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There really is something exciting… somewhere

One thing that’s always been a struggle for me when it comes to my dog is the fact that my dog can see things that I can’t see. Living out in the country side has it’s perks but it also has it’s disadvantages. One bit one is that we have rabbits, Coyotes (which there is a family of them now apparently. Two coyotes and four pups), foxes, deer and even a bear. This wouldn’t be too big of a problem (well okay, maybe the bear is a problem), but that’s not what I’m talking about. The point is that of course my dog sees all the rabbits and naturally wants to chase them. It’s hard to react when I don’t see the rabbit or deer for myself so he startles me by suddenly going wild wanting to go after them.  There are some signs I’ve noticed about him like how attentive he gets with his ears pricked up and how he walks differently, but it’s always a shock when I’m just trying to have a nice walk, and he decides that he just has to chase the rabbits and deer.