Out in the Big Field where Baloo and I walk pretty frequently, there are many interesting creatures for an inquisitive dog to investigate.
Baloo finds the thirteen-striped ground squirrel particularly fascinating. They sense his approach and make this sort of whistling chirp that sounds almost like it could be some kind of bird, at least until you come to recognize it for what it is - the alarm bell for all the ground squirrels in the area.
They scramble for their burrows and Baloo would be content to watch a freshly used hole for hours (they apparently smell really good to him - he often sticks his nose right into the opening so that he can get a better sniff). Well, at least content until deciding he must dig it out of its little home for closer scrutiny. We all know how that would end.... So, naturally, I distract him with hopes of more interesting finds to come and we move on down the trail. There's always something new to discover.
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