MOLE DOG

Some people have guard dogs, some have lap dogs, some have hog dogs, while others have herding dogs. Then there are sight hounds, bird dogs, rabbit dogs, coon hounds,lion dogs, rescue dogs, service dogs, and useless pieces of adorable fluff used to accessorize movie stars. All dogs are bred for a particular purpose and serve that purpose well. We have done an excellent job of providing a dog for every occasion or whim through selective breeding.

I have a mole dog. This little terror of a terrier mix has few purposes in life but one is the eradication of moles. No one who has moles, wants moles. If I could persuade the little tunnel makers to move on, I could live and let live. I can not use cruel traps nor resort to poison. However, I feel they have an even chance with Mighty. He does catch some, but many still get away to continue to turn my yard into a series of speed bumps.

When I bought this place and was walking around the property with the Realtor, I asked him why the ground was so soft and sank in when I took a step. He looked me square in the eye and said,"Gee, I don't know." I have known him since I have moved here and I really like the guy. I think that is the only time that I have known him to lie to me.



Moles don't like the sand hills of Florida so this was new to me. However, I have often turned an ankle sinking into a particularly deep tunnel. At my age this is not a good thing. When younger, I shook off such twists, now they can make me limp half a day. Love aging.


Right now the score is Mighty 3 , moles 0. I will give the little guy credit. He dispatches the little tunnelers very quickly with about two quick crunches. He then drops them to dig for more. He won't play with them like a cat. He is a very efficient assassin.


Mighty has another thing he likes to hunt. He is a grubber. He loves to dig up grubs and yuck, he eats them. That is enough to have eliminated kissing from our relationship. What seals that "no kissing deal"(besides his obsession with certain parts of his body to clean or titillate) is that he is also very fond of "worm jerky." I have really BIG worms and it is Robin heaven here. However, I have noticed that Robins must be specialized eaters. They seem to have certain parts of the worm they like the best, leaving the majority of the worm to bake in the sun where the carcass turn into a leather like substance. These are like crack cocaine to my little fellow.


Well another day dawns and there are moles to hunt. Maybe today we can up the score to Mighty 4, moles 0.


Jewels at Shine On has her own specialized hunting dog. Check her out here.