Groundhogs are nasty when cornered.
But that looks like a youngster.
Still I give the dog credit for taking one. They are not that easy to surprise.
My sister had a dog that could run down birds.
I had a ‘mutt’ that killed at least 43 woodchucks one summer. The dog was always with me while I worked in the apple orchards near home.
They (dogs) can make good hunters. While managing an apple picking crew, there was one man who always brought his dalmatian, that dog was a good ‘mouser’ - 20-50 mice a day.
Just because they’re young, doesn’t mean that they’re not nasty.
A couple of years ago, we had a mama groundhog and her piglets in our back yard. The largest baby, about 7-8” long, started to wander toward the front of our property and the road.
My Hubby stomped toward it and growled, trying to keep it near its mother and prevent its becoming road kill.
That tiny, little baby reared up, and then charged squeaking at Hubby, about 300 times its size! Hubby jumped back! It was one of the funnies things I’ve ever seen.
Mama called, and the baby ran off to her.
Hubby and I have been laughing at that little fellow’s fierce bravery ever since.
We’re very no-kill here. Anybody can live in our yard in no danger from us.
Until TSHTF, they they’re dinner. ;-)
Thanks for all the pings, Slings!