able to chase and tree a squirrel and maybe, JUST MAYBE, one day you will catch one!!

Unfortunately, I can't help you with the catching part. We Dogkateers have never caught a squirrel,  

This jumping has helped Jakey come pretty close once or twice. But they always seem to outrun us! Has anyone in the class ever caught a squirrel?? If you have, please share with the class what you have done with it.

*crickets chirping*

Well if somefurry has caught a squirrel, and hasn't stopped by yet, please let us know in the comments what you did with it.

Now, on to the good stuff!! Now who knows who the leader of the AWOS is?? Lightning, do you know??  No???? Maybe if you ask Thunder very nicely he will tell you.

Mr. Hawtness himself (doesn't he look HAWT, HAWT, HAWT in his tux...*swooooon*) has written an expert testimonial on his most favorite way to chase squirrels.  I have learned everything I know from Tank and will demonstrate the key points after I read his testimonial!

Tank's Testimonial, as read by Dory:

"Dory asked me if I would share my favorite way to chase squirrels with you. I said yes because I think she's hawt. (REALLY, he SAID THAT!!! *more swooons*)

Fortified with my (meager) breakfast rations, I head down to the creek just beyond my backyard and find a nice shady spot to lie down. Then, I wait. It usually doesn't take very long to spot a squirrel. I stare at him and he stares back. His beady rodent eyes beckon me to give chase, but I hold back. I want him to feel cocky because that's when a squirrel will make mistakes. Ever so slowly, I stand up. Our eyes are still locked and I can tell he's full of bravado. I remain perfectly still lulling him into a false sense of security. Within a few more minutes, he no doubt will be mocking me. I'm patient. I wait some more. It takes years of experience to know when the time is right to commence chasing, but I can tell you this much... if the squirrel begins to throw nuts at you, you've waited too long.

I decide that it's time to make my move and spring into action going from zero to top squirrel chasing speed in seconds. The squirrel is totally shocked and shifts from cocky to distressed just as fast. Within inches of being captured, instinct kicks in and the varmint takes off running. I continue to give chase while barking things at him like "Yo rat breath, Mama's loadin' up the shotgun!"

At this point, the squirrel has lost all confidence. He's scared and thinks this might be the end of the line. He has no choice but to scamper up a tall, leafy tree in hasty retreat. Well aware this is a cowardly thing to do, his will to survive supersedes any desire he might have for a fair fight. I sit at the base of the tree for awhile looking up at him. I bark a few HBO words and let him know I'm disgusted with his wimpy behavior. He feels defeated and embarrassed.

Life is good.

Respectfully submitted,
Cmdr. Tank, OWAS, Ret. "

Isn't he the COOLEST squirrel hunter EVER!!?? I'm so glad I am not a squirrel in his domain!

If you liked his speech make sure click here (or you can click on his picture) and let him know. I'm sure he would accept any kibbles you could send(word on the street is that he doesn't get enough noms).

Now let's highlight the key points of his speech and, in my opinion, the most important things to do when chasing squirrels.

Before you choose a spot,  you may want to survey your backyard and see if you can snoofle out where a squirrel may be.

 

1-Be P-A-T-I-E-N-T - I know that is a HORRIBLE word, but it is VERY important to LET the tree rat THINK he has the upper hand.

 

2-Wait for the right moment....ths might take a while, so if it is too hot outside and you have a doggie door and window that looks out into the backyard you may want to stay in the cool A/C while stalking the tree rat!

 

 

3-Then RUN LIKE THE WIND....tear out the doggie door, or from whatever spot you are lying and GET THE SQUIRREL!!!!

4-If you catch him....welllllll let us know if you catch him and we can deal with that when it happens....

5-Chances are you will chase him up a tree like Tank did (and Jakey and I do). If this is the case sit under the tree, or even better stand with your front paws against the tree and bark HBO words like Tank did and let him know what a chicken he is not to fight you face to face!!

Now...any questions??? Just ask them in the comments and I will try to get to them before class tomorrow morning!!

Now you are certified in Outside Squirrel Chasing for Beginners, here is a badge you can proudly display if you would like! 

You were all pawesome students!! Yes, even you Ms. Lilac...I admire your attitude, we are so sorry you didn't have your own fan for the class...we will make sure we have it for you tomorrow!!

....Speaking of tomorrow, we will be learning how to chase squirrels inside. City furries need a way to get their frustrations out. I know I  if something like THIS happened to me everyday and I had no way to let my frustrations out I would be tempted to run outside and might get hurt:

Squirrel Chasing 101 - The Syllabus

Professor Bilbo here to present the syllabus for Squirrel Chasing 101.

First the Course Description:

Ummmmm you will learn how to chase squirrels...DUH MAMA.

Oooooooohhhhhh, sorry Mama. Mama says that we will be teaching this in 2 different parts.

On Saturday the class will be focused on Outside Squirrel Hunting. This is for those of you that have backyards or live in the country. This class will be taught by Miss Dory, with a special expert guest speaker who will introduce the class and tell us his expert hunting skills

Sunday we will have Indoor Squirrel Hunting. This will be taught by Professor Jacob who is an expert on Toy Squirrel Hunting. 

  

Dory doesn't think squirrels should be hunted indoors...but Jacob wants doggies in the city to understand that it is just as fun to chase squirrels inside it will also sharpen your outside squirrel chasing skills if your humans ever get you a backyard.

Text and Materials: All you really need is the internets (to get the class), but a real and/or toy squirrel could be helpful too (plus who doesn't need an extra toy or 2 around the house!!)!

Grading: If you attend and comment on both classes you will get an A in the class and be entered TWICE for a drawing to win a Doggie Cookie Jar filled with Home Made cookies!!

If you attend and comment on one class you will get a B and be entered once to win the cookie jar mentioned above.

We will have a button for efurryone who attends to take with them when they leave

I, Bilbo, will be back on Monday to announce the grades and the winner of the Cookie Jar!

So stop by and see us, don't worry if you didn't sign up, I am sure Mama can find a desk for you!!

Thankful Thursday - Friends and KITTY KATS

Before we move on to the kitties (cause I know you are all looking furward to that), I wanted to give special thanks to all these who visited last Thursday...with your comments Mama sent 25 green papers to Lifelong Friends Pet Adoption!!!

And ALSO......

don't forget about all the stuffles going on this weekend at the Labor Day/Back to School Bash!!

And now....on to the KITTEHS!!

We don't know if it is the heat, or the phase of the moon, but we have a couple of kittehs that have been coming to see us....and ONE LOOKS LIKE MADI!!! At first we thought it WAS her, but then we looked....and she is still at her bloggie!!

It looks JUST like her, well...Madi is a bit cuter, but this kitty sure did remind me of her!! 

THEN...the other night Daddy was visited by ths cutie!!!

Getting a dinkie water!!!

Taking a Bathie.... AAAAHHHHHH..Daddy DUCK...it is  ALIEN KITTEH!!!!!!!!


We are thankful that the Alien Kitty did not take our Daddy back to his home planet
Kittehtar!!! 

Whew, that was a close one Daddy!!

Wordless Wednesday - Sleepy Boy....

Sleepy Bilbo....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Tasty Tuesday

Mama FINALLY remembered that Tuesdays are Sugar's Tasty Time...so this week we are going to showcase Mama's NOMMY Doggy Cookies!! 

 WHAT MAMA????

Ohhhhhhhh...Mama says they were originally our Golden Friend Samantha's Cookie Recipe that Mama used for our 2010 GABE Gifts....Thanks Sammie!!! That makes it even MORE suitable for Sugar's Tasty Tuesday!!

Here is the recipe card.......Mama is sorry if it is fuzzy, let us know and we will have the Mama email you the recipe...

These are very NOMMY cookies...and let me fill you in on a secret....If you attend any day of our Squirrel Class 101 you will be entered in a drawing to win a cookie treat jar FILLED with these cookies!!!! But we digress...




These are some DELICIOUS cookies!!!!



I promise!!!!